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1. Canada: Unions affirm solidarity with pro-Palestine students as repression grows

   application on the grounds that the institution is threatening university workers’ freedom of expression and ... freedom of association. Myles Sullivan, USW District 6 Director (Ontario and Atlantic region) said: “We ... ones attacking ours. “In recent months, trade unions across Canada have experienced rising police ...

2. Canada: Counter-protests held against far-right convoys

   Anti-racism Far right Healthcare North America Transport Jeff Shantz Freedom Convoy Police forces, ... Freedom Convoy and its spin-offs. The convoys in Canada have finally made this clear to many. While police ... a world without either. Counter-protesters rise up Counter-protests started in multiple cities across ...

3. Canada: Far-right ‘Freedom’ convoy descends on Ottawa

   the culmination of what was deemed “Freedom Convoy 2022”. The convoy was posed by some as the Canadian ... in anger over Trump’s election loss. While Freedom Convoy 2022 did not attempt to enter parliament, ... to one of freedom and against perceived political “traitors” in government. However one wants to ...

4. Canada: Conservatives leader ousted amid far-right ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests

   Far right North America Jeff Shantz Conservative Party of Canada Justin Trudeau Freedom Convoy ... Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Toronto The far-right Freedom Convoy that rolled into Ottawa at the end of ... there are “ good people on both sides ” of the Freedom Convoy. The Freedom Convoy is a far-right ...

5. Canada: Education workers announce wildcat action after Ontario suspends human rights to crush their union

   Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, poses a serious threat to labour movements and could set ... The clause, Section 33 of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, gives provincial legislatures or ... time, a rise in overtime pay, and a $100 million investment in new job creation. The government had ...

6. Canada: Workers resist Ontario’s union-busting tactics with wildcat actions

   by invoking the “notwithstanding clause” to remove parts of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms ... collective bargaining rights have resulted in a real wage cut of 10.7% for these workers. Pay rises from ... Workers’ reasonable, necessary, and affordable wage proposal is a rise of $3.25 an hour (11.7%). It is ...

7. Far-right convoy supporter becomes leader of Canada’s Conservatives

   Poilievre is tapping into outrage over the rising cost of living, the housing crisis, and employment ... Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. Canada September 20, 2022 1361 Top: 'Freedom convoy' in Ottawa. ... 'Freedom Convoy' by invoking Emergencies Act More by Jeff Shantz World ...

8. Canada: Social democrats capitulate, Liberals seek to expand military spending

   freedom to govern largely unimpeded over the next three years.The social democrats have — on the basis of ... that the left opposition party is stepping aside as a potentially huge rise in military spending is ... responds to 'Freedom Convoy' by invoking Emergencies Act Has Germany’s global role shifted due to ...

9. Far right gains in Canada’s election

   The PPC won more than 840,000 votes and claimed more than 5% of the vote. This was a substantial rise ... a context in which far-right mobilisations and white supremacist assaults have been rising over the past few ... “liberties and freedoms” aimed toward the anti-vaccination movements that have been launched by far-right ...