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politics
February 25
Karl Nerenberg
| The purpose of the NDP's pharmacare bill was to advance a process to which the Trudeau government claims it is fully committed. And yet the governing Liberals voted against it. |
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in their own words
February 24
Nili Kaplan-Myrth, Amy Tan
| Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth brought together a group of health-care experts and advocates to talk with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about disparities in access to COVID-19 vaccine across Canada. |
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arts/media
February 23
Karl Nerenberg
| A new Heritage Minute marking Black History Month puts the spotlight on jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. Before he rose to prominence, the musician had an important early mentor: his sister Daisy. |
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rabble news
February 18
Chelsea Nash
| The sex worker rights organization Work Safe Twerk Safe says the Ontario government's order to close strip clubs while bars remained open was discriminatory. |
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rabble news
February 15
Chelsea Nash
| A coalition of Ontario unions have filed evidence in their legal challenge against Bill 124. |
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analysis
February 10
Karl Nerenberg
| Canada has no governor general, for the time being at least. Does anyone care? Should anyone care? |
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rabble news
February 2
Karl Nerenberg
| NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the federal government to take steps to eventually abolish for-profit long-term care -- and while they're at it, rebuild domestic vaccine production capacity. |
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rabble news
January 27
Karl Nerenberg
| The Public Health Agency of Canada has been struggling to fulfill its role since the onset of the pandemic. That's the shocking conclusion of an internal federal government review. |
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politics
January 21
Karl Nerenberg
| There is now a chance -- if, perhaps, only a slim one -- the new U.S. government will reform anti-democratic practices that plague the U.S. election process. |
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analysis
January 21
Chelsea Nash
| Front-line workers have been hailed as heroes over the course of this pandemic, but who gets to decide who is and isn't a front-line worker? |
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analysis
January 14
Karl Nerenberg
| In a time of pandemic, unpaid leave provisions for workers seem woefully inadequate -- not only for the well-being of workers, but for the safety of the rest of us. |
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politics
January 13
Karl Nerenberg
| NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has suggested the government list the far-right group Proud Boys as a terrorist entity. Both the Liberal and Conservative leaders agree that it's a good idea. But is it? |
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rabble news
January 12
Chelsea Nash
| All travellers coming to Canada must obtain a negative COVID-19 test prior to departure, but the requirement means migrant workers must pay hundreds for the test out of pocket. |
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analysis
January 8
Karl Nerenberg
| On the very day violent extremists seized the U.S. Capitol Building, our federal government warned us about the rise of far-right extremism here in Canada. |
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politics
January 5
Karl Nerenberg
| Here we are, a mere year and a quarter from the last federal election -- and in the midst of a frightful and deadly pandemic -- yet, believe it or not, Ottawa is full of election talk. |
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analysis
December 18
Karl Nerenberg
| "The Crown" never mentions Canada, but in real life, Canada and its prime minister played a crucial role at the 1985 Commonwealth meeting dramatized in an episode. |
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analysis
December 17
Karl Nerenberg
| A new and well-documented report from Oxfam details the highly unequal distribution around the globe of COVID-19-related social protection. |
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rabble news
December 15
Karl Nerenberg
| Politicians should not forget their pledge to enact and make real both of these long-promised measures. |
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opinion
December 14
Evelyn L. Forget
| The Canada Emergency Response Benefit was not a basic income, but it demonstrated that such a program is possible right now. |
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rabble news
December 11
Chelsea Nash
| If the city were to mandate special licensing for Uber and Lyft drivers, then labour organizers could more easily identify a bargaining unit. |
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analysis
December 10
Karl Nerenberg
| Profitable corporations do not need even more Canadian taxpayer assistance than they have already received during the pandemic. Laid-off workers do need the help. |
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analysis
December 8
Karl Nerenberg
| Conservation authorities have long had a central role in regulating development in Ontario. The Ford government's 2020 budget bill eviscerates their power. |
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rabble interview
December 7
Lauren Scott
| "Hope Matters" author Elin Kelsey questions the singular doom-and-gloom narrative, arguing that "evidence-based hope" can help advocates find solutions and push harder for climate justice. |
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analysis
December 1
Karl Nerenberg
| The government's 2020 fall economic statement is sweeping and ambitious in its rhetoric, but more modest when it comes to details. If the measure loses in the House, we will have a pandemic election. |
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rabble news
November 27
Karl Nerenberg
| Minister Steven Guilbeault was on the right track when he pointed out that the CBC operates with considerable autonomy. He went off track when he spoke of journalistic independence. |
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analysis
November 27
Karl Nerenberg
| With time running out, the president is pushing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling process forward, hoping to make it irrevocable. |
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rabble news
November 26
Chelsea Nash
| If health-care workers had whistleblower protections, we may have known more about dangerous COVID-19 conditions sooner. |
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analysis
November 25
Karl Nerenberg
| The COVID-19 crisis has exposed catastrophic weaknesses in Canada's patchwork system for housing and caring for the elderly and disabled. The government needs to act. |
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analysis
November 20
Karl Nerenberg
| Bill C-10's major initiative is to give more scope and power to the CRTC to regulate broadcasters who use the internet, not the traditional airwaves. |
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rabble news
November 18
Chelsea Nash
| The provincial government is recruiting unemployed workers from retail and other sectors to fill staffing gaps in long-term care. |
