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Canada
Louise Mignault

The Erosion of Freedoms

Poilievre wants to bring back laws the Supreme Court called cruel — and this time, he wants to block the courts from saying no. That should worry anyone who values their rights. Because what we’re seeing from Conservative politicians in Canada is a warning. They are telling us, out loud,

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Canada
Louise Mignault

The Politics of Evil: When Power and Profit Matter More Than People

Until the last few years, I have always viewed the Conservative Party of Canada as a viable political choice. Not my choice, to be sure, but a choice—not a threat. Well… not anymore. I’ve spent the past 2 years writing about my antipathy towards the modern-day Conservatives. I’ve done it

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Canada
Julia Lucio

The Death of Free Speech: How Trump is Silencing Dissent

Free speech is under attack. Not the imagined version where people mistake “freedom of speech” for “freedom from consequences,” but the real, dangerous dismantling of our right to dissent, to question those in power, to protest injustice. The latest blow comes from none other than Donald Trump, the so-called leader

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Canada
Louise Mignault

To Elon Musk and the Denizens of X

To Elon Musk and the Denizens of X (Twitter), Elon, Your recent actions have raised major concerns with respect to your influence on global politics and your unmistakable attacks on democracy. Your contribution of over $260 million to Trump’s campaign was – in the words of Steve Bannon – “the

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World
Louise Mignault

The Disinformation Health Epidemic

Health misinformation and medical quackery have been around forever. A quick look at outdated practices like bloodletting, snake oil for pain and inflammation and radium water (!!) to “rejuvenate the body” is a testament to past medical folly. However, the disinformation and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic spawned a full-blown

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World
A Guest

‘The international legal system has collapsed, and journalism is collapsing with it’: why 2024 was the deadliest year on record for reporters

Kristin Skare Orgeret, Oslo Metropolitan University The past year has been the deadliest for journalists since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began tracking fatalities in 1992. Since 7 October 2023, at least 146 journalists have been killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel, and Lebanon, though the actual numbers

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