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Private law: Why the RCMP arrests Indigenous people and journalists on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory
This week, someone asked me to provide context regarding the RCMP's recent arrests of Indigenous land defenders on traditional Wet'suwet'en territory. It's pretty simple: enforcing... -
Canadians pessimistic that COP26 will address climate emergency
Most respondents to a new poll have a bleak view of the UN climate conference COP26 in Glasgow. Among the 1,611 people surveyed by the... -
Travis Scott, Drake sued over deadly Astroworld crowd crush
It didn't take long for lawyers to spring into action following a tragedy in Houston. On November 5, fans rushed toward the stage at the... -
COP26: Spare me the sophistry of Justin Trudeau’s plan to cut emissions
I didn't want to have to write this column. But in light of the media's fawning coverage of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's climate speech at... -
Trudeau cabinet: Real change or same-old, same-old?
Sgt Mathieu St-Amour / Rideau Hall Gitskan Nation child-welfare activist Cindy Blackstock summed up Justin Trudeau's cabinet as well as anyone. She said that that... -
Ian Williams takes a deep dive into Disorientation
THE DISORIENTATION OF DISCRIMINATION: KEI MILLER & IAN WILLIAMS as part of the the Toronto International Festival of Authors. Thursday (October 21) a 3 pm.... -
Trudeau under fire for Tofino holiday on Truth and Reconciliation Day
Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau once took a famous walk in the snow before he announced his resignation in 1984. Now, his son Justin has... -
Indigenous kids eligible to collect billions after court rejects Trudeau appeal
The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada has won its second straight round in a battle for equality for Indigenous children in... -
Meng Wanzhou’s admission of wrongdoing not noted in major Chinese outlets
The homepage of two of the Chinese government's most prominent English-language media outlets are not telling readers major details about a story that's leading the... -
Liberals to form a minority government under Justin Trudeau
All the votes have not been counted, but the major Canadian broadcast networks have forecast another Liberal minority government. As of this writing, the Liberals... -
Fossil-fuel industry’s climate disinformation is under scrutiny in U.S. but not in Canada
On September 16, the U.S. Congress oversight and reform committee revealed that it's conducting a probe into ways in which the fossil-fuel industry has misled... -
Liberals drop Spadina-Fort York candidate Kevin Vuong
The Liberals won the Toronto riding of Spadina-Fort York by more than 20,000 votes in the 2019 election. As a result, the party led by... -
Singh sets his sights on billionaires, differentiating himself from Trudeau and O’Toole
Ever since Douglas Fairbanks played Robin Hood in a 1922 silent film, Hollywood has been enamoured with this swashbuckling outlaw of English folklore. Over the... -
Politicians exploit phrasing of Shachi Kurl’s question to avoid issue of racism in Quebec
Canada's chattering classes, particularly in Quebec, spent a great deal of time focusing on a question asked by the president of the Angus Reid Group,... -
People’s Party of Canada dumps riding president over gravel-throwing at Trudeau rally
The People's Party of Canada is trying to distance itself from a pebble-throwing brouhaha in London, Ontario. CTV National News has reported that the alleged...
