Luke Ottenhof - Freelance writer based in Kingston. His work has been published by The Guardian, Vulture, Toronto Star, CBC, Maclean’s and others.
It’s clear that workers can’t rely on established labour groups to push a more progressive approach on employment. Today’s young organizers should adopt the radical tactics that produced results for employees during the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919
Adopted by Solidarity Winnipeg Members on December 23, 2020
Solidarity Winnipeg’s Basis of Unity says “We envision transforming society to achieve social and ecological justice on an anti-colonial basis. This can ultimately only be achieved by replacing capitalism with a more democratic society not driven by profit: ecosocialism.” This policy explains our common understanding of that goal.
The wintry weather that has battered the southern US and parts of Europe could be a counterintuitive effect of the climate crisis
Associating climate change, normally connected with roasting heat, with an unusual winter storm that has crippled swaths of Texas and brought freezing temperatures across the southern US can seem counterintuitive. But scientists say there is evidence that the rapid heating of the Arctic can help push frigid air from the north pole much further south, possibly to the US-Mexico border.
Long-haul trucker, Luis Franco of Calgary said he fears driving to the U.S. because he said some Americans don't follow COVID-19 precautions such as wearing a mask. (Submitted by Luis Franco)
But while UBI is desirable in principle, it’s not a magic solution to the intricate and perennial problems of poverty and income inequality. Furthermore, its implementation in Canada is not financially, administratively, politically or constitutionally feasible.
With Allan Bartley’s Ku Klux Klan in Canada, he tells how this country has not been magically immune to hate mongers and authoritarianism
For many Canadians, there will be a strong temptation, as we watch the end of Donald Trump’s presidency, to indulge in one of our nation’s favourite pastimes, congratulating ourselves on how different our political life is from that alarming, lethal gong show down south. No QAnon shamans or rage-intoxicated, beard-braiding Bubbas with Bazookas for us! We are a civilized country.