David Detomasi, Queen’s University, Ontario Canadians are finally returning to the office after two years of pandemic restrictions, and they’re are making March Break and summer travel plans. They are also being confronted by record-high gasoline prices at the pumps, … Continue reading →
Zeinab Farokhi, University of Toronto; David Anderson, York University, Canada, and Yasmin Jiwani, Concordia University The so-called “freedom convoy,” which began in January in Ottawa, has garnered international attention and sparked a flood of social media conversations. To get a … Continue reading →
Audra Diptée, Carleton University Since the beginning of the supposed “freedom convoy” in Ottawa on Jan. 28, there have been complaints about the failure of the police and government to protect its citizens from verbal harassment, noise pollution and, in … Continue reading →
Vinod Goel, York University, Canada When the Green Bay Packers lost a playoff game to the San Francisco 49ers on Jan. 22, Twitter users were quick to roast Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ anti-vaccination beliefs. Rodgers misled his teammates about his … Continue reading →
Jeffrey B. Meyers, Thompson Rivers University Prior to becoming interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, MP Candice Bergen (pictured) was among the more vocal members of caucus to push former leader Erin O’Toole into an explicit embrace of … Continue reading →
Jack L. Rozdilsky, York University, Canada Ontario’s declaration of a state of emergency in response to the so-called “freedom convoy” and its occupation of public space in Toronto and Ottawa and at the U.S.-Canada border in Windsor is intended to … Continue reading →
–Kathy Hennessy from Adulting is Hard, reprinted with permission “I’m frustrated.” ~ Everyone, everywhere I think this is the first post I’ve put out to the wild that isn’t intended for anyone else. This one is just for me. I’d … Continue reading →
Yushu Zhu, Simon Fraser University Driven by the neoliberal*Link added by SPN belief in the superiority of the free market, the housing policy in Canada has shifted from a welfare-oriented policy to a market-oriented one over the past four decades, … Continue reading →
Capital Daily reporter Brishti Basu met with Britt Santowski for an insider glimpse into the six-year active lifespan of Sooke PocketNews. Together with managing editor Jimmy Thomson, Basu published the following report. Click on the image above or click here … Continue reading →
Scott White, The Conversation. The Conversation Canada and McMaster University recently co-hosted a live event on vaccine hesitancy. Editor-in-Chief Scott White spoke with four researchers from McMaster: Medical doctor, educator and researcher Zain Chagla; immunologist Dawn Bowdish; Manali Mukherjee, an assistant … Continue reading →
