"Les expert·es en opinion déplorent le manque de civilité de Magali Picard tout en passant sous silence la violence du projet de loi 3."
"The study is clear: decriminalization needs to work in tandem with other policies, which the government didn’t implement. Any plan must include targeted investments in housing, safer supply, and improved access to treatment."
Join us for a vital discussion with @alexhim.bsky.social about his book Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada's Challenge, in conversation with @kevinskerrett.bsky.social.
Tues Dec 2, 7pm - 8pm. Doors open 6:30pm.
Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa
RSVP: octopusbooks.ca/himelfarb
"C’est cette différence dans le tissu industriel qui explique les écarts de productivité entre le Québec et l’Ontario et non pas les travailleurs et les travailleuses en soi."
Green: Municipalities have been downloaded with tax cuts. Material conditions in cities will worsen. Property taxes will be hiked to backstop deferred investments in local infrastructure and social services, and the astronomical costs of policing. It's a reaction to the failures of our governments.
Théo
Octopus Books
Théo
Théo
Excusez mon français, mais illes peuvent bien manger de la marde.
Le respect, ça va dans les deux sens. »
La chronique de @judithlefebvre.bsky.social 👇
Article | Nous poursuivons aujourd'hui notre série d'articles sur le syndicalisme. Simon Tremblay-Pepin se demande si les syndicats nuisent à la productivité du Québec. Réponse courte: non.
B.C. cancelled its drug decriminalization pilot, saying it hadn’t “delivered the results” they wanted.
Its results: fewer drug users arrested and traumatized by cops.
@desmondcole.bsky.social explains that when governments cave to moral panic, we lose good policies. breachmedia.ca/decriminaliz...
Théo
Pendant que les médias s’insurgent des paroles de la présidente de la FTQ, le ministre du Travail démantèle ce qui reste des contre-pouvoirs de la société civile.
pivot.quebec
Nous avons vu dans un article précédent que le taux
“This is the time where we need to strengthen Canada’s sovereignty, not weaken it by forcing Canadians to rely more on international corporations to receive vital goods.”
«Des associations pour la défense des droits, des organismes communautaires, des syndicats appellent la population à faire front pour dénoncer les politiques de la CAQ, qui démantèlent l’édifice de nos services publics et de nos droits sociaux et politiques.»
www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
The @policyalternatives.ca is presenting the first annual Tony Clarke Lecture on March 5 in Ottawa, and I'm very excited to be giving it. Grab your (free) tickets here.
Featuring the wonderful Adrian Harewood too!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/celebratin...
www.ledevoir.com
Des droits que nous pensions acquis au Québec sont mis à mal par des décisions politiques.
New Sandy and Nora episode! This is a special one -- a live conversation between @sandela.bsky.social, @syrusmarcusware.bsky.social and @matthewgreen.bsky.social.
sandyandnora.com/episode-351-...
Break-glass moments and not-so-silent coups: The CCPA’s inaugural Tony Clarke Lecture
www.eventbrite.ca
Why are Canadian media reporting on Canada Post as if they've all been given a script to follow? Journalists are interfering with the union's contract ratification vote by parroting Canada Post management's talking points and telling Canadians that it isn't viable.
In this live episode, Sandy is joined by Syrus Marcus Ware and Matthew Green to discuss the current state of the left, and all the possibilities that exist to save ourselves.
NEW: Richard Roys on breaking down persistent false oppositions between anti-racism and class politics in Quebec, France, and beyond.
www.midnightsunmag.ca/class-domina...
Richard Roys on breaking down persistent false oppositions between anti-racism and class politics in Quebec, France, and beyond.
