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Posted inCanada / Corruption / News / Tax
Why are Tax Haven Users Getting Govt Contracts?
The federal government is giving lucrative contracts to suppliers who avoid paying their share of taxes by using tax havens. This includes individuals and organizations … Why are Tax Haven Users Getting Govt Contracts?Read more
Posted inCanada / Fossil fuel / News / Protest
PM Trudeau Approves 2 Major Tar Sands Pipelines
In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has approved two major pipelines: Kinder Morgan’s $5 billion Trans Mountain pipeline and the $7.5 billion Enbridge Line 3 … PM Trudeau Approves 2 Major Tar Sands PipelinesRead more
Posted inCanada / Economics / ToMl
Bata’s (and Canada’s) colonialist past
An elitist, nationalist, bias dominates all areas of Canada’s paper of record. On the front of last weekend’s Style section the Globe and Mail profiled … Bata’s (and Canada’s) colonialist pastRead more
Posted inCanada / Politics / Racism / ToMl
100 Years After Rejecting Komagata Maru Ship of 370 Immigrants
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has formally apologized for the 1914 Komagata Maru incident, in which Canada turned away a Japanese steamship in order to … 100 Years After Rejecting Komagata Maru Ship of 370 ImmigrantsRead more
Posted inCanada / ToMl / Wild Fire
The Alberta wildfire is dumping mercury into the atmosphere
The Fort McMurray fire, which merged with another smaller wildfire last week, has displaced residents and cleared nearly everything in its path, including swaths of … The Alberta wildfire is dumping mercury into the atmosphereRead more
Posted inAfrica / Canada / Economics / ToMl
300 Years of Aid and Exploitation
Mainstream academics and journalists like to portray Canada as a positive force on the international stage, but Yves Engler’s new book, Canada in Africa, shows … 300 Years of Aid and ExploitationRead more
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Alberta wildfire turns to boreal forests
Fort McMurray, in Canada’s Alberta province, is surrounded by two things: oil sands and boreal forests. And while the former emerged from last week’s massive … Alberta wildfire turns to boreal forestsRead more
Posted inCanada / Economics / Fossil fuel / ToMl
End fossil fuel handouts in the 2016 budget
To: Finance Minister Bill Morneau Dear Minister, Keep your promise and signal an end to billions of dollars in polluting oil, gas and coal subsidies … End fossil fuel handouts in the 2016 budgetRead more
Posted inCanada / Politics / Renewable / ToMl
Canadians pull the plug on renewable energy scheme
The Canadian province of Nova Scotia, on the country’s Atlantic seaboard, has ended a programme which gave citizens an incentive to produce renewable energy. The … Canadians pull the plug on renewable energy schemeRead more