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Boom times in Ottawa
For a couple of days late last spring the EY Centre, a convention space just south of downtown Ottawa, provided a glimpse of a world that’s…
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“I foresee serious criminal liability problems.”
It’s time to name and shame the corporate bosses responsible for tobacco-related diseases and deaths. And to legislate.
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Black lives matter—at settlement, Confederation and 150 years later
“I am standing in a place filled with monuments for the early explorers, pioneers, and heroic settlers. I cannot help but think that this memorialization…
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Confederation and class struggle
After a long period of colonial subjugation, the 18th century witnessed the establishment of independent states in the Americas. Latin American revolutions and the fight…
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Interview: raise the minimum wage?
About the authorTrish HennessyTrish is the Director of the Think Upstream project and a senior communications strategist with the CCPA National Office. She is focused…
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The Monitor, May/June 2017
Views of Canada at 150 Download 7.48 MB There is an important difference between celebration and commemoration. In considering Canada 150, the government tagline for…
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BC’s child poverty rate: Don’t cherry-pick the numbers
It’s always welcome to see poverty identified as an important issue in our elections as it was in last Wednesday’s BC Leaders’ Debate. We want…
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Workers in a dangerous time
Every year on April 28 a Day of Mourning is observed for workers killed or injured on the job. The Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards…
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Nova Scotia budget invests in dribs and drabs while economy stagnates
Yesterday, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Finance proudly stood up to table a tiny surplus, and to convince us that a stable economy is good. However,…
