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31 Oct 2014
Hey rabble readers,
Happy Hallowe'en! Last Saturday award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald spoke in Ottawa about some scary issues for Canadians: security, privacy and Canada's role in changes to civil liberties. rabble.ca was there to cover the event and speak with him beforehand. Read Greenwald's take on Harper's terror agenda, government surveillance and ethical, courageous journalism in an exclusive rabble.ca interview. And if you missed the talk, you can watch a rebroadcast of it here!
In the wake of last week's events, the Conservatives are planning to bring in legislation giving the police and the spy agency more power to combat terrorism. Our Parliamentary reporter Karl Nerenberg asks: does the actual threat justify that plan? If rabble.ca Hill Dispatches are important to you, help ensure that we have a top-notch team of independent and ethical journalists to challenge Harper's agenda. Support our Parliamentary team with a donation today.
Canada is often cast as a liberal counterpoint to aggressive U.S. immigration enforcement tactics. But, the U.S. has actually pointed to Canada as the model to implement for U.S. migration policy. Read our special, in-depth feature on Canada's "managed migration" by Harsha Walia, part of a Media Consortium collaboration on immigration reform.
We're excited to announce the launch of our new health column by health, patient and disability activist Julie Devaney! "Health Breakdown" is an accessible, jargon-free take on the politics behind current health-care stories. You can find the first column right here.
This Saturday, find rabble at Broken Pencil's Canzine 2014 in Toronto. With engaging panels, unique vendors and hundreds of zines, don't miss out on this festival of underground culture. Find out more!
Join rabble.ca and THIS Magazine as we celebrate Media Democracy Day with a panel discussion moderated by Judy Rebick (activist and author of Occupy This!) Nov. 4 in Toronto. Join the Facebook event here.
The Canadian Association of Labour Media is hosting a day-long media training conference on Nov. 8 for the labour movement and friends. Register today!
This week's top news
Sexual assault in progressive spaces: Thinking about the Jian Ghomeshi allegations
After the Jian Ghomeshi allegations, let's think about how we handle sexual assault allegations in progressive spaces.
By Mathieu Murphy-Perron
Canada loses to Mexico: Was Ford ever planning to invest in Windsor?
Given the current state of the North American auto industry, automakers have no incentive to invest in Canada.
By Ella Bedard
Child welfare funding on reserve now in hands of Human Rights Tribunal
The First Nations child welfare case is the most important Indigenous children's rights case. Why? Here's three reasons.
By Jocelyn Formsma
Join Niki Ashton for the Women's Forum 2014
The Women's Forum 2014 will be hosted tomorrow October 30. Can't make it? No problem! Join us online!
By Niki Ashton
No safe haven: Canada's 'managed migration'
Canada is often cast as a liberal counterpoint to aggressive U.S. immigration enforcement tactics. But, the U.S. has actually pointed to Canada as the model to implement for U.S. migration policy.
By Harsha Walia
Rejoice! Toronto's civic system may yet save the city from itself
Whoever the mayor may be, progressives can continue to work for positive change thanks to Toronto's civic system.
By Wayne Roberts
Tory elected mayor of Toronto, Chow urges 'keep the faith'
John Tory is Toronto's new mayor. With Toronto's voter turnout a record 60 per cent, what other factors came into play in this heated municipal election?
By Mick Sweetman
Missed call: The influence of cell phone culture on accuracy in political polls
Political polling by phone has become an unreliable predictor of the end results. Why? Cell phones. Youth, urban professionals under 40, and low-income voters are not captured by landline polling.
By Quintin Zachary Hewlett
This week's top blogs
Dear Ryan: Don't vote for Bill S-6
Please don't vote for regressive Bill S-6, "An Act to amend the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act and the Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface" -- Northerners deserve better.
By Linda Leon
From 'terror' to taxes to refugee-bashing to Del Mastro: A fast-moving political week
The week since the Wednesday, October 22 shootings has seen a moving blur of federal political events. There were debates on anti-terror measures, income-splitting, refugee bashing and much more.
By Karl Nerenberg
When the act of doing speaks volumes: Notes from the Great Climate March
Joining the Great Climate March, I didn't expect to march into a fracking frontline. I wanted to understand what motivated a group of climate activists to undergo a gruelling test of endurance.
By Cheryl McNamara
Jian Ghomeshi: The good soldier?
Jian Ghomeshi is framing himself as the good soldier who is entitled to a private sex life. However, this case seems to be more about masculine entitlement and self-defining masculinity.
By Joanne Wright
Winter and our ability to forget
I remember the fire of such campaigns as Idle No More, the round dances under the snowflakes and pale light of the setting sun. I remember when we cared about Innu youth and the homeless.
By Krystalline Kraus
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