Selected journalism
Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Service became a model for Ontario and New York. Now, it could close
The New York Times
The U.S. Has Undermined Canadian Sovereignty For Decades
The tools Trump is threatening to dismantle are the same ones the United States has used for decades to dominate other countries. The result in Canada is an economy and institutions that look more like our southern neighbours’ than Canadians may like to think.
The Maple
Global News Refused To Air Anchor’s Reports On Israel: Sources
Global News refused to air two interviews on its national television broadcast that were critical of Israel’s war on Gaza and its occupation of Palestine, The Maple has learned.
The Maple
In ‘Covert Op,’ Israeli Consulate Backed Poll Inflating Support for Gaza War
Liberal insiders strategized to use poll to “inform thinking” in prime minister’s office, messages show.
The Breach
CTV Reports on Gaza with Anti-Palestinian Double Standard, Data Shows
CTV National News featured disproportionately more Israeli voices than Palestinian ones in month after Oct. 7.
The Breach
First Nations Leaders Say They’re Not Wildfire Evacuees, But Climate Refugees
Indigenous communities that first warned against burning fossil fuels are now facing permanent displacement caused by climate breakdown.
The Breach
The Inside Story Of How Education Workers Beat Back Doug Ford
A year of “deep organizing,” unlike anything seen in Canadian labour unions in decades, built a militant movement one conversation at a time.
The Breach
Canadian Newspapers Fail To Disclose Military Experts’ Funding
The think-tank most often quoted by Canada’s newspapers on the issue of military spending is financially supported by arms dealers that have been awarded millions — and in some cases, billions — of dollars worth of government contracts.
The Maple
CBC Says Killing of Palestinians Doesn’t Merit Terms ‘Murderous,’ ‘Brutal’
In response to complaints about its coverage, CBC says Israeli state violence is different than Hamas’ violence because the killing of Palestinians happens “remotely.”
The Breach
CBC Featured More Israelis Even as Palestinian Casualties Rose, Data Shows
The public broadcaster also barred employees from sharing outside journalism about Gaza, in contradiction of CBC’s general policy.
The Breach
Ford PCs Took $60K From Donors Linked to Company Pushing Giant Gravel Mine
Construction firm executive donated thousands to Ford government and benefitted from PCs’ rollback of environmental laws.
The Breach
A Cop Filed Charges Against Sarah Jama. She Defeated Him in By-Election
In the race for Hamilton Centre, ‘Defund’ activist faced the same police officer who’d charged her with assault.
The Breach
Climate Risk Scores Could Reshape Canadian Real Estate Markets, Some Experts Say
If the house you're about to buy is going to be under water in 30 years, should that be disclosed during the sale?
CBC News
A First Nation on the edge of B.C.’s biggest wildfire says its knowledge is crucial to the fight, but was ignored as the blaze grew.
CBC News
Fiction
Slammed
She was really too busy to travel on a weekday, which was exactly what she told her husband, but he bought the ticket anyway because it was cheaper.
White Wall Review
Precious Metal
The black leather jewellery box didn’t open for my key, so I catapulted it across the room. It smashed into my grandmother’s oval-shaped mirror in slow motion. Shards of her heart-shaped face at 18, 25, 42, exploded upwards and hung in the air.
White Wall Review
Criticism
Hollywood’s New Sex Worker Roles Are Girlboss Heroines
In Hollywood, sex workers have become the ultimate girlbosses. The message is clear: there’s no need for collective empowerment when one can escape the low-wage economy by cashing in on the power of bootstrapping entrepreneurism.
Jacobin
