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January 19, 2021 
‘Legislate paid sick days for all’ draft motion
As the second wave of the pandemic hits Canada more and more workers are getting sick. But far too many workers don’t have paid sick…
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January 19, 2021
Confronting COVID-19, from 2020 to 2021
These movements for social and economic equality, which preceded the pandemic and have grown through two waves, offer real hope. Not only for achieving vaccine equity and ending the pandemic, but also winning a world beyond borders, police and precarious work.
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January 18, 2021
Toronto’s tidal wave of evictions
The severity of Toronto’s decades-long housing crisis has been exacerbated by COVID-19, resulting in a tidal wave of evictions. The provincial government has enabled corporate…
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January 17, 2021
قراءة للأضراب السياسي العام، في مقالات آن الكساندر والواقع السوداني
Reading the general political strike, in Anne Alexander’s articles and the Sudanese reality. The following text was prepared and presented as a contribution for the…
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January 16, 2021
The fight for an ecological forestry and mainland moose in Nova Scotia
Nina Newington lives on a small farm in Nova Scotia. She is a writer, a carpenter, and designs gardens. She hails from England, but has…
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January 15, 2021
Ford’s COVID crisis: Fight for paid sick days now!
Doug Ford’s COVID-19 strategy is in shambles and the government is in crisis. Now is the time to step up the fight for legislated paid sick days for all.
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January 15, 2021
Lessons from the attack on the US Capitol
The police-assisted riot at the US Capitol reminds us of hard-learned (and easily forgotten) lessons about the far right. But if we don’t assess the…
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January 14, 2021
Restaurant unionization: Pipe dream or pragmatic solution?
Having worked in hospitality for close to eight years in some of Vancouver and Toronto’s busiest restaurants, I know firsthand the many perks of the…
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January 13, 2021
The United States unmasked
My mum texted me saying, “I’m watching the horrific events unfold in DC”. My mind immediately jumped to, “Oh no, not another Black life taken…
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January 12, 2021
Tell Trudeau: Support the ban on nuclear weapons
The movement to abolish nuclear weapons has been around for a long time, taking a tortuous path through highs and lows. Another high will be…
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January 11, 2021
Tribute to Mary-Jo Nadeau: A life of solidarity and social justice
I’ve been lucky to have been guided by some incredible people on my journey. On Saturday, the world lost MJ, Mary-Jo Nadeau, who was one…
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January 8, 2021
2021: The crises are not going away
The existing inequities and inequalities heading into the crisis, that were already driving a wave of mass movements, have been supercharged.