Category: Canada
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Quebec Student Leader Convicted in Outrageous Political Trial
Quebec student leader Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois was convicted November 1 of contempt of court for publicly criticizing a court injunction issued during last spring’s student strike. The injunction ordered the strikers … Keep reading »
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Just the Beginning: Beyond the Quebec Student Strike
While it is difficult to predict the lasting consequences of the 2012 student strike in Québec, a few things are certain. The strike has fostered a climate of dissent and … Keep reading »
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Taking Liberties: Canada’s Growing Torture Infrastructure
The ease with which self-described democratic states embroil themselves in torture continues to be illustrated by the manner in which agencies of the Canadian state, from spies to judges, have … Keep reading »
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Major Victory for Quebec Students, Environmental Activists
Their demonstrations have shaken Quebec in recent months, and yesterday [September 20th] students and environmentalists won major victories. At her first news conference as premier, Pauline Marois announced that her … Keep reading »
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Another NHL Lockout: An Alternative View
Sport has always been a matter of deep social significance. In contemporary society there are few individuals who do not, directly or indirectly, encounter elements of sport in their daily … Keep reading »
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Quebec’s Election — An Initial Balance Sheet
The results of the September 4 general election in Quebec produce mixed reactions among supporters of all the major parties. The pro-sovereignty Parti Québécois becomes the government, and PQ leader … Keep reading »
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Quebec’s ‘Red Square’ Movement: The Story So Far
In 2012 Quebec has been shaken by the most important social movement in the Canadian state since the 1970s. What began as a strike by students in Quebec’s universities and … Keep reading »
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Remembering Sask Oil: It Can Be Done!
This past week it was revealed that one of China’s state-owned oil corporations has made a bid to take over Nexen, one of the remaining four large oil corporations operating … Keep reading »
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The Day the Wheat Board Died
On August 1, 2012, the Conservative government will bring an end to a major Canadian institution and one of the world’s largest, longest-standing, and most successful “state trading enterprises.” After … Keep reading »
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Lessons From Quebec
Student Activists from Quebec visit Ryerson Student Centre Students in Quebec have been on strike for six months, refusing to return to classes until the Charest government reverses its plan to … Watch video »
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Quebec: Making War on Our Children
“On ne lâche pas” (We’re not backing down) — slogan of the student mobilization. A society at war with its children is a society in deep crisis. Quebec’s student strike … Keep reading »
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Where Next for the Quebec Mobilizations?
Debate Opens on Strategic Perspectives Despite massive mobilizations throughout Quebec in opposition to Law 78 and the Jean Charest government, the student struggle is once again at an impasse. At the … Keep reading »