Canada

Massive Rally In Support Of Sipekne’katik Harvesters, Treaty Rights

October 19, 2020 Elizabeth McSheffrey, Global News. Resist! Canada, Indigenous Rights, Lobster, Racism

Halifax, Nova Scotia - About a thousand people gathered in Grand Parade on Sunday, singing, drumming and voicing their support for Indigenous harvesters on Nova Scotia’s southwestern shore, who are exercising their right to fish — outside the commercial season. It’s an assertion of treaty, constitution and court-protected rights that has cost Sipekne’katik fishers dearly since their launch of a moderate livelihood fishery in mid-September. This week, they were the target of assault, arson, vandalism, threats and intimidation.

A Corporate Megafishery Set The Stage For Violent Conflict In Mi’kma’ki

October 18, 2020 Robin Tress, Canadians.org. Educate! Canada, Corporatism, Fishing, Indigenous Rights

Today across the country, people awoke to reeling images of violence and racism carried out against Mi’kmaq fishers. Many people are asking key questions such as why the RCMP has not pro-actively intervened and defended Mi’kmaq leadership and fishers, what are the economic realities of the fisheries in Mi’kma’ki, and what conservation considerations are at play. There are a lot of moving parts to the conflict that is ongoing in St Mary’s Bay, Nova Scotia: It is a highly-charged situation, borne out of generations of colonialism, decades of government mishandling and neglect, and months of growing racially-motivated tensions.

Indigenous Defenders Are Front-Line Essential Workers

October 17, 2020 Amy Ede, The Star. Educate! Canada, Indigenous Resistance, Land defenders, Water Protectors

Canada - Expect to work 24/7 on-site. There are no benefits, no days off, and shelter is not provided. You will likely face threats, violence, criminalization, and arrest. So, why are some of the most passionate, informed, brilliant, and resourceful people in Canada dedicating themselves to work that is insecure, dangerous, and unpaid? Indigenous cultures are distinct but we share values of community, holistic understandings of all life, and a deep connection to the land and water. We know that colonial definitions of livelihood are incomplete and that our role is to live in harmony with the land that sustains us.

Lobster Pound Used By Mi’kmaw Destroyed By Fire

October 17, 2020 Brent Patterson, PBI Canada. Educate! Canada, Food and Agriculture, Indigenous Rights, Racism

Nova Scotia, Canada - Early this morning, a fire destroyed a lobster pound (building/facility) used by Mi’kmaw fishers in the fishing village of Middle West Pubnico, Nova Scotia. Global News reports: “The lobster pound is the same one that was swarmed, vandalized and ransacked by a large crowd of non-Indigenous commercial fishers and their supporters Tuesday night.” That article notes that Mi’kmaw fisher Jason Marr said that non-Indigenous fishers had threatened on Tuesday night to “burn” his group out of the building if they didn’t leave and allow them to take the lobsters they had caught.

Members Of Secwépemc Unity Camp Shut Down Trans Mountain Pipeline

October 17, 2020 Michael Potestio, Kamloops This Week. Resist! Canada, Indigenous Resistance, Oil and Gas, Trans Mountain Pipeline

Canada - Several people were arrested on Thursday (Oct. 15) at the Trans Mountain construction site on Mission Flats in Kamloops. Members of the We, the Secwépemc Unity Camp to Stop the Trans Mountain Pipeline walked across Canadian Pacific Railway tracks and onto the Trans Mountain site. There, at least two protesters sat on an excavator and called for others opposed to the pipeline expansion project to help stop the work being done. When Trans Mountain employees told protesters they were violating a B.C. Supreme Court injunction prohibiting the obstruction of access to Trans Mountain's worksites and that they must leave, a protester responded by saying they would stay.

The MEC Saga Shows That Canada Needs More Co-operation

October 10, 2020 Kevin Harding, The Tyee. Educate! Canada, Cooperatives, Local Economy, Privatization

The campaign to “Save MEC” — Mountain Equipment Co-op — has rallied more than 140,000 Canadians together to save a business that is being sold to an American private equity firm. But this grassroots and groundswell campaign wasn’t about saving a retailer; it was about saving a co-op. In fighting for a member-owned, democratic business, the campaign tapped into a passion in Canadians for co-operation. That passion, which drove thousands of people to engage on social media, sign petitions, demand support from banks and donate more than $100,000 to a legal fund to challenge the sale of the co-op, proves that what Canada needs is not another American-owned store but more co-operation — more of doing business in a different way.

Research Project Gave Homeless People $7,500 Each

October 8, 2020 Bridgette Watson, CBC.CA. Create! Basic Income, Canada, Food Security, Houseless

The results of a B.C. research project that gave thousands of dollars to homeless people are in and, according to one researcher, could challenge stereotypes about people "living on the margins." The New Leaf project is a joint study started in 2018 by Foundations for Social Change, a Vancouver-based charitable organization, and the University of British Columbia. After giving homeless Lower Mainland residents cash payments of $7,500, researchers checked on them over a year to see how they were faring.

