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analysis
April 11
Karl Nerenberg
| The Liberals' just-announced change in refugee policy could have a devastating effect on thousands of vulnerable people. For some asylum seekers, it could, in fact, have life and death impact. |
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arts/media
April 11
Suzanne Methot
| Suzanne Methot's father was one of 20,000 orphaned children confined to psychiatric institutions in Quebec. In this excerpt from her new book, Methot uncovers her father's past. |
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analysis
April 9
Karl Nerenberg
| Progressives in Canada have many good reasons to be disappointed with the Trudeau Liberal government, but the Conservative campaign of fear and panic against immigration and refugees is frightening. |
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analysis
April 5
Karl Nerenberg
| Kenney often points to the record number of Canadian immigrants when he was immigration minister, but he was not above appealing to prejudices and hatreds when it suited his political purposes. |
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rabble interview
April 4
Alexandra Valahu
| The multidisciplinary artist spoke with Alexandra Valahu about her new graphic novel with Ness Lee, a portrayal of the death threats Shraya received over email. |
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rabble news
March 29
Karl Nerenberg
| Though the new law targets all religious symbols, many believe the goal is to demonize and persecute one identifiable minority group: Muslim women. |
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rabble news
March 27
Fernando Arce
| In Venezuela, socialist communes play a key role in the production and distribution of food. In recent weeks they have have also taken a more active role in the defence of the Bolivarian Revolution. |
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rabble news
March 22
Marites N. Sison
| The rally was part of a co-ordinated action in over a dozen cities across Canada, including Montreal, Vancouver and Halifax. |
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rabble news
March 21
Rosemary Frei
| John Tory's eye, like Bill Morneau's, appears to be squarely on boosting the share of the private sector in the benefits from the escalating building boom. |
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politics
March 20
Karl Nerenberg
| Budget 2019 seems to say it guarantees payments to retirees even after bankrupt companies wind up their pension plans. Sounds too good to be true -- and it likely is! |
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politics
March 20
Marites N. Sison
| Although migrant worker groups across Canada welcomed the announcement of open work permits, they said the program still doesn't end exploitation since it denies workers landed status upon arrival. |
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politics
March 7
Karl Nerenberg
| The prime minister finally addressed the SNC-Lavalin affair in detail today and came close to openly admitting that moving Wilson-Raybould out of the justice ministry might have been a mistake. |
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analysis
March 6
Alex Cosh
| NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's victory in the Burnaby South byelection last week followed an increasingly familiar pattern in electoral politics. |
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rabble interview
March 4
Sophia Reuss
| Emma Norton, a 28-year-old climate activist, is throwing her hat in the ring for the NDP nomination in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. Her policy priorities? A Canadian Green New Deal and grassroots politics. |
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rabble news
February 28
Karl Nerenberg
| The Trudeau government betrayed its promise of openness in the SNC-Lavalin affair. Conservatives were worse when in power, but are profiting. What about the NDP? |
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politics
February 26
Karl Nerenberg
| The NDP did better than expected on February 25 in both Burnaby South and Outremont. Andrew Scheer will now be having nightmares about Maxime Bernier. |
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arts/media
February 21
Jean Walton
| This excerpt from Jean Walton's new book "Mudflat Dreaming" chronicles how housing activists in 1970s Vancouver responded to the first UN Conference on Human Settlements. |
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politics
February 19
Karl Nerenberg
| Justin Trudeau promised to reverse the trend, starting in his father's time, of centralizing power in the Prime Minister's Office. It does not look like he has lived up to that pledge. |
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politics
February 18
Karl Nerenberg
| Recently passed deferred prosecution legislation might not apply to SNC-Lavalin, but the NDP's Julia Sanchez suggests how jobs and expertise could still be protected. |
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rabble news
February 14
Sophia Reuss
| Several hundred youth from across the country are gathering to scale up the youth movement around climate change ahead of the federal election. On their agenda? Indigenous rights and a Green New Deal. |
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politics
February 14
Karl Nerenberg
| Liberals say the former justice minister should have complained or quit months ago. The House justice committee met in an emergency sitting to discuss the Wilson-Raybould affair. |
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arts/media
February 14
Christina Turner
| We asked Canadian independent bookstores to share which books they are most looking forward to reading this year. |
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rabble news
February 8
Sophia Reuss, Tremé Manning-Cere
| On February 12, people in 15 cities across the country plan demonstrations to demand health care be made accessible to everyone living in Canada, regardless of immigration status. |
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rabble news
February 7
Rosemary Frei
| Speaking to an audience at the Canadian Club in Toronto, BlackRock exec Mark Wiseman outlines how companies will profit in the age of disruption. |
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rabble news
February 7
Karl Nerenberg
| The longtime Ottawa area MP died Wednesday of brain cancer. His career on Parliament Hill was marked by his passion for human rights. |
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rabble news
February 5
rabble staff
| As the first person arrested under a new law at the G20 in Toronto in 2010, he made headlines. He continued to fight injustice and increase awareness. |
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rabble news
February 4
Ryan Donnelly
| As representatives of Lima Group countries prepare to meet in Ottawa, turmoil and pressure mounts in Venezuela. |
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rabble news
January 31
Karl Nerenberg
| Two days before the byelection vote, polls had the Liberal candidate ahead 13 points. But the vote gave the NDP a win by nearly 10 points – a 23-point difference. |
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rabble news
January 29
Karl Nerenberg
| The shooting that left six dead and 19 injured in Quebec City was treated quite differently compared with the recent arrest in Kingston. |
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rabble news
January 28
Brenda O'Farrell
| A woman who wanted to be a police officer before she was mowed down by a drunk driver wants young drivers to hear both devastating sides of the story. |
