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Smog of war
As Brown University’s Neta C. Crawford remarked in her study on the Pentagon’s GHG emissions, “War and preparation for it are fossil fuel intensive activities.”
Choices of rhetoric and choices of action
An interview with Bruce Cockburn about art and activism and a lifetime of kicking at the darkness.
Arrested development
There’s a quiet resignation I feel when I think about how big $92 billion is compared to how small the community I grew up in is… And instead of building up kids in [communities like mine], we pumped $92 billion into a global war on terror in the first 10 years alone.
Peace, friendship and trust: Policing as treaty breaking
The resistance of Indigenous people, their memory of history, treaty, law, and land stewardship are being met with police violence.
The Saturday Debate: Is there a made-in-Canada solution to high inflation?
It’s 2022 and pandemic-weary Canadians are worried about inflation. In November, consumer prices were up 4.7 per cent compared to a year earlier, fuelled by…
The Monitor, January/February 2022
Twenty years of anti-terror legislation Download 4.17 MB In the aftermath of September 11, Canada’s Anti-terrorism Act (ATA), Bill C-36, received Royal Assent on December…
What can governments do to combat inflation? A lot
Tackling inflation can be part of a public-led recovery—it only requires government to reduce or maintain prices in areas they control.
Big Oil in City Hall
Climate and Energy Politics in the Queen City Download 2.46 MB32 pages Big Oil in City Hall: Climate and Energy Politics in the Queen City…
Ottawa still has money to fight COVID-19 and ensure a just recovery for all
Fall economic statement limits new long-term investments OTTAWA—Today’s fall economic statement shows that the federal government still has significant room to spend in the fight…
Not all provinces protect their poorest from inflation
Despite the likely transitory nature of this inflation, many of the poorest Canadians won’t be protected.
Fast Facts: Winnipeg poverty reduction plan needs financial commitment
On November 25th the City of Winnipeg passed its first ever poverty reduction strategy.
How Big Foreign Oil Captures Energy and Climate Policy (Part 1)
This is the first instalment in a series of excerpts from Gordon Laxer’s new report, “Posing as Canadian: How Big Foreign Oil captures energy and climate policy” — co-published…
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