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From the 1969 White Paper on Indian Policy to Today's White Paper 2.0

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/25/2020 - 22:13
Presentation by Russ Diabo, May 2020

Presentation slides from Russ Diabo about the 50 year plan of the federal bureaucracy to implement the goals of the 1969 White Paper on Indian Policy though to the current Trudeau government’s “Rights Recognition” Framework. What we call the White Paper 2.0.

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Migrants Know Your Rights! Ontario's Emergency COVID ID Requirement (Excerpt)

Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/22/2020 - 08:49
A guide on what to do if stopped by the police
What to do if stopped by police during the COVID-19 pandemic?
During the pandemic, police have been granted new powers that disproportionately target migrants, street-bound people, sex workers and other vulnerable groups.

Amid pandemic, new police powers target migrants, sex workers and the poor

Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/22/2020 - 07:45
Why community, not increased policing, is what is now needed most
Why are certain vulnerable groups at higher risk of police harassment during the pandemic?

Law enforcement officers have been given more powers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the people most affected are also the people most marginalized even in normal times: migrants, racialized peoples, sex workers, and the poor.

Johnson & Johnson Tosses the Talc, Enters $1B Deal to Develop COVID-19 Vaccinations

Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/20/2020 - 22:05
Health products giant J&J will stop selling talc in Canada and US as evidence of risks pile up (as do lawsuits) but will continue in many other countries
Unceded Territory (BC) - Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced on Monday, May 18, it was pulling its talc-based products off shelves in Canada and the U.S.
 
“Demand for talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in North America has been declining due in large part to changes in consumer habits and fueled by misinformation around the safety of the product and a

Easing of Restrictions Brings Safety Concerns

Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/18/2020 - 21:28
New cases are still being reported, anti-lockdown protesters are ignoring social distancing guidelines, and racist hate crimes continue

Unceded Territories (BC) - After Victoria Day long weekend, Canada is facing a new COVID-19 phase

Canada politicizes pandemic to seek intervention in Venezuela

Submitted by admin on Fri, 05/15/2020 - 08:43
Government is ignoring available data and supporting insurrectionists
Why is Canada claiming Venezuela has a COVID-related humanitarian crisis?

Consistent with an interventionist agenda, the Canadian government and other Lima Group member nations are turning to COVID-19 to single out Venezuela, claiming the socialist nation is undergoing a pandemic-related "crisis.” Yet, according to official figures, Venezuela is not only do

Pandemic Times Continue America's Tradition of Sacrificing People of Color

Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/10/2020 - 20:51
While some white Americans defy requests for them to stay home and are protesting for businesses to re-open, essential workers, like migrant farmworkers, face deadly risks every day

As America opens up its economy, state by state, it is clear that this move is not only premature, it’s downright negligent. The Covid-19 outbreak is more deadly than experts anticipated, with the US reaching nearly 80,000 deaths.

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