This week @ rabble.ca: Bill C-51 just passed. What now?
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12 Jun 2015
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On Tuesday evening, the Senate passed Bill C-51, the government's anti-terror legislation. As Karl Nerenberg writes, it means the upper house failed to grab the opportunity to act as a chamber of "sober second thought." What more is there to say or do? Lots, as it turns out. Read Stuart Trew's overview of what's next in the fight to #StopC51.
A giant in the history of post-war Quebec, Jacques Parizeau had a number of prominent careers -- as economist, public servant, and politician. In the wake of Parizeau's passing, Duncan Cameron reflects on his life and legacy.
Senate reform is hard. Most options would involve opening the Constitution, which has been painful in the past. Are we stuck with the status quo? As the Senate expenses scandal intensifies, Karl Nerenberg considers what's needed to bring meaningful change to the red chamber.
We need to embrace an organizing approach to fight carding and end the general brutality of the cops against the Black community. Ajamu Nangwaya presents 11 elements that can be used, right here.
This week's top news
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Who's unionized? Demographic shift shows changes in the job market
In the age of globalization, with a shrinking manufacturing industry, teachers, nurses and civil servants are the new faces of labour.
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G7 false commitments won't help us tackle 7 million air pollution deaths
In view of the lack of real commitment to fighting climate change by the world's most powerful nations, holding global warming to two degrees appears to be a monumental challenge.
By Nick Fillmore
Small community, big resistance: Chilliwack fights Kinder Morgan
Kinder Morgan has faced strong resistance across B.C., and Chilliwack is no different, where community organizers rally support to protect water and fish from the Trans Mountain pipeline.
By Steve Cornwell
Monument to celebrate Attawapiskat education activist, Shannen Koostachin
Shannen Koostachin died in 2010, but the young activist fought for a school for Attawapiskat youth. A fundraising campaign to create a monument to Koostachin's work is underway.
By Megan Devlin
End carding: 11 ways to resist police harassment
We need to embrace an organizing approach to fight carding and end the general brutality of the cops against the Black community. Here are 11 elements that can be used.
By Ajamu Nangwaya
This week's top blogs
Alberta's new premier is committed to post-secondary education
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By Lenée Son
For anarchism and Indigenous resistance: Checking in with Medicine Groove Trio
Medicine Groove Trio was founded by French musician Jean Michel Wizenne -- a band created on the principles of anarchism and Indigenous resistance.
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Academics are not 'letting go' of Indigenous Issues for Good Reason: A challenge to Margaret Wente
If anything, Wente's article only confirms the need for more decolonizing work.
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