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While world leaders are increasingly saying out loud that the postwar liberal world order is dead, the ruling classes in the Global North have an answer for what will come to replace it: fascism. Will they be able to implement their vision?
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Search results for “site/human rights”
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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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Bill C-30: Privatizing airports and letting oil companies profit off the Iran war
Remarks by David Macdonald to the Senate Finance Committee
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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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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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Is Canada’s “honeymoon” with China just a negotiating ploy with the U.S.?
As Canada opens doors to more trade with China, the longevity of such plans is not on stable ground
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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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New data shows food insecurity is still a national issue in Canada
Statistics Canada data shows food insecurity is near its worst point since the agency started collecting data
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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’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.
