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Uprooting the racism in our ranks
Race-motivated hate crimes have surged during the pandemic. But these crimes only scratch the surface of the multiple forms of racism that racialized communities have endured during the pandemic.
The Monitor, May/June 2022
Hatred unmasked: Tracking the rise of right-wing extremism in Canada Download 4.99 MB Issue highlights: The wellness-to-white-supremacy pipeline is alive and well. Stacy Lee Kong’s examines…
Get to know the CCPA-NS
Get to know Lauren Matheson This interview with Lauren was originally published in the March/April 2022 issue of the Monitor. Office: Nova Scotia Position: Community Development…
Settler Work: Equity and safety gaps in Canada’s public transit systems
Exploring the structural, organizational and systemic barriers to equitable public transit service, using the Thunder Bay system as a case study.
Commuting by the numbers
How we commute was changing even before the pandemic began. If public transit is going to replace single passenger cars for the daily drive, understanding these shifts is critical.
Five resources to understand the future of transportation
Electric vehicles have emerged as the poster child of the zero-carbon economy. If we could only manage to replace all our internal combustion engines with batteries, it seems, we’d be well on our way to a greener world. But is achieving net-zero emissions really that straightforward? And is a society and economy dependent on personal vehicles—zero-emission though they may be—actually the future we aspire to?
An equitable recovery for Para Transpo
Para Transpo assumes that para riders’ time is not valuable, that they have few important obligations and that their lives should be limited due to mobility and accessibility needs.
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
Building cities for everyone: In conversation with Leslie Kern
Kern sat down with the Monitor and CCPA National Office Senior Researcher, Katherine Scott to talk about her research and building more equitable, accessible cities.
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Free to ROAM: Fare-free public transportation arrives in AlbertaAri Vangeest details how fare-free transit systems are helping two Alberta cities achieve multiple goals.
Pandemic, privatization and people power
A brief history on the attack of Canada’s public transit system and how we’re trying to defend it
Preventing a downward spiral for transit isn’t complicated
Convenient, accessible public transit isn’t a nice-to-have for cities. It’s an essential part of urban life and can’t be left to wither.
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