Satellite imaging company Planet Labs recently restricted public access to satellite imagery over Iran and surrounding regions. Now, images will be subject to a mandatory 14-day delay before being made available, with the intention of preventing ‘adversarial actors’ from conducting Battle Damage Assessments (BDAs) of Israeli and American attacks—a military[Read More…]
Opinion
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Reaping the consequences of ‘just a joke’
On Feb. 19, the U.S. Women’s Hockey team won Olympic gold against Team Canada four minutes into the overtime period. Three days later, viewers experienced déjà vu when the U.S. Men’s Hockey team won in a similar 2-1 overtime against Team Canada. As an increasingly unproud American, this was a[Read More…]
Quebec cannot afford ‘gender equality’ without feminism
Content warning: Mentions of gender-based violence, including intimate partner violence and femicide Masculinist sentiment is gaining traction across the world while global backlash against feminism and gender equality is intensifying. Simultaneously, gender-based violence remains widespread, reproductive and bodily autonomy are increasingly policed, and gender-diverse people continue to face exclusion in[Read More…]
Passing bills ‘on division’ threatens Canadian democracy
Canada’s current Parliament has passed 50 per cent of its bills through a ‘division’ vote instead of a ‘tallied’ vote in the House of Commons. Parliament has previously used this practice to fast-track legislation or opt for simplicity during online sessions. Today, it is justified in the name of stability,[Read More…]
Reelected as Conservative Party Leader, Pierre Poilievre is a divisive choice
For the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC), re-electing Pierre Poilievre as party leader reflects a calculated bet that ideological consistency will outweigh declining cross-party support, even amid shifting public attitudes. By relying on a familiar face to unite constituents across the country, CPC has assumed its audience is willing to[Read More…]
Quebec’s forestry regime is racial capitalism
MAMU First Nation, a collective of nearly 40 Indigenous land guardians and hereditary chiefs from the Atikamekw and Innu nations, has filed a lawsuit in the Quebec Superior Court, seeking formal recognition of their rights over territory between the St. Lawrence River, the Saint-Maurice River valley, and northern Mauricie. Their[Read More…]
Quebec is failing the basic test of reproductive care
Despite increasing sexual health awareness, long-term oral contraceptives are still relatively inaccessible to young individuals within Quebec, as many fall victim to the province’s high healthcare costs and physician unavailability. This lack of uncompromised access to basic healthcare perpetuates the stagnation in promoting reproductive health in Quebec. In October 2024,[Read More…]
Face it!
I saw my mom for the first time this summer. Sitting alone in the busy Toronto Pearson Airport, I waited for my flight to Edmonton to join my family on a trip. I was armed with a couple of pencil crayons, a sharpener, and an Above Ground sketchbook bought from[Read More…]
Canada must respect informed consent in its handling of residential school reports
In 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada presided over Canada (Attorney General) v. Fontaine, a case brought against the federal government by former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Philip Fontaine. Fontaine demanded the destruction of Indigenous residential student testimony gathered during the Indian Residential Schools Settlement[Read More…]
Sudine Riley’s case shows how systemic anti-Black racism shapes Canada’s justice system
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has declined to invoke its mandate in response to allegations that Sudine Riley, a Black criminal defence lawyer, was violently assaulted by Durham Regional Police officers inside the Oshawa courthouse. According to statements released through her counsel, Riley was questioned about her presence in an[Read More…]