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February 10, 2021 
Tired of praying for care
“Just pray,” are words that are all too familiar in troubling times. Religiosity and spirituality aside, I think that prayer comes in many forms, can…
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February 9, 2021
Canada silent on India’s colonization of Kashmir
February 5 was Kashmir Solidarity Day. This was an opportunity to be part of several webinars that exposed India’s settler-colonization and brutal military occupation that…
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February 9, 2021
Brutality in Barrie: Defund and abolish police
“Abolitionist approaches ask us to enlarge our field of vision so that rather than focusing myopically on the problematic institution and asking what needs to…
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February 8, 2021
Abolishing the police and prisons is real safety
Abolitionist movements have called on us to envision something better for ourselves and our communities. We have shut the door on the status quo through these movements, and there is no going back.
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February 7, 2021
Fare thee well, comrade: A tribute to Ernie Tate
Ernest (“Ernie”) Tate, lifelong revolutionary socialist, died at home on February 5. He was 86. We send our deepest condolences to Jess MacKenzie, his companion…
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February 7, 2021
How socialists resist rightist coups
Parliaments and elections are no guarantee of democratic rights and fair treatment for working people. Capitalist forces displeased with an electoral outcome are all too…
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February 6, 2021
Developers and City of Kingston aim to erase memory of the Prison for Women
The administration of heritage and development in Kingston contributes to the broader Canadian project of erasing the lives of criminalized people and advancing the logic…
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February 5, 2021
Fighting for $15 and Fairness in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador has the fourth lowest minimum wage in Canada. Two-thirds of people across Canada live in a jurisdiction with a minimum wage at…
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February 4, 2021
Proud Boys ban: The wrong way to fight white supremacy
This week the Canadian government proscribed the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization. While it is tempting to hail this as a victory in combating…
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February 4, 2021
The Black Panther Party: A graphic novel history
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History is an essential primer for those wanting to learn more about the most radical political forces from the 1960s, to understand the political debates that were had and continued to be had regarding how we overcome/destroy white supremacy and capitalism.
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February 3, 2021
Ottawa’s housing emergency
Last week marked one year since almost 300 of us stood outside of City Hall on a snowy and cold January day to rally in…
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February 3, 2021
Healthcare workers and COVID-19: Mourn the dead, fight for the living
As we mourn the loss of frontline workers, we need to fight for all workers living through the same conditions by taking the profit out of healthcare and providing paid sick days for all.