If journalism is a public good, then it should be a public service | Citizens' Press
A response to Don Lenihan's article (which is a near copy of many other articles) on the coming death of independent news organizations because of their implementation of paywalls. The paywall model is the expression of more than just the decline in people buying newspapers and advertisers finding other avenues. It is an expression of the contradictions that exist between private funding and journalism as a public good.
Canada's reckless banks need reining in
French Prime Minister Ayrault told of European and Canadian opposition to CETA | Trade Justice Network
50 Truths about Hugo Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution
Rethink Child Care in Canada
'Children and families in Canada have a right to access quality, affordable child care services. Yet, only 20% of young children today have access to a regulated space and, in many regions, child care fees are the second highest expense for young families. Early childhood educators (ECE's) also have a right to be socially valued and properly paid for their work, yet ECE professionals earn about half as much, on average, as other college-trained workers. From grandparents to economists, working parents to student parents, health care professionals to social workers, early childhood educators to university professors – and so many others – everyone has a child care story.'