Getting the Insight Out
Nearly a month has passed since the start of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ occupation in Ottawa and on Canadian highways. Initially, the movement began as truck drivers protested federal COVID-19 mandates More
Child welfare services in Canada are designed with the intent of protecting children and encouraging family stability. However, state-sponsored child welfare services respond to reports of children in physical or More
Systemic racism continues to impact Indigenous Peoples as they attempt to access what, for most Canadians, is a fundamental right: health care. This is even more true during a pandemic. More
In August 2020, a group of protestors toppled and destroyed a statue of John A. Macdonald located in downtown Montreal. Canada’s first prime minister is memorialized in statues across the More
During a press conference on October 2nd, Quebec Premier François Legault acknowledged that racism exists in Quebec, but stated that he does not believe the same can be said regarding More
Tensions continue to rise in Nova Scotia between Mi’kmaq Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous groups. The conflict stems from a dispute over lobster fishing between commercial fisherman and Mi’kmaq fisherman, which More
Once again, systemic racism confronts the Canadian conscience, challenging Canada’s professed value of multiculturalism. The death of Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Atikamekw woman from the community of Manawan, has resulted More
“Defund the Police”: A Strategy Towards Abolition Written on posters throughout cities around the world, the words “Defund The Police” have been a popular response to systemic racism and police More
On Monday, May 26th, a white woman walking her dog in Central Park called the police to intimidate and threaten Christian Cooper – a Black man bird-watching in the same More
Ecuador has reached a resolution to a political crisis after 12 days of protests in the capital, Quito. The crisis started on October 1st, after the administration of Lenin Moreno, More