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November 3, 2020 
Poland: Women in revolt
On October 22, the Constitutional Tribunal –a puppet court for the governing party – Law and Justice – made a ruling that further restricts an…
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November 1, 2020
Halifax needs rent control now!
It is no secret that Halifax is in a housing crisis, one which has led to increased instances of houselessness. But just how bad is…
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October 30, 2020
We keep each other safe
The public displays of violence targeting Black and Indigenous people have fueled a movement demanding the complete divestment from and the abolition of police, prisons…
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October 15, 2020
Ford’s attack on seniority makes Ontario’s occasional teachers more precarious
This morning, Ontario’s education minister Stephen Lecce announced the elimination of policies governing K-12 teacher hiring (known as Regulation 274), which had used a combination…
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October 15, 2020
Settler Colonialism in Canada: A brief outline
Half a century ago, I helped in publication of Richard Fidler’s pamphlet Red Power in Canada, published in 1970 by the League for Socialist Action. It included…
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October 13, 2020
COVID and the classroom
You are a teacher, and a student in your already crowded class starts coughing at their desk so loudly that it’s causing a disruption. What…
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October 2, 2020
Free Cihan Erdal!
On September 25, eighty-two individuals were arrested in Turkey as part of a broad campaign of repression against the People’s Democratic Party (Halkların Demokratik Partisi,…
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October 1, 2020
MEC and the myth of the capitalist co-op
On September 14, Canadian outdoor retailer Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) announced that it would be sold to Los Angeles based Kingswood Capital Management and become…
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September 24, 2020
#S30Strike against anti-Indigenous and anti-Black racism in PSE
As a long-overdue conversation occurs nationally and globally on the persistent and systemic nature of anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism within our societies, we know all…
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September 21, 2020
A just, green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted health care systems and economies across the globe. It has amplified the existing inequalities, particularly amongst vulnerable and marginalized communities. …
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September 11, 2020
Why Christians need to support Palestine
In July, Kairos Palestine issued A Cry for Hope message to Christians, churches and ecumenical institutions worldwide. This was an appeal to “governments and world…
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September 3, 2020
Notes from a teacher on #SafeSeptember
As a teacher in Ontario who is set to resume school next week, I’ve had a number of people ask me how I feel about…
