Category: Canada
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Oil and Alberta Politics: Who’s Funding the United Conservative Party?
The case can easily be made that Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) is Canada’s most dangerous political formation. Led by former Harper-era cabinet minister and far-right evangelical Christian Jason Kenney, … Keep reading »
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COVID and Mass Unemployment: The NDP and Beyond
Canada has now been under COVID-19 restrictions for three months, and many provinces are starting to open up again, although the virus is not under control. Canada is not yet … Keep reading »
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Meng, Huawei and Canadian Law: Soap, Rinse and Dry-Laundered
Prologue One of the graver risks for big-time criminals is that investigators will be able to identify them and their deeds by ‘following the money’. The criminals have to hide … Keep reading »
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All Out: Policing, Racism and Our Collective Response
The recent murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis is the latest in a series of criminal acts by police departments against black people in the US, and it echoes the … Keep reading »
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The Bank of Canada: In Crisis and Beyond
Viewing the COVID-19 pandemic as a purely exogenous shock, Canadian economists and policymakers have tended to predict a quick return to economic growth once health restrictions are lifted. As an … Keep reading »
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Cold Turkey Kenney: Oil-Addiction, Withdrawal and Alternatives in Alberta
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s messages were often inconsistent, and would certainly fail fact-checking, but they were very persuasive. Until recently. Uncertainties create demand for reassurance, and the reasons for uncertainty … Keep reading »
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Indigenous Resistance Shakes the Canadian State
Indigenous groups resisting a destructive gas pipeline have blockaded one of Canada’s busiest rail lines bringing business as usual to a grinding halt, reports John Clarke. Keep reading »
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The Myth of State Neutrality
Police Violence, Labour, and the Unifor/Co-op Struggle We are taught at a very early age and socialized throughout our lives to respect and obey the rule of law. British Columbia Premier … Keep reading »
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Canada, Israel and the UN Security Council
Hanna Kawas Canadian activists have compiled a study of Canada’s 2019 voting record at the United Nations on resolutions [see list below] that document and censure Israeli violations of international law. … Keep reading »
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Québec Solidaire Congress: A Few Skirmishes, But Shift Right?
Congress focuses on completing fusion with Option nationale In the fusion agreement with Option nationale (ON) adopted at its previous congress, in December 2017, Québec solidaire committed to aligning its program … Keep reading »
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From Canada’s Election to Public Action
Beyond the Alberta Tar-Sands For months, during and after Canada’s 2019 federal election campaign, corporate media provided daily frontpage news space for Alberta’s non-stop demands for more tar-sands-export infrastructure through British … Keep reading »
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Stop Backing a Corrupt, Repressive and Illegitimate Haitian President
Open letter calling on the Canadian government to stop backing a corrupt, repressive and illegitimate Haitian president In recent months, Haitians have demonstrated their overwhelming opposition to President Jovenel Moïse. There … Keep reading »