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A Very Canadian Coup
The top 10 ways that Canada aided the 2004 coup in Haiti and helped subject Haitians to a brutal reign of terror Things went from bad to worse after Canada’s Liberal government helped plan and carry out the 2004 regime change in Haiti that illegally ousted President Aristide’s democratically-elected government.…
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Fast Facts: Protestors, Rights and Social Justice
Much critical commentary has been directed at Aboriginal students and others who disrupted a recent talk by Phil Fontaine. I would like to offer a response that is different, but that nevertheless agrees that the right to speak and to be heard is essential in a democratic society. I believe…
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Calls for Montebello inquiry justified
What are we to make of the events at the recent summit in Montebello, Que.? The series of summits was initiated by U.S. President George W. Bush to promote his North American Security and Prosperity Partnership agenda to the Canadian prime minister and the president of Mexico. The meetings included…
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New report shines light on the state of fossil fuel industry in Eastern Canada – an overlooked region in energy transition debates
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT [HALIFAX/ Kjipuktuk, June 6, 2023] – Despite Eastern Canada being highly invested in oil and gas production, the region is often left out of energy policy discussions typically focused on Western provinces. A new report maps the extensive existing and proposed fossil fuel exploration,…
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Building a Stronger Foundation of Basic Workplace Rights for BC Workers
CCPA-BC Response to the BC Law Institute Consultation Paper on the Employment Standards Act Download 1.54 MB 21 pages The CCPA-BC has a long track record of producing research and policy recommendations on employment standards. We have analyzed in depth the effects of the sweeping changes made in the early 2000s to…
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Nearly 200 arrests and counting
Image: Rogue Collective (Flickr Creative Commons) The build started with a single West Coast cedar tree. In the early hours of March 10, against the backdrop of forest-covered Burnaby Mountain on the shores of B.C.’s Burrard Inlet, volunteers carried in wood planks and cement corner stones and set to work.…
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July 2007: Our Less Than Stellar Foreign Relations
Canada plays sordid role in suppression of democracy in Haiti Canadians generally have a very positive impression of their country’s role in world affairs, but Canada’s relations with Haiti challenge that perception. It would be wrong to say that Canada has done nothing positive on the world stage, but we…
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Elevating Indigenous women’s voices is critical to addressing gendered colonial violence
[perfectpullquote align=”full” bordertop=”false” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] “No one deserves the violence and pain we go through.” “Nothing changes because our lives are not valued and because people think violence against us is ‘normal’ and ‘how it is’.” “There are so many things we experience that most people who…
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Tax breaks and subsidies for BC LNG
At the height of LNG-mania in 2013/14, high prices in Asia fueled a gold rush mentality in BC—based on shipping cheap BC gas to Asia for mega-profits. But those high prices proved only temporary, and by 2015 the economic case for LNG (liquified natural gas) turned on its head. The…
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May 2008: The Truth About Canada
Some truly appalling things we should know about our country The Truth about Canada: Some Important, Some Astonishing, and Some Truly Appalling Things All Canadians Should Know About our Our Country, by Mel Hurtig, Douglas Gibson Books at McLelland & Stewart Ltd., Toronto, 360 pages, $34.99. * * * In…
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Three ways BC can make it easier for precarious workers to unionize
The BC Labour Relations Code is being reviewed for the first time in over 15 years. Since the last comprehensive review, which took place in 2003, workers’ rights under the Code have been continuously eroded. The current review presents an important opportunity to reverse this trend by improving access to…
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The Monitor, March/April 2019
Direct Action and the Strike Download 6.5 MB This May, Canada marks the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike, when tens of thousands of people walked off their jobs in sympathy and solidarity with building and metal trades workers whose employers were refusing to bargain for fair wages and…