Canada Has A War Crimes Problem

September 30, 2020 Matthew Behrens, Rabble.ca. Educate! Canada, War crimes, Weapons makers, Yemen

Two new reports on Canadian weapons exports reveal that Canadian-based corporate entities (and, by extension, government agencies that support and encourage their exports) are complicit in the commission of war crimes in Yemen, Turkey, Libya, Syria and Iraq. These findings build on previously raised concerns that the Canadian military was complicit in war crimes during the occupation of Afghanistan (including when current Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan operated there as a soldier). Earlier this month, the United Nations criticized Canada, among other nations, for continuing to export weapons to all parties that fuel the commission of war crimes in Yemen.

Hootsuite Retreats From Deal With ICE

September 25, 2020 Douglas Quan, The Star. Resist! Canada, Hootsuite, ICE, Immigrant Rights

The decision by Vancouver-based tech giant Hootsuite to abruptly pull out of a contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency following internal and public backlash should put corporate leaders on notice — be vigilant about who you do business with, experts say. “There’s no question that corporate social and environmental responsibility issues are increasingly getting more attention — not only by business leaders, but company stakeholders, including employees,” said Christie Stephenson, executive director of the Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics at UBC.

Toronto: Protestors Successfully Prevent Eviction

September 22, 2020 Mira Miller, Blog TO. Resist! Canada, Eviction, Eviction Defense, Police

Toronto protesters engaged in a tense standoff with police outside the apartment building at 108 Goodwood Park Court this afternoon and successfully prevented a resident from being evicted. Tenant advocates and neighbours of the resident facing eviction showed up to the East York location early Monday afternoon in preparation for police and sheriff presence, and officers arrived on the scene shortly after to carry out the eviction.

The New Faces Of BC’s Old-Growth Activism

September 21, 2020 Serena Renner, The Tyee. Resist! Canada, Forests, Indigenous Peoples, Logging

Torrance Coste’s dusty Nissan XTerra disappears in a cloud of grey dirt. He’s checking out recent logging activity around Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park on southern Vancouver Island for the Wilderness Committee. I’m trailing behind, trying not to blow a tire, lose his taillights, or get run off the road. Another logging truck smokes past — the eighth so far this morning. It’s stacked with old-growth hemlock and a red cedar at least a metre thick. A few minutes later, we’re stopped by a pile of tree carcasses blocking the road. Active logging. No entry.

Legal Care For All

September 17, 2020 By Kieran Szuchewycz and Katharina Maier, Canadian Dimension. Create! Canada, Economic insecurity, Lawyers, Legal System

We understand that needing doctors and medical care is just a part of life. We are happy to distinguish ourselves from our southern neighbours on the grounds that we are a society that ensures a health crisis does not result in financial ruin. In the course of our lifetime, most of us will also find ourselves in a situation where we need a lawyer. Whether it’s a divorce, a car accident, a business dispute, an eviction, or a criminal matter, one time or another, we will require a lawyer to advocate and advise us as we navigate the complex judicial system.

Toronto: Rally For Six Nations Members Arrested In Land Dispute

September 14, 2020 Muriel Draaisma, CBC.ca. Resist! Canada, Indigenous Rights, Land defenders, Police abuse

Hundreds of people demonstrated outside of the office of the Ontario ministry of Indigenous affairs in Toronto on Saturday to show support for members of Six Nations of the Grand River arrested in a land dispute. Demonstrators carried placards and a large banner that read: "Land Back." The gathering near Bloor Street East and Church Street was in support of a group that calls itself the Six Nations Land Defenders. "Land Back" was painted in red capital letters on the street near the office with messages in chalk surrounding the words.

Why Has Canada Fared Better Than US In The pandemic?

September 12, 2020 Andrew Weichel, CTV News. Educate! Canada, COVID-19, universal healthcare

Vancouver - Why has Canada been more successful at limiting the spread of COVID-19 than our neighbours in the U.S.? One “critically important” factor is Canada’s universal health care system, B.C. health officials said Thursday. “People don’t have to pay for a test,” provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said after being asked to weigh Canada’s advantages. “They weren’t worried that if they got sick they would not be able to get care.”

BC: Preserving Biodiversity Now Guides Logging Policies

September 12, 2020 By Serena Renner and Amanda Follett Hosgood, The Tyee. Create! Canada, Environment, Logging, Old Growth Forest

British Columbia - B.C. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson today announced the deferral of old-growth logging within more than 350,000 hectares as well as the protection of up to 1,500 giant trees. The move came in response to a highly anticipated report also released today on the management of old-growth forests in the province. Environmentalists, workers and First Nations representatives applauded the steps but say they leave out some of the most at-risk ancient forests as well as funding for implementation.

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