MONDAY HEADLINES 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 |
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The NDP’s Wealth Tax: What the Experts Say Singh says it will help reduce economic inequality, but new approach is widely debated. By Andrew MacLeod. Monday, September 30, 2019. Three Parties, Three Roadmaps to Universal Pharmacare in Canada Only the Conservatives have turned down the idea. We lay out the different approaches. By Andrew MacLeod. Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Greta Thunberg Is Right. Fairy Tales of Endless Growth Will Destroy Us Growth is driving climate change. But news media ignore the clear connection. By Jennifer Ellen Good. Monday, September 30, 2019. Canada Should Make Corrupt Dictators Pay for Refugees They Create Every politician should support a bill letting government use seized assets to pay for global refugee support. By Paula Ethans. Monday, September 30, 2019. On Making ‘Crackdown,’ a Podcast from the Trenches of the Overdose Crisis It’s made by drug users, covering the drug war as war correspondents. By Garth Mullins. Friday, September 27, 2019. ‘Greenwood’ Offers a Compelling, Sprawling Tale of Forests and Family Michael Christie’s novel is much more than a story of environmental apocalypse. You should read it. By Crawford Kilian. Friday, September 27, 2019. Why You Should Climate Strike Today Here are 23 reasons. Please add your own. By Bill McKibben. Friday, September 27, 2019. Want to Understand Scheer’s Stance on Rights of Women, LGBTQ People? Look to the Harper Era Scheer pledges to avoid issues like same-sex marriage and abortion. That doesn’t mean rights won’t be under attack. By Marc Lafrance. Friday, September 27, 2019. At Bernier’s First Western Canada Visit, Cheers for Call to Cut ‘Big Fat Government’ Surrey business event attracts a small but boisterous crowd rather hostile to media. By Christopher Cheung. Thursday, September 26, 2019. Half a Million Youngsters to Receive a Milestone Indigenous Book 'My Heart Fills With Happiness' is written in dual languages, including Plains Cree. By Jamin Mike. Thursday, September 26, 2019. ‘The Twentieth Century’ May Be the Heritage Minute We Need As the election gets messier, a film about Mackenzie King explores how the past was as surreal as the present. By Frederick Blichert. Thursday, September 26, 2019. How Emily Carr Students Are Creating a Climate of Change University is the only BC post-secondary school to cancel Friday classes, allowing students and staff to climate strike. By Dorothy Woodend. Wednesday, September 25, 2019. After Apology from Maker of Racist Video, Black Student and Mother Say There’s Still Work to Do It’s the response from officials that still frustrates, they say. By Katie Hyslop. Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Three Takeaways for Canada from the UN Climate Emergency Meeting Here’s what The Tyee learned from inside the General Assembly in New York. By Geoff Dembicki. Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Indigenous Youth Weigh the Tough Decision to Vote For some, participating in colonial politics isn’t worth it. For others, exciting candidates have made it more appealing. By Jamin Mike. Tuesday, September 24, 2019. VIFF in a Jiff, the 2019 Edition Here comes Vancouver’s biggest film fest! Two not to miss, one to skip, and lots of great films about women creators. By Dorothy Woodend. Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Lessons from Prison: A Shackled Pipeline Protester Reflects Poet and scholar Rita Wong on the ‘microcosm’ she inhabited behind bars. By Rita Wong. Tuesday, September 24, 2019. |
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