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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 2, 2021
What human sacrifice looks like in 2021
It might come as a shock to some politicians and policy-makers that public health has a much larger purpose than protecting people from infectious diseases…
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January 28, 2021
Bell, let’s talk about the prison industrial complex
If Bell wants to get serious about mental health, it has to talk about the prison industrial complex and the direct role it plays in it.
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January 20, 2021
A prison abolitionist monument for survival
“The burgeoning prison industry is an obscene monument to the failure of social justice in Canada.” – Gayle K. Horii If the Canadian prison system…
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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 7, 2021
India’s historic farmers movement
The farmers’ movement in India is making history as it is one the largest protests in the world. India is still a developing country. More…
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January 6, 2021
Israel’s vaccine apartheid
The COVID-19 vaccine has raised the hope for universal protection from the deadly virus. But its distribution is turning into a vaccine apartheid—from countries of…
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December 31, 2020
Trudeau’s climate plan is too little too late
Trudeau’s new climate plan makes some positive promises, but leaves much to be desired. Trudeau’s new “Healthy Environment Healthy Economy Plan” will invest a total…
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December 22, 2020
Ford’s privatization agenda at LCBO
The Ford government recently made permanent a pandemic measure to allow bars and restaurants to sell takeout alcohol in Ontario. This act was approved in…
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December 21, 2020
COVID-19 outbreaks reveal the need to release prisoners immediately
Once again, jails have failed to keep our communities safe. COVID-19 outbreaks in jails and prisons across the province have surfaced in recent weeks, with…