Alex Cosh is the news editor of The Maple.
“There's a structural issue here, and [the occupation in] Ottawa has exposed that, but that's existed from the very beginnings of Canadian history with the creation of policing."
The past 30 days saw the end of the far-right occupation of Ottawa, and the launch of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
“Our goal is to build a working-class movement within communities that can protect themselves and give no room for hatred to grow."
A leading Macdonald-Laurier Institute researcher claimed that Canadians who oppose fossil fuel projects are supporting Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
The ICC prosecutor said: “I am satisfied that there is a reasonable basis to believe that both alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in Ukraine.”
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney tweeted “The choice is clear: Alberta oil is better than dictator oil" while Russia attacked Ukraine.
Nearly one-third of Justin Trudeau's cabinet ministers previously worked as corporate executives or in other roles linked to business interests before entering Parliament.
A labour economist is calling on the federal government to provide emergency income support to workers in Ottawa who were unable to work as a result of the so-called “freedom” occupation.
“It will push the Canadian state further to the right in general over the coming years, and what we're likely to see is more polarization."