Energy

I add my voice to those of the people of the Tantramar region and the many citizen groups who are calling on the provincial government to put an end to the gas and diesel power plant project proposed by American developer PROENERGY in Centre Village....

The F-35 aircraft and resistance to Canadian militarism

by Janani Rangarajan, Lydia Mikhail and M.V. Ramana

January 11, 2026

Activists push for arms embargo against Israel, targeting Moncton firm

Politics

Two opposing trends are discernible in today’s Canada. On the one hand, there is the Canadian government’s increasing emphasis on militarism, especially under Prime Minister Mark Carney, through massive expenditure on the military-industrial complex in budget 2025, while cutting pretty much all other areas, and...

Not everyone with or without a disability has an easy employment path

by Kaitlyn Massey

January 9, 2026

A portrait of Kaitlyn Massey, a disability rights advocate. She is smiling and looking toward the camera.

Disabilities

A consistent problem for people with or without disabilities is getting properly accommodated in the workforce. As a society, we need to address this fundamental disability justice and human rights issue. People with or without disabilities may need work accommodations to be successful at their...

Insurance lobbyists ramped up ‘pressure campaign’ against pharmacare ahead of federal budget: Council of Canadians

by David Gordon Koch

January 6, 2026

Pharmacare can’t leave children behind, says New Brunswick pediatrician

Health

The insurance industry has lobbied policymakers about pharmacare dozens of times since the election of Prime Minister Mark Carney in April 2025, according to a group campaigning for universal drug coverage. The Council of Canadians says it's "deeply concerned" that industry lobbyists who oppose universal...

The true face of U.S. ‘democracy’: the invasion of Venezuela for oil

by Juan Carlos Martínez

January 6, 2026

The flag of Venezuela, featuring three equal horizontal stripes of yellow (top), blue (middle), and red (bottom). In the center of the blue stripe, there is an arc of eight white five-pointed stars. The flag is waving behind a blue sky.

World

The recent escalation of military and diplomatic aggressions by the United States against Venezuela, openly supported by hegemonic media outlets, is nothing more than the continuation of a long history of imperial interventionism in Latin America. Under the false rhetoric of “defending democracy” and “combating...

Solutions to housing crisis ‘hidden in plain sight,’ says planning prof turned filmmaker [video]

by David Gordon Koch

January 5, 2026

Housing

A housing researcher hopes that his new documentary will help people recognize that solutions to the housing crisis are within reach. "I think my goal is to leave people with the idea that maybe the solutions to the housing crisis are already happening," says Brian...

‘Act for life and not death’: social movements and nuclear abolition

by M.V. Ramana

January 5, 2026

Poster exhibit remembers the two Japanese cities devastated by nuclear weapons [video]

Energy

Ever since the world learnt of nuclear weapons in 1945 following the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the necessity of abolishing them has been widely recognized, starting with the very first resolution of the United Nations. People around the world have worked to eliminate the nuclear threat...

‘We were kind of duped’ on the Sisson mine, says Indigenous leader

by John Chilibeck

January 5, 2026

Chief Patricia Bernard of Madawaska First Nation stands in a snow-dusted field, looking toward the horizon with a thoughtful expression. She is wearing a red long-sleeved shirt, a grey quilted vest, and dark trousers with tall boots. In the background, a tall, prominent monument stands against a cloudy sky, featuring colorful geometric patterns in yellow, red, and black, with the words "Madawaska Maliseet First Nation" written vertically along its side.

Indigenous

The deal is so old, the references to “Maliseet Nation” seem from a different era. In January 2017, the provincial government and the six chiefs of what is now called the Wolastoqey Nation signed an accommodation agreement for the proposed Sisson Mine – a project...

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