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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 »
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It Is Dark Before the Dawn, But Israeli Settler Colonialism Is At an End
Professor Ilan Pappé spoke at Islamic Human Rights Commission’s (IHRC) annual Genocide Memorial Day in London, UK, on 21st January 2024, on the need to understand that the genocide of … Keep reading »
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Enabling Genocide: Trudeau, Joly and Poilievre
On December 29, 2023, the government of South Africa filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning alleged violations by Israel of its … Keep reading »
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John Saul and the Meaning of Solidarity
Saul, who died last year, played a key role in supporting liberation movements in Africa while advancing social change at home. Keep reading »
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What Kind of Holocaust Education? Preventing Racism and Antisemitism
As we mark the 19th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day [27 January], the call to make Holocaust teaching “obligatory” in Canadian public schools has risen to fever pitch. British Columbia, Alberta, … Keep reading »