Year: 2024
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Civil Society Demands the Suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement
Respect for human rights is an essential element of the EU’s association agreements with partner countries. Article 2 states that “relations between the Parties, as well as all the provisions … Keep reading »
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In Iran Another Farcical Vote Takes Place
A boycott results in the lowest voter turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Keep reading »
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Instead of ‘Civil Discourse’ We Have Civil Terror
Last week, the CBC ran an interview on its flagship program, The Current, with Randy Boyagoda, a professor at the University of Toronto (U of T). Dr Boyagoda is neither … Keep reading »
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The Case for a Public Green Power Company
While the world burns, conservative governments in both Alberta and Ontario continue to spend billions hiding and protecting their failed hydro deregulation schemes. This is money that should be spent … Keep reading »
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Lawsuit Filed Against Canadian Government to Stop Arms Exports to Israel
A group of Canadian and Palestinian applicants have commenced legal proceedings in the Federal Court against the Canadian government to stop arms exports to Israel. The applicants are seeking a … Keep reading »
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Lenin on the Centenary of His Death: Seven Reasons not to Leave Lenin to Our Enemies
Michael Brie invites the contemporary Left to consider Lenin’s legacy in new ways on the occasion of the centenary of Lenin’s death. Keep reading »
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Arms Embargo on Israel Now!: Canadians Ramp Up Pressure on Trudeau and Joly
As the UN is calling for an immediate arms embargo and reminding Canadian officials involved in arms exports that they may be “individually criminally liable for aiding and abetting any … Keep reading »
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Tell Ministers Joly, Hussen, and Miller to Stop Genocide or Resign!
Canada has ignored repeated warnings from UN experts and the World Court on the risk of Israel committing genocide in Gaza, and Canada’s response to developments have even worsened the … Keep reading »
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Governance, Race, Property, and Profit
“Slavery is associated … with the emergence of several of the most profoundly cherished ideals and beliefs in the Western tradition.” — Orlando Patterson The subjugation and forced enslavement of … Keep reading »
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Ontario: The Ford Government’s Hospital Privatization Scheme
A new report, Robbing from the public to build the private: The Ford government’s hospital privatization scheme reveals that local hospitals in every region of Ontario have operating rooms sitting … Keep reading »
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Israel Killed 12,300 kids in Gaza but Canada’s Media Continues to Protect Israel
Drum roll, please. Today, I want to salute Canada’s media. It is largely because of you, and your coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, that the latest poll reveals approximately … Keep reading »
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Defunding UNRWA is Collective Punishment
Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) condemns Canada’s shameful decision to suspend further funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) while Palestinians in Gaza face the disastrous consequences … Keep reading »