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Winter/Spring 2026
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Knowledge under siege: Charting a future for universities
In a democracy the university must question governments and other power structures, in service both of current society and what we aspire to
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Why fascists fear teachers: Public education and the future of democracy
Teachers who encourage critical thinking are a threat to fascists who celebrate gut feelings of fear and rage
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First they came for the unions: How governments learned to love union busting
Over the past two years Quebec has seen a deliberate dismantling of the right to strike, the most powerful tool workers have ever held
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Editorial: The fourth R stands for “resistance”
We are indebted to those who continue to remind us that while the stakes are high, so too must be our standards when it comes…
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Budget as border: How public systems quietly decide who gets left out
The system begins to fails a student as soon as a budget determines how much or little care, space, and attention the system can afford
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The “notwithstanding clause:” Or, how to avoid the Charter of Rights
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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See no evil, hear no evil: Anti-trans apologetics under Bill 137 in Saskatchewan
Despite evidence that Bill 137 would harm LGBTQ+ students, public opposition has declined. Grassroots organizations are pushing back
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Parental rights and the surging demand for censorship in Canadian schools
Libraries are the battleground in censorship wars; academic freedom and critical thinking are casualties. What does this mean for students?
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When violence is the system speaking: What Ontario’s schools are telling us
Violence in classrooms is the result of staffing erosion and the offloading of social crises onto unprepared and underfunded schools
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The hollowing out of public postsecondary education: What do we have to lose?
Is post-secondary education in Canada a pipeline to train students for jobs or a source of critical perspectives essential to a healthy society?
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