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In October 2023, a right-wing government swept to power in New Zealand on a wave of populist anger similar to Canada’s. The results so far? Government debt forecast to rise. The deficit got worse. Unemployment is increasing. Craig Renney writes.
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Out of frustration we tried electing right-wing populists. Now things are worse.
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While President Trump’s administration rolls back hard-won anti-racist initiatives in the U.S., many of us in Canada shake our heads. But we ought to look at how the Canadian government played a role in shaping how we understand racialized people.
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A scholar shares her research on how Canadian citizenship guides have shaped our understandings of Blackness.
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“We’re concerned additional border security measures will lead to more danger and death for migrants attempting to cross between the two countries.”.
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Tighter policing increases human smuggling and fatalities, studies show.
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Many of the 2,000 Jasperites displaced by the fire yearn for some sense of certainty about the future. “It’s hard to live a normal life if you don’t have a home.”.
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Vacancy was near zero before a third of the town burned. Locals are demanding action.
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While everyone The Tyee spoke with agreed that a catastrophic number of drug-related deaths are happening across North America, no one The Tyee spoke with believed Trump was acting in good faith to protect the lives of people who use drugs.
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Experts say Trump is using overdose deaths for political gain.
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This week, President Trump paused implementation of the 25% tariff on all Canadian non-oil exports for 30 days. Forestry experts say if the tariffs go ahead, even more workers’ jobs are in jeopardy.
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If higher tariffs come, ‘the big mills will close down.’
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“Liberal democracy” doesn’t mean one governed by liberals or Liberals. It means we protect individual liberties and group rights. Populists, by contrast, focus on the majority — often at the expense of minorities and dissenters, writes Wesley.
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They claim to represent the will of the people as they tear down our foundations of freedom and democracy.
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Trump’s return has sparked tighter border policies. But research shows policing borders pushes migrants into more dangerous crossing points, which leads migrants to rely more heavily on human smuggling operations. Experts write.
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Tighter policing increases human smuggling and fatalities, studies show.
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There are high hopes for hempcrete, the building material that is carbon-negative, energy-efficient, safe and durable. Founders of the Indigenous Habitat Institute explain how they are using hemp to build more sustainable and climate-proof houses.
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Indigenous Habitat Institute founders explain using hemp to build healthier, climate-proof houses.
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“It feels like they’re pulling from whatever policies they can to target this behaviour, this thing they want us not to do.”.
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The library’s policies say employees can’t wear political symbols. Some staff say the rules are selectively applied.
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There have been arguments about how concrete towers are not an “Indigenous way of building.”. “It’s like saying if an Indigenous person is in the city, they’re no longer properly Indigenous.” .
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As the Squamish Nation rebuilds with an ambitious new housing project, a scholar examines its long history of displacement.
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Could Jasper’s blaze ignite housing solutions? . Vacancy was near zero before a third of the town burned. Locals are demanding action. 🏘.
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Vacancy was near zero before a third of the town burned. Locals are demanding action.
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The ongoing catastrophic loss of life is better explained as a failure of prohibition, rather than a failure of Canada to control fentanyl exports, said UBC professor Mark Haden.
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Experts say Trump is using overdose deaths for political gain.
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If President Trump carries out his threat to introduce tariffs next month, expect even more forest companies to leave the province, forestry experts say. @isaacnaynay reports. #bclab #uspoli .
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If higher tariffs come, ‘the big mills will close down.’
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Here’s what populist parties — from the extreme-right AfD in Germany to Trump’s Republicans to the Conservative Party of Canada — have in common: . Their idea of democracy is fundamentally different from what most of us are used to. Jared Wesley explains.
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They claim to represent the will of the people as they tear down our foundations of freedom and democracy.
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RT @TheTyee: Here is a timeline detailing the coal industry’s lobbying campaigns, lobbyist ties to Alberta politics and key policy decision….
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A timeline shows the coal industry hired at least 14 former government insiders to lobby for favourable policy changes.
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RT @TheTyee: “With every new excess of Donald Trump’s retribution binge in the opening days of his presidency, and given the obvious simila….
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Voters have a new common enemy. And Poilievre’s lead has ‘evaporated,’ says one pollster.
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Capstan Station is finally open. How did Richmond get developers to chip in?
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Capstan Station is finally open. How did Richmond get developers to chip in?
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@BenParfittCCPA Richard Kabzems, who lives in the heart of B.C.’s most developed methane gas zone, says he is troubled the Energy Resource Appeal Tribunal took over six months to deny his request — months he could’ve spent trying to fight the project by other means.
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BC tribunal rejects Richard Kabzems’ appeal despite the earthquake risks to his neighbourhood.
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