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A new report details how the Israeli government is covertly and illicitly trying to influence public affairs in Canada. While countries regularly…
On the heels of young Canadians suing over Prime Minister Mark Carneyās climate āfailureā and people across the country mobilizing to urge…
At a Zoom meeting after Yves Englerās candidacy for the Canadian NDPās leadership was blocked, somebody said: āIn a lot of ways,…
Strong support for Palestine and Palestinian workers was obvious at the recently concluded Labor Notes conference in Chicago. This bi-annual conference of…
What happens to higher education when institutions dedicated to critical thought increasingly align themselves with the logics of war, surveillance, and national…
Canada is set to host the headquarters of the proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), a new multinational institution designed to…
Last June, California climate and environmental justice groups celebrated a victory a long time in the making. After an opposition campaign that…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sounded more like a populist leader than a former central banker during his address at the World Economic Forum…
For decades, Canada has carefully cultivated a global reputation for principle, human rights, and moral clarity. However, that image is now cracking,…
As Canada enters 2026, the New Democratic Party stands on the edge of irrelevance. In the April 2025 federal election, the NDP…
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