Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss Doug Ford’s use of the Notwithstanding Clause against striking teachers and Justin Trudeau’s plan to fight it, Elon […]
Tag: Labour Issues
Grief and Rebellion in the Aftermath of the 2022 Quebec Election
It’s the aftermath of the 2022 Quebec Election and like many people of colour in Quebec, I am in mourning. I am in mourning because […]
FTB Weekends: Bloc Montréal Provincial Party, Montreal Summer Festivals & SQDC Strike
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss Balarama Holness launching the Bloc Montréal provincial party, the return of Montreal’s summer festivals and the SQDC workers […]
Air Traffic Controllers Ended the US Government Shutdown but Aren’t Getting Much of the Credit
On Friday, US President Donald Trump agreed to re-open the US Government for 15 days without funding for his much fetishized border wall, thus ending […]
Failing Foreign Workers: Work Visas and Medical Deportation in Canada
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has come under fire recently for letting a foreign worker die. In late 2014, Sheldon McKenzie, a thirty nine year […]
Cab Wars: A Crash Course on the Uber Crisis
Taxi and Uber drivers are at war. Montreal taxi drivers are fed up with Uber stealing their business. Uber drivers are fed up with the […]
TPing the TPP: A Crash Course on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has made a lot of headlines in the past year. Canadian participation in it was negotiated by the Harper government just […]
Did WalMart hit their Target in Canada?
Does the demise of Target in Canada mean more WalMarts?
The antidote: In defense of Jewish internationalism
It is an understatement to say that, during this past summer, tensions have been high. The Israeli carpet-bombing of Gaza exacerbated tensions all around the world. The […]
Solidarity with the enemy: When the oppressor wants to fight oppression
Honestly, I’m torn. I believe in solidarity with workers and I applaud protests that go where they’re not supposed to. I’m also not a huge […]