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Economic benefits from coal mines overstated while vulnerable species rarely protected, new research shows
VANCOUVER—The promised economic benefits from coal mines in northeastern British Columbia (BC) are wildly overstated, while mining company pledges to protect vulnerable wildlife species are…
Fast Facts: Humanitarian and Poverty COVID Crisis Looms
Open Letter to Province of Manitoba Below are the contents of an open letter sent to Premier Pallister and Minister of Families Heather Stefanson on…
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Get to know Christine Saulnier This interview with Christine was originally published in the November/December 2020 issue of the Monitor. Office: Halifax, Nova Scotia Position: Director Years…
The Monitor, November/December 2020
Democracy in free fall? Download 9.95 MB Donald Trump makes people sick, himself and his entourage included. Given the U.S. president’s shameful, almost criminally negligent…
A giant step forward for low-wage workers in Halifax
Halifax, NS—Last night, Halifax Regional Council passed a motion that will make a real difference in the lives of some low-wage workers in the Halifax…
Everyone deserves decent wages—2020 living wage rates for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
HALIFAX and SAINT JOHN—In order to earn a living wage, a person working a full-time, full-year job must earn $21.80 in Halifax, $19.55 in Antigonish,…
Where is the consent of the algorithmically policed?
In her 2012 book, Consent of the Networked, Rebecca MacKinnon noted that the companies and governments “that build, operate, and govern cyberspace are not being held…
The Monitor, Sept/Oct 2020
A Just Recovery Download 5.72 MB It has been six months since we shut down the economy to all but essential activities in an effort…
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