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22/11/20
Author: 
Dora Dimitrova and Joe Attard
[From the International Marxist Tendency in the UK]
Nov. 20, 2020

Millions of people around the world are jubilant that a COVID-19 vaccine might soon be available.

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22/11/20
Author: 
Aaron Vincent Elkaim
A portrait of a young girl on the streets of Easterville, Manitoba. Easterville is the reserve community of the Chemawawin Cree Nation, founded in 1962 after they were forcibly relocated during the construction of the Grand Rapids dam which flooded 202,343 hectares of land. Photo: Aaron Vincent Elkaim / The Narwhal

Nov. 7, 2020

For five decades, hydroelectric development has altered the lives and landscapes fed by the Nelson River in the province's north. The Keeyask dam, the sixth to modify the river's course, is scheduled to come online in 2021

Ninety-seven per cent of energy produced in Manitoba comes from hydroelectricity. The vast majority of that energy comes from a string of dams on the Nelson River system in the province’s north. There, a sixth mega dam, known as the Keeyask, is under construction to provide electricity for export to the United States.

21/11/20
Author: 
Mitchell Thompson NOVEMBER 16, 2020 Photo: Governor of Virginia / Flickr
Amazon warehouse - Photo: Governor of Virginia / Flickr

 

Leaked images show mega-corporation’s use of ‘virtual foreman,’ which advocates say puts workers’ pandemic safety at risk

Amazon warehouse workers say a version of the company’s infamous “time off task” productivity-monitoring system is operational in Canada — and it’s pushing them to race against seemingly arbitrary digital timers, at the expense of their health.

21/11/20
Author: 
Andrew Kurjata

Nov 19, 2020

Industrial site safety plans still working, Dr. Henry says

 

John Horgan poses for a selfie while on a tour of LNG Canada in Northern B.C. on Friday Jan. 17, 2020. (John Horgan/Twitter)

20/11/20
Author: 
CBC Radio Ideas
Astra Taylor

[Editor: These are two very interesting podcasts on the subject of democracy, inequality, capitalism, racisism, imperialism, and freedom.]

1. Canadian-American filmmaker and writer Astra Taylor admits that for most of her life the term "democracy" held little appeal. But when she took on the what-is-democracy question, her inquiry turned into a belief that while it may not fully exist, democracy is still worth fighting for.

Aired: March 10, 2020

19/11/20
Author: 
First Nations Leaders
National Call To Act;ion November 2020

Nov. 19, 2020
 
Gidemt'en Checkpoint, Tiny House Warriors, 1492 Land Back Lane, Kanienkehaka Land Back Camp, Mikmaq 1752 frontline, and Protect the Inlet are all calling for action!

Please watch and share this powerful call out video and organize within your community! 
19/11/20
Author: 
The Thorn

Nov. 19, 2020

On Wednesday, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart unveiled a plan to ask the Canadian government to allow Vancouver to decriminalize simple possession of all drugs. This would first involve passing a motion at Vancouver City Council.

Read about it in this story from Global News: Plan unveiled to make Vancouver first jurisdiction in Canada to decriminalize simple drug possession

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