Federal minister Navdeep Bains leads Q and A session
Federal minister of innovation, science, and economic development Navdeep Bains took part in a Q and A session on the government’s role in sustainable development…
social issues
Canada’s favourite coffee isn’t so fresh after all
Where are those Canadian values we’re always bragging about?
It’s time to modernize NAFTA into a trade deal that works for everyone
After having been left behind for the better part of the last two decades, the working class in these nations must be addressed in a fair matter when discussing trade.
Without properly addressing sexual violence, robot sex will be just as violent
Pornography is rampant with the subjection of women, be it through sexual means. We should suspect a similar ideological situation with sex robots.
Consumerism has commodified human relations
A sale on the human soul: social practices have been hollowed out by the bottom of the bargain bin X-Acto knife of capitalism.
Tanya Talaga looks for hard truths
Investigative journalist Tanya Talaga – revered for her coverage of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls and the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh –…
By honouring John A. Macdonald’s name, we deem acceptable his white supremacy
Macdonald put racist ideas into genocidal practice. Publicly honouring him, then, comes at too high a price.
Left behind in the brave new world
Visualize the future of robotic economics: a world where the rich continue to get richer, and the poor continue to get poorer.
Putting a price tag on cell phone production extends beyond sales
Is the iPhone X or upcoming Galaxy X worth the humanity it costs to produce endless streams of upgrades and improvements?
Battling Islamophobia does not rest solely on the shoulders of Muslims
The communal feature of the phrase enabled the progress of democratic movements in the Arab Spring. Reclaiming “Allahu Akbar” is to see the world not just in black-and-white.