Working people seem to be under the impression that times are tough under the COVID-inspired economic crisis. This publication itself has used up loads of ink writing about low wages, lost jobs, increasing prices and debt… Clearly, though, we were [...]
The Labourinth provides a relatable and eloquent metaphor for class solidarity By Ky Rees Part of the HOLD FAST contemporary art festival in St. John’s, the one-night exhibition of The Labourinth by drag troupe The Phlegm Fatales had me [...]
Editorial At the end of August – three years after it was passed in 2018 – Canada’s federal pay equity law comes into force for workers in federally regulated industries. It’s a milestone that is being celebrated by unions, equity seeking [...]
Jianhong Li The federal budget announced in April included a commitment to provide nearly $1 billion in additional government funding for mental health. This increase is welcome, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing [...]
By Leslie Misson Climate fiction (cli-fi) is now a widely recognized literary genre. It has proliferated so rapidly that it’s difficult to keep up. Common features of cli-fi include references to alternative histories, aliens, geoengineering, [...]
“Social Solidarity” or social regulation? By Jason Johnson In 2002 the Quebec National Assembly adopted the Act to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion. This law obliges the Quebec government to establish a national strategy including [...]
By Stéphane Doucet The coronavirus crisis is certainly bringing to light the key differences in health care infrastructure across the world – not only between the for-profit capitalist systems and the more needs-based socialist systems – but also [...]
By Ryan Abbott Despite having some of the largest energy reserves in the world, despite an almost universal support for pipeline projects among its major political parties, and despite a bloated lobby of energy executives who dictate its domestic [...]
Imagine a really radical government policy to reduce homelessness to zero. It involves building lots of housing – at least one unit for every homeless person. The catch, though, is that homeless people aren’t allowed to move into the units. Instead, [...]
