2025 is the year of queer pessimism | rabble.ca
6 days ago · I’m not going to sugarcoat it: 2025 will be a difficult year for queer Canadians. Whether it’s the bulk of Alberta’s anti-trans legislation coming into effect or the impending election of an openly queerphobic Conservative government at the federal level: queer Canadians, in particular trans Canadians, are going to have political targets on our backs.
COPA 2024: rabble is a finalist in three categories
Dec 20, 2024 · This week, the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) released the finalists for the 2024 winners selection. We are so pleased to announce rabble.ca has made finalist in three categories! Best Video Content (Media) – Off the Hill: The influence of U.S. politics in Canada . Co-hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies, Off the Hill is rabble.ca’s live monthly panel which breaks down ...
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AB not entitled to 50% of Canada Pension Plan: Chief Actuary report
Dec 23, 2024 · Let’s cut right to the chase: What the analysis made public yesterday by the Chief Actuary of Canada shows is that if Alberta were to split from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) it would only be entitled to 20 to 25 per cent of the CPP …
Trump’s threats are defining Liberal leadership race
6 days ago · The Liberal leadership race is shaping up, and the shifting political landscape in the U.S. is casting a long shadow. Pictured from left-to-right are Liberal leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney. Credit: Chrystia Freeland; Mark Carney / X Credit: Chrystia Freeland; Mark Carney / X ...
Freeland’s departure challenges NDP to offer a progressive …
Dec 17, 2024 · Chrystia Freeland – one time journalist, and comrade-in-arms with Justin Trudeau since she entered Parliament in 2013 – quit the Prime Minister’s government in the most damaging and dramatic way possible on Monday, December 16.
Danielle Smith’s trip to Trump inauguration likely won’t be a success
Nov 18, 2024 · Support rabble today! We’re so glad you stopped by! Thanks for consuming rabble content this year. rabble.ca is 100% reader and donor funded, so as an avid reader of our content, we hope you will consider gifting rabble with a …
Accessing healthcare when crossing the border - rabble.ca
6 days ago · When travelling, if you fall ill or injured, and whether it is serious or something less critical, knowing how to navigate the healthcare system wherever you happen to be is essential. A US-Canada border checkpoint. Credit: Michael Sauers / Flickr Credit: Michael Sauers / Flickr Some time ago, a ...
War and climate change fuel a survival-threatening cycle
Oct 23, 2024 · War is insane. Humans spend enormous amounts of money, consume massive resources, develop jaw-dropping technologies, destroy infrastructure and natural areas and kill millions of people, including many non-combatants, often just …
Voting strategically means voting against your own interest
4 days ago · Strategic voting is not effective voting. In fact, it holds back the very progress that those who advocate for it are claiming they seek to protect. A ballot going into a box. Credit: Elections Canada Credit: Elections Canada The monster called strategic voting has reared its ugly head yet again in ...