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The consultation process for electoral reform has been a shambles. Here are three ways to save it
By
Rudayna Bahubeshi
| January 4, 2017

I've dedicated a lot of time and energy to understanding and improving how we elect governments in Canada. Yet despite having had more access to Minister of Democratic Institutions Maryam Monsef than the average Canadian, I feel more confused than ever about what we are to expect from the electoral reform process.

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One year later, Justin Trudeau is poised to disappoint nearly everyone who voted for him
By
Gerry Caplan
| October 26, 2016

I come not to bury Justin Trudeau but to praise him. Sort of.

Just about everything I believed about him before his 2015 election triumph was largely wrong. I deeply underestimated the man; I did him wrong. Was I blinded by simple partisanship, or has he grown so much so fast since last October 19?

I simply refused to take the man seriously as a potential prime minister. I thought the Conservatives had a winning put-down in their assertion that Justin Trudeau was "just not ready" to be Prime Minister.

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Chippewas of the Thames First Nation fight Line 9 pipeline project

November 4, 2015
| Audio from an October demo which called on Canada and Enbridge to halt the Line 9 pipeline project until the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation's treaty rights are met.
Length: 30:37 minutes (42.06 MB)
The mining industry's tentative commitment to Indigenous rights and FPIC
By
Ramsey Hart
| June 4, 2013

Ballot for community referendum on mining.Last month the International Council on Mining and Metallurgy (ICMM) issued a new position paper, “Indigenous Peoples and Mining”. The position statement “sets out ICMM members’ approach to engaging with Indigenous peoples and to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).” Twenty-two mining companies make up ICMM, including Canadian majors Barrick, Goldcorp, Inmet (now owned by First Quantum), and Teck.

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Vision Vancouver's re:THINK: Obscuring the housing crisis through the spectacle of competition
By
Andy Longhurst
| July 19, 2012

Vision Vancouver and city planners have recently launched a series of highly branded “ideas competitions” with design-heavy titles like re:THINK and re:CONNECT. While the stated purpose of these competitions has been to generate creative new ideas for the city’s greatest planning challenges, the reality is that these events represent staged spectacles that obscure Vancouver’s housing crisis. The story of re:THINK and re:CONNECT offers a textbook model for how to distract residents away from the the social injustices of extraordinary housing costs and incredible developer profits, displacing politics through the spectacle of competition.

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Rally for Indigenous rights at the Supreme Court!

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 8:00am - 5:00pm

Location

Supreme Court of Canada
301 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON
Canada
45° 25' 14.592" N, 75° 42' 16.0704" W
See map: Google Maps

On November 30th, on unceded Algonquin territory in Ottawa, Clyde River Inuit and the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation are heading to the Supreme Court of Canada to uphold the legal right of Indigenous Peoples to be consulted on energy projects that will impact their communities.

A win at the court could be a watershed moment for the future of Indigenous rights and environmental justice. We need YOU to be there to show your support for Indigenous communities fighting on the front lines of fossil fuel extraction.

Join us for a powerful and uplifting day of action outside the Supreme Court in Ottawa. Details:
-Opening Sunrise Ceremony: 6:30 AM (on Victoria Island)
-Morning rally: 8:00 - 9:30 AM
-Lunchtime rally: 12:00-2:00

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