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Budget 2019 fiddles while climate crisis looms
Climate action under the current federal government has followed a now-familiar pattern: identify the need for real change, commit to taking ambitious action, and then propose modest…
The Monitor, March/April 2019
Direct Action and the Strike Download 6.5 MB This May, Canada marks the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike, when tens of thousands of…
The all too ugly truth: Climate change is generational genocide
When I first heard the phrase “generational genocide” used in the context of climate change, I was both shocked and skeptical. The term genocide is…
Carbon pricing: Prospects and protests
The federal government’s plan to put a price on carbon is set to be a top issue heading into October’s federal election. The carbon pricing…
Research for Communities: Green New Deal Needed in Canada Too
First it was 44 million, then 66 million and now 78 million tonnes of C02: every year Environment Canada increases the amount by which Canada…
Just one word: Plasticurious
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Fast Facts: Inconsistent Information for Environmental Review
Frac Sand Mining in Manitoba Update from “What the Frack is Happening in Manitoba” Nov. 22, 2018 see tab below. The corporation proposing a major…
The right to the city as a foundation for social justice
The right to the city comes out of critical theory, a branch of intellectual thought originating in the early 20th century at the University of Frankfurt.…
The Monitor, January/February 2019
The Right to the City Download 7.27 MB Ten years ago the political geographer David Harvey wrote, “The freedom to make and remake our cities…
Labour’s voices largely absent from news coverage of pipeline controversies: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER—A new study finds that BC’s news media frequently reinforce the assumption that there is an inevitable trade-off between environmental…
Where is labour’s voice in coverage of pipeline controversies?
The news media play a strong role in shaping how many Canadians understand issues like climate change—and the tensions between the fossil fuel industry and…
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