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April 22, 2025 
Stop the cuts at Saint Mary’s University
I have been teaching at Saint Mary’s University as a part-time instructor for nearly a year and a half now. Despite this part-time status, my…
Articles
Op-ed
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April 17, 2025
Will Trump’s tariffs be good for auto workers?
This article was first published by Labor Notes. It is reprinted with permission. During the 2019 General Motors strike, while my fellow workers and I…
Op-ed
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April 14, 2025
Library workers for supervised consumption sites
In December of 2024, the Ford government announced amendments to The Community Care and Recovery Act that would close supervised consumption sites (SCS) within 200…
Analysis
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April 11, 2025
Leveraging the election to build workers’ power
Just two months ago, the federal Conservatives were sailing towards an easy election. The Liberals were crumbling under Justin Trudeau, and Poilievre’s victory seemed so…
Analysis
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April 10, 2025
Trump’s tariffs and ‘delinking’ from the US
The Trump-initiated trade war will have a major impact on all our lives. The US turn to protectionism means great instability and uncertainty in a…
Analysis
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April 7, 2025
France: Le Pen’s sentencing on corruption charges and the fight against fascism
Antifascists in France have had good news. At the end of a two-month trial, far‑right leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzling…
Review
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April 4, 2025
Omar El Akkad’s indictment of Western liberal hypocrisy and complicity in genocide
Omar El Akkad’s latest book, One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This, articulates the emptiness, anguish, and contradictions many of us have experienced while witnessing our governments’ complicity and even justification for the genocide in Gaza. The liberal establishment’s silence and inaction is appalling, but as El Akkad argues, it is not out of character.
Op-ed
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April 3, 2025
Human rights lawyer turned Attorney General Gary Anandasangaree must take action against Israel’s genocide
Recently appointed as Canada’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice by Prime Minister Mark Carney on March 14, 2025 (a position he is likely to…
Analysis
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April 2, 2025
The resurgence of military dictatorship in Indonesia
The Indonesian parliament recently ratified controversial changes to its military law to expand the armed forces’ role beyond defence into civilian affairs. The revision broadened…
News
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April 1, 2025
Twenty-six Alberta unions form a Common Front
Anticipating attacks on workers pay and rights, the Alberta Federation of Labour and 26 unions representing more than 300,000 workers announced a “solidarity pact” on…
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March 31, 2025
UAW leadership should reverse its pro-Trump statement
The UAW leadership should reverse its declaration of support for Trump on tariffs and protectionism, and should stand on international labor solidarity in organizing for…
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March 27, 2025
Diversity of Tactics: Leafleting for a free Palestine
Every Saturday at Toronto’s Dufferin Mall, I join a group of people in my neighbourhood to hand out leaflets with a call to action “Boycott…