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We keep us safe
When the Freedom Convoy came to Ottawa it was community members who organized to keep one another safe.
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Hate on display: How two years online helped shape a full scale occupation
What happened in Ottawa offers a window into the antagonism fed by two years of living in self-affirming bubbles, writes Erin Gee
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Killing Roe v. Wade could have ripple effects on democracy
A leaked draft decision of the U.S. Supreme Court suggests the iconic Roe v. Wade legislation could be overturned. That would directly impact women’s right to abortion. Democracy could become another casualty.
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Four keys to achieving a just transition in Canada
Remarks to the House of Commons Natural Resources Committee on its study on a just transition
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Austerity is no solution for inflation
With rising inflation, it’s important to consider what governments can—and shouldn’t—do about it. Listening to the austerity hawks would do more harm than good.
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Freedom from what?
On January 28, the city of Ottawa changed forever as a hate-fuelled convoy set up camp for what would become a 26-day occupation.
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Standing up to blaring hate
When the first trucks rolled in on January 28, I knew something bad was coming our way. What I didn’t realize at the time was that nobody had a plan to stop them.
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Grow through what you go through
Addressing and sorting through the Freedom Convoy’s wreckage is a job that belongs to all white people in Canada.
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The wellness-to-white-supremacy pipeline is alive and well
Wellness influencers like Angela Liddon of Oh She Glows threw their support behind the trucker convoy—and considering the white supremacist origins of wellness, that’s no surprise.
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Uprooting the racism in our ranks
Race-motivated hate crimes have surged during the pandemic. But these crimes only scratch the surface of the multiple forms of racism that racialized communities have endured during the pandemic.
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Ontario budget falls flat on funding for public services
The Ontario government has tabled its election budget. Public services got short shrift.
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Nova Scotia health plan leaves out reproductive health
Having campaigned on a promise to fix Nova Scotia’s health care system, on April 22, 2022, new Premier Tim Houston, released Action for Health: A Strategic Plan for Nova Scotia. Despite its stated objective of establishing an “equitable and respectful health ecosystem”, the plan fails to include a single mention of women, pregnancy, sexual or reproductive health.
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