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The Trucker Convoy Is Not A Workers’ Revolt
The trucker convoy is a “revolt” of petit-bourgeoisie owner-operators, financially backed by wealthy right-wing grifters — not the vast majority of exploited trucking workers.
Critics Highlight Police Double Standards in Ottawa
Critics note that police have taken a far more heavy-handed approach against protests led by Indigenous people or those acting in defence of unhoused people.
It’s Time To Abolish Long-Term Care In Canada
In every single province, the institutionalized model of long-term care directly contributed to higher COVID-19 cases and death.
Here’s What Amnesty International’s Report Calling Out Israeli Apartheid Means for Canada
“Amnesty is sending a message to governments like Canada that we have to do everything we can to distance ourselves from that regime.”
Service Workers Continue To Struggle With Poor Pay, Staff Shortages And Aggressive Customers
Service workers in Quebec say their low wages are not worth the stress and abuse they are forced to endure from customers.
How Did Queer Stories Start Being Made For Straight People?
Queer characters are packaged as progressive or subversive merely for their identities, without considering how it shapes their lives.
Calling For Police Violence In Ottawa Will Backfire
Demands to crack down on the convoy will only give police broader license to brutally disrupt progressive protests.
Critics Say ‘Freedom’ Convoy Distracts From Daily Injustices Faced By Truckers
“It is very, very alarming, when you have the eyes and ears of everybody, not only in Canada, but around the world, looking at what's happening in Ottawa and we are not talking about the real issues."
In Defence Of ‘Disrespecting’ Canada’s Army
People decrying the protesters in Ottawa shouldn’t give knee-jerk support to worship of the troops.