Can We Build A Publicly Owned Alternative To Facebook?
"Part of the solution, I think, is a requirement that Facebook be more transparent about its algorithm, and there be some regulation.”
Alex Cosh
Alex Cosh is the news editor of The Maple.
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Can The Public Sector Displace Facebook’s Unprecedented Corporate Power?
“In most other sectors, when one company becomes so large with regard to something that's so important to the public, they often are brought under public control, or public regulation."
Civil Rights Group Files Lawsuit Against Federal Government Over Solitary Confinement Of Prisoners
In 2018, the B.C. Supreme Court struck down federal solitary confinement laws as unconstitutional because they discriminated against Indigenous inmates and those with mental illnesses.
$2,225 Per Month Is ‘Affordable’ Rent in Montreal, According To The Federal Government
The CMHC has granted more than $350 million in low-interest loans to Quebec real estate developers on condition they rent a portion of their units at an 'affordable' rate, La Presse reports.
Indigenous Activists Fight For Right To Defend Their Lands From Resource Extraction As Their Laws Mandate
An ongoing legal case argues that Canadian courts should address Indigenous laws that mandate Indigenous peoples to defend their lands from environmental harm, the Toronto Star reports.
We Asked Policy Analysts How Canada Can Crack Down On Tax Avoidance By Wealthy Elites
“We need to really think about how the legal system allows this type of behavior to proliferate in Canada, but there are some pretty significant vested interests in these systems and who benefits from them.”
Critics Say Canada Has Been A ‘Laggard’ On Tackling Tax Avoidance. What Needs To Change?
The Pandora Papers are "the tip of the iceberg," says one policy analyst.
Health Professionals ‘Gaslighted’ By Provinces Like Jason Kenney’s Alberta Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Medical Association Head Says
Dr. Katherine Smart told an emergency summit Tuesday that provincial governments like Jason Kenney’s Conservative administration in Alberta are “gaslighting” health workers, Global News reports.
Pandora Papers Show Canada Has Done Little To Stop Money Flowing To Offshore Tax Havens, Analyst Says
“Canada has been a facilitator and has helped create tax havens. For many decades we essentially turned a blind eye to those things.”