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May 10, 2020 
Band-Aids and Kisses: A Public Health & Climate Crisis
When I was thirteen and alive, I wanted to travel the world to combat illness and disease. I wanted to make wounds better with lots…
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April 30, 2020
It’s hard to “Stay the Blazes Home” when you don’t have one
In the precarious times of COVID19 people are becoming increasingly familiar with their local politicians. Seeing Nova Scotia’s Premier, Stephen McNeil, every day has become…
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April 7, 2020
Lessons from the crisis last time
The speed and severity of the economic crash occurring in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has outstripped anyone’s wildest predictions. Large parts of the…
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March 31, 2020
COVID capitalism and the fight for the future
Like most, I’ve been caught up in the cogs of capitalism. And judging from many stories of others around the world, I know capitalism sucks…
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March 22, 2020
Life in the time of COVID-19
I thought the warnings about COVID-19 were just hype. I didn’t read the news stories because I figured it would be the same as H1N1…
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March 18, 2020
Stocking shelves in a pandemic
Beep Beep – My alarm wakes me up from a deep sleep. I roll out of bed, shower and get ready for work. Work can…
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March 16, 2020
COVID-19 lessons from Italy
In the face of the mounting coronavirus crisis, North American states and provinces are announcing the closure of public schools. This is being done without…
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March 10, 2020
Coronavirus: Paid sick days now
Unfortunately, it’s taken the threat of a global pandemic to highlight the longstanding public health risks of precarious work. Fortunately, there are already movements fighting…
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February 16, 2020
From settler guilt to settler solidarity
Despite the Canadian government committing to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada’s 94 calls to action and stating that the United Nations Declaration…
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February 14, 2020
Dear Jagmeet, find ‘Love and Courage’ and break with Horgan
Dear Jagmeet, You spoke about “Love and Courage” during your federal campaign. But love and courage only ever matter in the here and now. I…
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February 10, 2020
The socialist struggle in the suburbs
“Socialism will win.” This is a motto we’ve all seen or heard before. It’s something I believe wholeheartedly in. But, while I use those three…
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January 23, 2020
Legal clinics: on the frontlines of the fight for justice
My name is Paul Codd and I’m an ex-hoarder. I don’t know what caused me to hoard, although experts in the field state that a…