Reducing poverty is fashionable where equality is unimaginable
Fredericton - An anti-poverty group says the New Brunswick Alward government's poverty reduction plan will not alleviate poverty. The government ...
Month: September 2013
Thundermakers and Young Ancestors at Beaverbrook Gallery
Alan Syliboy's art work. Photo by Sophie Lavoie. Alan Syliboy’s multimedia exhibit, The Thundermaker, is being ...
Tarek and John in their own words
Toronto's Ontario College of Art and Design shows its support for John Greyson and Tarek Loubani. ...
What if Ma and Pa mistreat their workers? When supporting local is not good
Recently, while patronizing an eatery in the region, I was reminded that one should not assume that locally-owned small businesses ...
Energy for Everyone: A summit beyond pipelines and shale gas
The upcoming "Atlantic Energy Summit" in Saint John NB promotes fracked gas, tar sands pipelines and nuclear energy. These aren't ...
Staples workers make history with first union contract in North America
Winnipeg - It was a long battle, but UFCW Local 832 members working for Staples at Leila Avenue in Winnipeg ...
Is food insecurity just a neoliberal euphemism for hunger?
Fredericton is all abuzz about food. We hear things like “buy local," "buy what's in season," "buy organic”. We are ...
Want to prevent sexual assault? Let’s talk consent
In early September on the St. Mary’s University campus, a frosh chant surfaced, once again reminding the public that issues ...
When losing your job is supposed to be good for you
Salesforce.com, an American IT company located in Fredericton, which received some of our hard earned tax dollars in wage subsidies, ...
Now let’s hear a rousing chant on the charms of cannibalism
Photo from Where is Your Line? blog. “Young men need to be socialized in such a ...
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