On May 14th, over a thousand people gathered in Ottawa for a Day of National Resistance organized to protest against recent government relations with First Nations people. There were also many companion events organized across the country. The protest was centered on three key issues.
Éliane Viennot a publié en mars dernier aux éditions iXe un fascinant bouquin intitulé Non, le masculin ne l'emporte pas sur le féminin!.
This episode of GroundWire was produced on Traditional Mohawk Territory in Montreal at CKUT
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Moratorium on Temporary Foreign Workers in Food Service industry further marginalizes migrant workers | Carly Forbes, CILU
On Friday, April 25th, Off the Hour was joined in studio and by phone by a panel of guests who talked about climate change, the tar sands, and pipelines.
This episode of GroundWire was produced by Dana Wesley and Graham Juneau at CFRC on Traditional Haudenosaunee and Annishinabe territory in Kingston, ON
On Thursday, April 3rd, thousands of people gathered for the ASSE national demonstration against austerity. The crowd marched in downtown Montreal against government austerity programs.
On April 7, Quebecers will go to the polls to vote in a provincial election. Several key controversial issues remain in the air as we approach election day.
In order to address the lack of a sexual assault policy at McGill University a number of campus groups collectively launched a website outlining their demands.
The Ligue des droits et libertes sent out a statement, signed by 55 organizations, denouncing the arrests at this year's police brutality protest, which took place on March 15th.
On Wednesday, march 19th, protestors gathered in Montreal at the Viau metro station in order to protest against the approval by the National Energy Board's decision to approve the reversal plan for Enbridge's line 9.
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-Tyendinaga Mohawks blockade CN rail for missing and murdered women investigation.
Social housing organizations in Montreal are accusing the rental board of forcing tenants to live in outrageous rental housing conditions: when a tenant has sanitary issues in their apartment, they have to wait an average of
Khurshid Begum Awan has now been living in sanctuary in a Montreal church for six months to resist a deportation back to her native Pakistan. Living in sanctuary causes Khurshid, her daughter Tahira Malik and young grandson Ali immense daily stress. Back in Pakistan, her husband is constantly risking his life as the family has experienced threats and violence.
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is constantly calling out, not only to the public but also to specific figures or celebrities, asking them to acknowledge the rights of the Palestinians and protest against Israeli policies. Lately, Scarlett Johansson and Neil Young’s names have come up.
This episode of GroundWire was produced on Fort William First Nations Territory in Thunder Bay, ON at CILU by Carly Forbes
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Free Speech Radio News returns to the airwaves on February 11th | Aaron Lakoff, CKUT
CKUT brings you an interview with Amy Awan, human rights coordinator of the national council of canadian muslims.
As the commission on Bill 60, the Quebec Values Charter, continues at the National Assembly in Quebec City, CKUT brings voices speaking out against racism and xenophobia.
Anthony Housefather, the mayor of the Cote-St-Luc borough, has come out against the charter.
