Yesterday, a simple meeting with the Canadian Border Services Agency went very wrong very quickly for Miguel Luna Cruz. Originally from Mexico, Cruz had been […]
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The phantom of the middle class
Recently, in the House of Commons, “middle class” has become the favorite buzz word, omnipresent in every debate related near or far to the current […]
The crisis of democratic reform
In the past two weeks, “democratic reform” has been on everybody’s lips within the spectrum of federal politics, from Trudeau’s supposedly “bombshell” announcement that Liberal […]
Petrocultures 2014: Oil Energy or Canada’s Future
This past Thursday and Friday, a wide range of accomplished doers and thinkers gathered for the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and the University […]
Conservative Sabotage: Why we need Canada Post
There’s really no other way to put it; Canada Post is being sabotaged. It’s politically expedient for the Tories to do so as recently announced […]
Never Again: Harper should learn what it means before using it
It’s been in the news for the past couple of weeks, omnipresent in all most every headline, on every news channel, in every newspaper. Harper’s […]
Racism and Austerity in Canada
It’s trickling down. Snow falling from the condensed steam of downtown high rises. It begins to fall gently and you barely even notice it. But […]
Harper and Israel: What kind of friends are they?
The Prime Minister an avowed ‘friend of Israel’ had been touring the country like an invited rock star, along with an entourage
Ten ways the world will be different if Net Neutrality disappears
If at first you don’t succeed, keep trying until someone screws up and your opponents are tired from fighting you and winning. Net Neutrality, the […]
2013: The year of the socialist alternative
It’s that time of the year again, the time for review of the year articles, the top 10s of 2013, the political winners and the […]