Category Archives: Front Page
Mexico’s press goes to town after Canadian mining CEO admits ‘good relationship’ with drug cartels
The admission by a CEO of a Canadian mining company to having a “good relationship” with drug cartels in Mexico has received widespread coverage in the Mexican press. “The cartels are active down there…Generally, we’ve had a good relationship with
Foreign crews in domestic shipping recipe for ‘catastrophic’ oil spills
Foreign-flagged vessels employing exploited and overworked foreign crews who have neither vested interest in Canadian waterways nor the experience to navigate them are bound to cause environmental catastrophes like the oil spill in Vancouver this week, Canadian seafarers warn. The
Challenges faced by Canadian SMEs competing globally
By Dr. Rebecca Reuber, Professor of Strategic Management, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management It’s important to recognize that internationalizing their sales and business activities is really difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). There are business risks associated
Why bomb Syria when Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya taught us bombs don’t bring democracy
By Don Davies NDP MP for Vancouver Kingsway, BC The old adage that those who do not pay attention to history are doomed to repeat it, I think, is time-tested and true. I will review what has been the experience
TFW program allows employers to target vulnerable women for sexual abuse and violence
By Fay Faraday, Lawyer, Visiting Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School For the last 25 years I have been working with low-wage migrant workers across all the different streams of temporary labour migration: the seasonal agricultural worker program, the live-in caregiver
Aligning with Bush’s axis of evil and violating international law is no laughing matter
By Thomas Mulcair, Leader of the Official Opposition Again today we are debating the Prime Minister’s military adventures. The Prime Minister is again preparing to ask our brave troops to risk their lives overseas. This issue has come before the
Bill C-51 and the Charter: What the father giveth, the son giveth away
By Michael Nabert Don’t get me wrong, I understand the cynical reason why Justin Trudeau hasn’t come out harshly against this hideous bill to eviscerate Canadian rights and turn us into a police state. Hoping to draw more voters from
Raising retirement age leads to inequality
Raising the age of eligibility for the Old Age Security pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement will increase inequalities between older people, according to new research coming out of Montreal. “This change will force retired people into greater dependence on
John Baird gets job with mining giant that got government subsidies when he was a minister
John Baird, who resigned last month as Minister of Foreign Affairs, has landed a job as an advisor with Barrick Gold, a corporation that received subsidies for its mining operations from the government during the time Baird was in the
Oil price drop: the windfall and the fallout
By Dr. James Stanford, Unifor Economist A decline in oil prices by half is a major shock for the Canadian macroeconomy. In my judgment—and I actually worked, in another life, as an energy economist for a few years before I
