Kerian Burnett is a 42-year-old Jamaican mother of six and grandmother of two. She arrived in Nova Scotia in April 2022 to work on a…
Low-waged migrants come to Canada on employer-tied permits to plant, harvest, produce and package agri-food. The vast majority of these products—from fruits, to flowers, to…
As of May 23, 2023, members of CUPE 5047 have been on strike for nearly three weeks. Educational program assistants (EPAs), Indigenous student support workers,…
A Catholic communist decades before the words “liberation theology” were ever thought of. A radical working-class poet long prior to the emergence of others of…
The US and other Western governments cozied up to the Sudanese coup leaders who have now plunged the country into violent chaos. The only true…
A new website, ratethelandlord.org, allows tenants to anonymously rate their landlords. Two Ontario residents spent a year building the site in their spare time. Within…
This past March 25 to 27, protests were held across Canada to mark eight years of the Saudi-led intervention in the war in Yemen. Rallies,…
Moe Pramanick is a Sindhi-Bengali visual artist based in Toronto. Spring Magazine caught up with Moe to discuss the role of art in movements, and…
An important facet of Canadian foreign policy is advancing the interests of mining companies. In Mongolia it’s largely all Global Affairs Canada does. Canadian ambassador…
Ricardo Tranjan’s new book, “The Tenant Class” will be launched on May 16, 2023. This book illuminates the shadowy angles of housing issues from previous…
On May 7, CUPE 5089 announced its endorsement of former Toronto Police Service (TPS) chief Mark Saunders for mayor of Toronto. I consider this an…
A win for Nova Scotia’s education workers sends a strong message to employers that workers are not going to stand by as our wages are clawed back by greedy landlords and profiteering corporations.
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