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April 16, 2021 
How do we put the movement in the labour movement?
A strike, an occupation or even a political campaign is only as strong as the rank and file make it.
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April 15, 2021
Breaking down basic income
Last weekend both the Liberal and NDP federal conventions saw delegates discuss basic income motions. Liberal delegates passed the resolution with 77% support. And while…
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April 8, 2021
Big Tech is a big threat to political speech
Big Tech cannot be a neutral arbiter of what political speech is acceptable or not acceptable. Its quest for profits, ties to governments and class position inevitably shape what they see as political and what is deemed as acceptable.
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April 1, 2021
Nova Scotia’s minimum wage increase is not enough
Today, April 1, the Nova Scotia Government raised the minimum wage by 40 cents to $12.95 per hour. Although this is one of the largest…
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March 29, 2021
International education and the attack on labour rights in British Columbia
As the country begins to recover from a devastating pandemic, companies have used the chaos to attack unionized workers’ rights. By allowing the recall periods…
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March 25, 2021
Palestinian national liberation: Beyond one versus two states
The vision for Palestinian national liberation must be centered around the demands of the BDS movement, decolonization, wealth redistribution, and re-education.
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March 20, 2021
The Atlanta murders: The structure of anti-Asian racism
On March 17, a white man perpetrated a horrific attack on Asian women working in massage parlours, leaving eight dead. The murders shocked many and…
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March 19, 2021
The climate ahead: Climate justice in 2021
Climate change and systemic racism are two heads of the same colonial coin that is the Canadian state. To tackle climate change, we must also address the racism that our structures are built from.
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March 16, 2021
We need pharmacare for all
On February 24 the parliament voted down, by 295 to 32, NDP Peter Julian’s bill C-213 that would have been the first step towards a…
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March 5, 2021
The fight for paid sick days isn’t over
The vote on Bill 239 reflected the current balance of forces in Ontario, where after years of campaigning the Ontario Conservatives are now isolated in their opposition to paid sick days.
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February 12, 2021
Climate crisis: The planet, capital and the state
Relying on the industry to solve the very problem it created speaks to the level of fossil dependence in many institutions.
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January 30, 2021
Taking on Kenney’s austerity agenda
The past ten months of the pandemic have been a nightmare. Over 771,000 cases have been confirmed, and nearly 20,00 people have died in Canada…