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Canada and the COVID-19 waiver
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An unethical position that needs to change.
The Oil Blotter: Postmedia & Big Oil’s symbiosis
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With some notable exceptions, like the Globe and Mail‘s feature on the enormous cost of remediating Alberta’s abandoned oil wells, Canada’s corporate press hasn’t paid much critical attention to this powerful industrial sector. Why not?
The Monitor, May/June 2021
The Future of Organizing Download 2.89 MB “It is certainly driven by young people,” Martin O’Hanlon, the president of CWA Canada told Kevin Philipupillai for…
Fossilized Finance
How Canada’s banks enable oil and gas production Download 1.38 MB 56 pages Despite Canada’s climate change commitments, the country’s “big five” banks continue to…
Canada’s big banks hindering progress on climate change
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – Despite Canada’s climate change commitments, the country’s “big six” banks continue to finance and support expansion of fossil…
Fast Facts: Proposed parental control of schools remains baffling
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 23, 2021 A teacher hands a child his report card in the morning, and intervenes in a…
How to create a paid sick leave plan for Ontario
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It’s not rocket science—a strong provincial sick leave plan can be created quickly by following a few basic principles.
Budget 2021 falls short on transformational climate action
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Given the existential threat posed by climate change, leading climate experts argue that we should be spending 1-2% of GDP—that’s $20-40 billion per year—to aggressively decarbonize. Budget 2021 falls short.
How this tax season has impacted poverty
Usually, many low-income Canadians anticipate an income tax refund at this time of year putting a positive spin to the tax season. It can also…
The Day of Mourning is April 28. The time for paid sick leave is now
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For labour activists, it’s a sombre occasion—sadness layered over a base of quiet anger. But this year that anger won’t be quiet. Not a chance.
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