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A Voice from Haiti, Who We Are Further Victimizing
This morning I wrote about how we and the French are continuing to rip off Haiti 7 months after their earthquake. Today I read about one woman’s experiences. She sounds so much like us. Getting to the...
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Labour Day, Dignity and Doubling the CPP
This Labour Day, working people once again reflect upon our standing in society. Wealth continues to concentrate among the hyper-rich. The middle class is under attack, the proportion of Canadians...
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Politics, Re-Spun on Coop Radio, Labour Day 2010
Imtiaz Popat and I celebrated Labour Day on “The Rational” last night. The video podcast is below. We discussed: Labour Day my Labour Day article today: “Labour Day, Dignity and Doubling the CPP”...
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Harper: War Yes! Veterans No!
From the building rhetoric of Canadian troops staying in Afghanistan [but leaving Kandahar, according to the specific words of our commitment to "leave"], to news that Harper will not bother to attend...
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Make (Fair Trade) Chocolate, Not War
Day three of the five-day trek through five of Global Exchange‘s 2011 campaign goals orbits the dialogue around converting free trade to fair trade after exploring how to reduce corporate control of...
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Charging $1,200 to democratically assemble, Vision Vancouver looks to China...
Vancouver - a free speech zone? Not unless you cough up the cash. I wish that this was a satirical piece. In sort of a break from the ever-so-boring federal election coverage that we’ve been bringing...
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La lutte continue: Vancouver pulls pay-for-democracy bylaw, but a new one’s...
(For context, see the earlier article that discusses Vision Vancouver’s proposed plan to charge $1,200 for protests that involve ‘structures’ – such as tables or signs) Earlier today, the Vancouver...
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Musqueam Burial Ground Win Makes the Developer Look Brutally Ignorant
The provincial government has finally relented in its dignity-crushing stance of continuing to allow a developer to pursue building condos on top of a Musqueam burial ground. And while this change of...
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IKEA: Swedish for Discrimination Against Workers
Values, discrimination, the Swedish way: all these ideas are in the mix as stakeholders of IKEA’s treatment of workers express how they feel about IKEA’s plan to break its union in Richmond, BC. We’ve...
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Can We Stop Treating Women Like Meat? Now? Maybe? Please?
Women-as-sex-meat, 2014 edition begins now. The #FacePalm is appropriate. [UPDATED, see below] It’s nothing new, but when can media just stop. Maybe when it’s no longer profitable? We need a revolution...
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Occupy Vancouver Reboots Tomorrow: A Primer
Some thoughts as we countdown to the reboot of Occupy Vancouver at 615pm tomorrow night at Grandview Park. Come join us with your ideas: Mine are all about seeking equality and justice: economically,...
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How to Not Commit a Sex Crime
You participate in a sex crime if you search for or look at revenge porn. It is really that simple. A Richmond, B.C., woman hopes her story of having nude photos leaked online will foster laws to...
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Work, Dignity and Living Wages?
A strong union. Corporations that understand the social contract. Corporations that know a tad smaller profit here contributes to more dignity throughout society. Corporations that recognize the value...
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Stephen Harper: Racist AND a Hypocrite!
Just WHO should be covering up? I recall once that Stephen Harper believed in championing religious freedom. Except for people he doesn’t like. Now he’s appealing a federal court ruling allowing people...
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Where to Put the Homeless?
Source: A groundbreaking study suggests giving homeless Canadians homes first saves money So, giving homeless people homes saves money [and shhhh, it’s the RIGHT thing to do!]…who knew! Utah, that’s...
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