This week @ rabble.ca: Only Karl Nerenberg will make sure Trudeau keeps his promises
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12 Nov 2015
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Where would we be without Big Media asking the "tough" questions? Take Peter Mansbridge's exclusive, "unprecedented" interview with Justin Trudeau. Whether riding up the Peace Tower elevator or hanging out in the prime minister's office, Mansbridge's question was always the same: "remember the first time you did this with your dad?"
We deserve better than Big Media. We need someone who didn't officiate the wedding of Trudeau's communications director. Someone independent and trustworthy. Someone journalist Antonia Zerbisias calls "fearless" and NDP MP Charlie Angus calls "bright." We need Karl Nerenberg on Parliament Hill. We need him to keep an eye on Trudeau and his plethora of campaign promises.
We need to raise $2,500 to keep Karl on Parl and you can help with as little as $1 per month on Patreon. Make a donation now and you'll receive amazing rewards. And find out more about our plans to expand our Parliamentary Bureau.
And boy has our new prime minister promised a lot. Daniel James Wright asks whose interests new Finance Minister and ex-Bay Streeter Bill Morneau will serve. Nora Loreto looks at the challenges facing the labour movement with a government less hostile in person but with many policies that will still push a corporate-friendly agenda. And Martha Friendly from Child Care Canada muses whether Trudeau's clever riposte "Because it's 2015" will also apply to a national child care plan.
Media Democracy Day kicked off in Vancouver Saturday, and rabble.ca was there with Blogs Editor Michael Stewart closing out the festivities alongside our friends from the National Observer, Ricochet and Redeye community radio. It seemed a timely event as the newspapers in this country prepare to merge even further, condemning newsprint to the dustbin of history.
But fortunately for us, Karl Nerenberg and rabble's expanding parliamentary bureau give hope to a media landscape that needs it. But only if we pay for the news we want to see in Canada.
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This week's top news
Naomi Klein to Trudeau: Welcome, now let's 'Leap' to work on the climate
Thousands gather in Vancouver to say that Naomi Klein and her Leap Manifesto have no time to wait on the new Liberal government for climate action.
By Megan Devlin
Whose interests will new finance minister Bill Morneau serve?
Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government have been talking a lot about progressive ideas. But when Bill Morneau is the new finance minister, isn't it just the same old corporate elite in charge?
By Daniel James Wright
This week's top blogs
One year after Ghomeshi watershed moment, the labour of healing still falls on women
We know that speaking out about sexual violence not only incurs huge personal and professional costs, but that it also involves forms of generally unpaid labour. How do we make that work visible?
By Lucia Lorenzi
Corporate agenda threatens to straightjacket Paris COP 21 proceedings yet again
After 20 years of meetings and failed attempts to limit carbon emissions, does the context of deepening climate crisis matter to the interests at the table in Paris? Can Trudeau make a difference?
By Brad Hornick
Remembrance Day should also confront Canada's colonial past
The First World War had no clear and compelling purpose other than rivalry between imperial powers. Support for the British Empire was Ottawa's primary motive in joining the war.
By Yves Engler
WIN! Keystone XL pipeline rejected by Obama!
WIN! Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline!
By Brent Patterson
A national child-care system: 'Because it's 2015'
A national child-care system, absolutely appropriate if for no other reason than simply: "because it's 2015."
By Martha Friendly
This week's top columns
Does Justin know? The virus that invaded the body of Liberal thought is still there
Young Canadians looking for change now find an apologist for the status quo is the new Liberal finance minister.
By Duncan Cameron
Tragedy of errors: The NDP seeks answers, asks the wrong question
An election lookback -- what the NDP should have done and what they can do now to energize Canadian progressives.
By Marc Zwelling
In politics, smart is as smart does
The press, who are supposed to be smart, can't seem to stop talking about Justin Trudeau being not too bright. But a look at other leaders shows that intelligence in politics is constantly changing.
By Rick Salutin
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This week's top podcasts
November 9, 2015 : World Kobane Day, vigil for native women, and sale of Turner Island
World Kobane Day, vigil for native women and Onkwehonwe protect the St. Lawrence.
By GroundWire National Coordination Team
PODCAST: Milk -- A documentary about birth and breastfeeding
Meghan Murphy speaks with director, Noemi Weis, about her new film, Milk.
By Meghan Murphy
This week's top rabbletv
On the third anniversary of Idle No More
Idle No More continues. Join the movement.
By rabble staff
This week's top books
'Indigenous Nationhood' speaks a truth that Canada needs to hear
Dr. Pamela Palmater has brought a critical analysis and discussion to issues facing Indigenous populations in Canada like no other writer of her time. Her new book is an absolute must read.
By Christine Smith (McFarlane)
In this issue
Upcoming events
WaterlooCinema Politica Waterloo screening of 'Concerning Violence'
Cinema Politica Waterloo, WPIRG, and LSPIRG invite you to join us for the final film of our Fall 2015 Cinema Politica documentary series: 'Concerning Violence.'
By Cinema Politica Waterloo
SurreyTRANS*/ILLUMINATION: Shining a light through the Structures of Hetero-patriarchal Violence
On Dec. 1, please join us for an afternoon of discussion about violence against women from the perspectives of trans* women of colour.
By Kwantlen Polytechnic University
TorontoSongs in the Key of Cree
SPEAKeasy Collective presents Songs in the Key of Cree, a celebration of the multitalented Cree playwright, author, storyteller and musician Tomson Highway.
By SPEAKeasy Collective
This week's top in cahoots
A busy start for Canada's new government
Three weeks after Canadians elected a new government, we may be entering the biggest moment of opportunity this country has seen in a generation.
By Sierra Club of Canada
Real estate downturn could be devastating for young homeowners
Young homeowners would be hardest hit by a correction in Canada's housing market, says a study released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
By Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
From Pierre to Justin Trudeau: Challenging corporate Canada
Yes, every Liberal government ever elected in Canada has ended up screwing working people. But this Justin fellow seems awfully nice!
By Socialist Worker
Active babble topics
Electoral Reform: Neglected questions on mixed-member proportional representation
By Jacob Richter
Niqab issue a very poor excuse for the NDP's defeat
By Sean in Ottawa
Trudeau addresses CLC council, re-commits to repeal anti-labour legislation
By Unionist
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Could 2015 be the last unfair federal election?
Three things you can do to make sure that the next election is more fair.
Poll
How can the Liberals best fight climate change?
Justin Trudeau, his new Liberal government and provincial representatives are heading to the UN climate conference COP 21 on Nov. 30 to create new global targets to go into effect after 2020.
Figures show that Canada is failing to meet its 2020 targets. However, the Trudeau government seems more eager than its predecessor to reduce emissions and curb climate change.
How can the Liberals best fight climate change?
Choices The Liberals need to get specific: set ambitious emission targets, set carbon prices and then enforce them. Honestly, just the fact that the Liberals are acknowledging the science and that climate change is real is great. I think their plan to establish the international framework first and set targets next makes sense. I'm not sure what they can do! Canada is even failing the low targets Harper set. It's a huge uphill battle. None of the above.
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