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Refugees welcome? Comparing Canadian policy on Palestinian and Ukrainian refugees
November 20, 2024

Refugees welcome? Comparing Canadian policy on Palestinian and Ukrainian refugees

The discrepancy between Canada’s treatment of Ukrainian and Palestinian refugees shows a country without a sense of moral courage

Democrats’ disastrous presidential campaign shows how not to defeat the far right
November 8, 2024

Democrats’ disastrous presidential campaign shows how not to defeat the far right

Fascism won in America because centrist politics have no popular base. Lessons for Canada.

Justice Murray Sinclair’s legacy must live on
November 5, 2024

Justice Murray Sinclair’s legacy must live on

There is much more work to do to achieve truth and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples

With COP29 coming, where does Canada stand on its climate commitments?

With COP29 coming, where does Canada stand on its climate commitments?

The federal government has failed to rein in the financial enablers of fossil fuel expansion

The fossil fuel industry’s deep reach into higher education

The fossil fuel industry’s deep reach into higher education

In order for universities to respond to the climate crisis, they need to fully cut ties with fossil fuel companies—as they did in the past with Big Tobacco.

Do we need a Ministry for the Future?

Do we need a Ministry for the Future?

Shift Storm newsletter—September 2024 edition

Saskatchewan’s urban/rural divide is a lot older than this election

Saskatchewan’s urban/rural divide is a lot older than this election

Right-wingers in the province helped to pioneer an electoral strategy that has since been adopted across right-wing politics

Farmers are not bargaining chips in rail labour disputes

Farmers are not bargaining chips in rail labour disputes

Canadian farmers also have an interest in tackling the power of the rail duopoly

How domestic and transnational activism helped transform labour law in Mexico

How domestic and transnational activism helped transform labour law in Mexico

Since Mexico's progressive government radically reformed labour law, workers and their unions are flexing their muscles across the country

If Canada wanted reconciliation, it would stand with Palestine

If Canada wanted reconciliation, it would stand with Palestine

Canada is a settler-colonial state. Decolonization of this land means ending Canadian support for Israeli colonialism as well.

New book tracks how neoliberalism gutted Canada's social services

New book tracks how neoliberalism gutted Canada's social services

Nora Loreto’s new book explores the history of neoliberalism in Canada