The federal government’s addition of the far-right group the Proud Boys to the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities has sparked some debate among progressive groups.
Want a Racially Just Education System? Anti-Racism Training Won’t Cut It
"The obligation of anyone who thinks of himself as responsible is to examine society and try to change it and to fight it — at no matter what risk. This is the only hope society has. This is the only way societies change.” — James Baldwin, A Talk to Teachers speech, 1963
Snack your way to better health with bite-sized exercise breaks
The new Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour published by the World Health Organization are notable for what is missing: the minimum time for an exercise session.
COVID-19 illustrates why Canada needs more — and better — public banks
Most Canadians could be forgiven for not knowing what a public bank is. We do have some — the Alberta Treasury Branch, the Business Development Bank, the Export Development Canada and the Canada Infrastructure Bank — but they are relatively low profile and have narrow mandates.
Trump Is Set Free to Burn It All Down
How do you know that a political party is dying?
Trudeau government faces series of setbacks to corporate, imperial policies
As much as some Canadians would like to believe their country is a force for good in the world, the truth is more sobering. Extreme inequality is rampant and the Canadian government is an important supporter of corporate power and imperialism in global affairs. The good news is that the pushers of the unfair, unjust and immoral existing world order do not always get their way.
Are two cloth masks better than one for preventing the spread of COVID-19?
Double masking has emerged as a crowd-sourced method for adding extra layers to our masks, using the masks that we have — a response to concerns about the overall direction of the pandemic and the transmissibility of new COVID-19 variants.
Don’t Be Fooled: Alberta Is Still Playing the Coal Game
Some view the Alberta government’s abrupt move to reinstate the 1976 Coal Policy and hold some kind of public consultation about coal mining in the Rockies as a sign that a tone-deaf government is finally listening to an enraged electorate.
To Soothe Vaccine Hesitancy, Tap into the Expertise of Nurses
The medical experts leading the fight against COVID-19 have become a cornerstone in the lives of Canadians for the past year. Dr. Bonnie Henry and Dr. Theresa Tam are two of the names and faces we have come to know in the pandemic response.
Yet one of our greatest tools in gaining ground against the pandemic — the mass vaccination campaign Canada is set to roll out — will have someone more anonymous on the frontlines.
Justin Trudeau has too many vaccines and not enough — the question is how we got here
Justin Trudeau's government now finds itself accused of procuring both too few doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and too many. On Friday, the prime minister tried to focus the attention of Canadians on the idea that within the next seven months Canada will at least have enough doses.