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Bill 21: the Charter, the challenge, and the controversy
Dec 23, 2021 · The nation‑wide debate over Quebec’s Bill 21, which passed in 2019, has been reignited following the removal of a Quebec elementary school teacher from her classroom.
Black Lives Matter in Canada too: Inside the movement
Aug 10, 2015 · Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.. Donate to Black Lives Matter – Toronto through Interac at [email protected] question: what chapter answer: toronto. The #BlackLivesMatter movement, originally created in 2012 when 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was gunned down by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida, now spans across the ...
11 Indigenous resistance movements you need to know
Nov 13, 2014 · "Time is not on our side…leaders must act," Fortunately, Indigenous people have been organizing against the negative impacts of resource extraction since contact... The Fifth Assessment of the Synthesis Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was released on November 2, 2014. The report confirms yet again what Indigenous people have been warning for years: If we do ...
Canadians are using the term ‘racialized’ incorrectly - rabble.ca
Oct 20, 2020 · Justin Trudeau’s blackface scandal was shocking news for many after its emergence during the 2019 Canadian federal election. First elected as prime minister in 2015, Trudeau had become one of Canada’s biggest international stars. Particularly in the U.S., where his supposed left-leaning progressive stances were juxtaposed with newly elected President Donald Trump. The blackface scandal […]
Only 13 T&R Calls to Action achieved over seven years: report
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Industrial logging is Canada’s hidden climate problem
Oct 31, 2022 · Logging in Canada is a climate polluter at least on par with oil sands operations. That is the main finding of a new report, Lost in the Woods, which calculates for the first time, using the federal government data, the net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with logging in Canada. The report, published this week by Nature Canada and the Natural Resources Defense Council, debunks the ...
COVID-19 restrictions are a reminder that Charter rights have …
Jan 28, 2021 · While the passage of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982 heralded a new age in the protection of individual rights in Canada, the rights protected by the Charter are not absolute. One famous expression about the limits of individual rights originated in an American court case; you may be familiar with the saying that the right to freedom of speech would not protect someone from falsely ...
Moving on up: Gentrification in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Feb 24, 2012 · In the poorest urban neighbourhood in Canada, Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), gentrification has been on the move for decades. Plotting these new developments on a map of the DTES and walking along the now unfamiliar streets reveals gentrification for what it is: a form of structural violence. Gentrification is the social, economic, and cultural transformation […]
The White Paper 1969 - rabble.ca
Jul 4, 2013 · The White Paper Published in 1969, The White Paper was the Trudeau Government’s clumsy attempt to address the systemic inequalities between Indigenous people (referred to as Indians) and Settlers (referred to as Canadians). The proposed plan of action was intended to replace The Indian Act. Instead of actually dealing with problems of entrenched institutionalized racism […]