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We need to talk about 1907
One hundred and fifteen years ago this September, downtown Vancouver was beset by thousands of protesters rallying against Asian immigration to Canada. Examining this event offers important lessons for understanding the modern-day Freedom Convoy.
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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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Shrouded in Secrecy
The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital Redevelopment and the Privatization of Nova Scotia’s Health Care Infrastructure Attachments Shrouded 1.png Shrouded 2.png Shrouded 3.png
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Is the ‘Freedom Convoy’ a sign of inequality-fuelled escalation of violent class conflict?
Resentment over growing wealth and inequality in Canada helped to generate sympathy toward the Convoy insurrection
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Canada’s crisis of democracy
What is the point of a political system that ignores the needs of its people during a crisis?
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Blockades aren’t the crisis. It’s the crumbling legitimacy of Canada’s democracy
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Stop, collaborate and listen: The progressive potential of our minority government
Following Monday night’s election, it might feel like the country is more divided than ever. But a closer look at how Canada voted reveals support…
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Young people are speaking out – and it’s about time we listened
“I realized that our actions and our voices and our impact are stronger than we think”, said Asmaa Ali from the riding of Edmonton Griesbach. “We don’t…
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Ontario vs. Toronto: Democracy on trial
Not even three full months into his reign as Ontario premier, the battle lines between Doug Ford and the City of Toronto have been drawn…
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Time to end the chill effect on Canadian charities
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has confirmed that the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) crackdown on charitable political activity has been an arbitrary and unjustified…
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Comment l’AECG Canada-Union Européenne va miner la démocratie
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Yes, let’s lower the voting age in Canada.
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