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Sectoral bargaining could be key to fixing Manitoba’s—and Canada’s—labour market
Manitoba has an opportunity to address the low-wage, precarious work that has plagued Canadian workers for decades
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The “notwithstanding clause:” Or, how to avoid the Charter of Rights
Our Schools/Our Selves, Winter/Spring 2026
Using the notwithstanding clause as a tool to avoid court challenges over questionable or controversial legislation makes a joke of democracy
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What cuts to insect scientists tell us about federal austerity in Canada
The federal government is sacrificing vital scientific capacity for ideological reasons—and hamstringing their own policymaking ability in the process
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Wrong, again: The political evolution of “parental rights”
Our Schools/Our Selves, Summer/Fall 2025
Under the guise of “parental rights” we are witnessing private values and religious freedom being used to undermine established human rights
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Parental rights and the surging demand for censorship in Canadian schools
Our Schools/Our Selves, Winter/Spring 2026
Libraries are the battleground in censorship wars; academic freedom and critical thinking are casualties. What does this mean for students?
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It was the best of times: Tracing the roots of the “parental rights” movement
Our Schools/Our Selves, Summer/Fall 2025
Canada isn’t immune to the parental rights drumbeat that’s being used by right-wing media pundits and conservative activist groups
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Parental rights as privatization
Our Schools/Our Selves, Summer/Fall 2025
How the “parental rights” movement has been used to rationalize, legitimize, and mobilize privatization of and in public education.
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Parental rights and school boards as contested spaces in Manitoba
Our Schools/Our Selves, Summer/Fall 2025
The parental rights movement has led school boards in Manitoba to become distracted by conflicts that aren’t in the best interest of students
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Canada’s new UAE trade and investment deal is bad news
Canada is acting as a middleman, not a middle power—serving as a conduit for profits from human rights abuses and fossil fuels
Canada is acting as a middleman, not a middle power—serving as a conduit for profits from human rights abuses and fossil fuels
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Send Canadian oil to Cuba
The United States is attempting to deliberately trigger a humanitarian crisis in Cuba. Canada must act in concert with regional allies to defy the blockade.
The United States is attempting to deliberately trigger a humanitarian crisis in Cuba. Canada must act in concert with regional allies to defy the blockade.
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Living the high life: A record-breaking year for CEO pay in Canada
By 9:23 a.m. on January 2, 2025 Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs had made what the average worker will make all year
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Canada is targeting Indigenous rights under the banner of the U.S. trade war
New pieces of legislation by different levels of government seek to streamline industrial mega-projects on Indigenous land, regardless of consultation
The same party might be in power, but it’s a new era for federal politics in Canada—particularly when it comes to Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples. The halls of power no longer echo with speeches in support of Indigenous rights and reconcilliation. Neither do First Nations leaders present headdresses to…
