“Injustice somewhere is injustice everywhere:” Fredericton peace activist
Fredericton - The much publicized hunger strike by Chief Theresa Spence in Ottawa and the wider activist movement that has ...
Month: February 2013
A province stuck in time? Award-winning film highlights barriers to reproductive choice in New Brunswick
Fredericton - An award-winning film by Montreal filmmaker Karen Cho that will premiere in Fredericton later this month emphasizes the ...
Is the International Student Movement the future of global organizing?
On Nov. 10, 2012, tens of thousands of students flooded the streets of Montreal to express opposition to the proposed ...
NBers rally against Harper’s changes to EI
Rally against EI changes in Moncton on Jan. 26, 2013. Photo by Anna Goguen. A demonstration ...
Regressive tax system in NB hurts low-income earners
Minister of Finance Blaine Higgs speaks to students opposed to tuition hikes at the pre-budget consultation ...
Why is Bernard Valcourt championing EI changes that will hurt NB workers?
Picture from Tony Seed's Weblog. M. Bernard Valcourt, MP for Madawaska-Restigouche, is very vocal in his ...
“Staring down the barrel of a pipeline:” Winona LaDuke warns against lost perspective in a time of climate change
St. Mary's/Sitansik/Fredericton - Winona LaDuke, whose books are read in classes at St. Thomas University, just got a new fan ...
The untold story of inequality in Atlantic Canada
Saint John, NB at dusk. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Statistics Canada released new data this week on ...
NB energy policy: chasing dollars, courting disaster
The provincial economic and energy plans espoused by government, former politicians and editorial writers are based on denying any facts ...
Harper government wrong to replace EI board of referees
There has been a good deal in the news lately about the current legislative amendments to the Employment Insurance Act ...