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Why gasoline prices have soared to record highs

Sooke PocketNews Posted on March 8, 2022 by Britt SantowskiMarch 8, 2022

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 →

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A Twitter investigation reveals what the ‘freedom convoy,’ Islamophobes, incels and Hindu supremacists have in common

Sooke PocketNews Posted on February 19, 2022 by Britt SantowskiFebruary 17, 2022

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 →

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Black and Indigenous protesters are treated differently than the ‘convoy’ because of Canada’s ongoing racism

Sooke PocketNews Posted on February 18, 2022 by Britt SantowskiFebruary 17, 2022

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 →

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Vaccine hesitancy: Why ‘doing your own research’ doesn’t work, but reason alone won’t change minds

Sooke PocketNews Posted on February 17, 2022 by Britt SantowskiFebruary 17, 2022

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 →

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Candice Bergen’s nod to Trump is a sign of Canada’s descent, but the Charter may save us

Sooke PocketNews Posted on February 12, 2022 by Britt SantowskiFebruary 11, 2022

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 →

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The occupation of Ottawa by the ‘freedom convoy’ has the potential for an urban siege

Sooke PocketNews Posted on February 11, 2022 by Britt SantowskiFebruary 11, 2022

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 →

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Opinion: Being mad doesn’t make you right

Sooke PocketNews Posted on February 10, 2022 by Britt SantowskiFebruary 10, 2022

–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 →

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New study reveals intensified housing inequality in Canada from 1981 to 2016

Sooke PocketNews Posted on January 1, 2022 by Britt SantowskiJanuary 2, 2022
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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 →

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Capital Daily interviews the founder of Sooke PocketNews

Sooke PocketNews Posted on December 27, 2021 by Britt SantowskiDecember 27, 2021

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 →

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Answers from COVID experts: How do you talk to family members who aren’t vaccinated? How can the vaccines be safe if they were developed so quickly? Is natural immunity better than being vaccinated?

Sooke PocketNews Posted on December 20, 2021 by Britt SantowskiDecember 20, 2021

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 →

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