G7 decarbonization process just more hot air | What's Left
This past week, the G7 reached an agreement to eliminate their collective dependence on carbon-intensive fuel sources by 2100. Originally set for 2050, this new deadline was agreed to at the insistence of Canada and Japan, both countries that have become infamous for refusing to face up to the realities of climate change. Obviously, this deadline is ridiculous public relations pablum and ignores all scientific evidence. As CBC details, countries like Canada have accomplished some pretty amazing things in short amounts of time when prioritized.
What's Left 2015-06-14 Volume 16
This past week, the G7 reached an agreement to eliminate their collective dependence on carbon-intensive fuel sources by 2100. Originally set for 2050, this new deadline was agreed to at the insistence of Canada and Japan, both countries that have become infamous for refusing to face up to the realities of climate change. Obviously, this deadline is ridiculous public relations pablum and ignores all scientific evidence. As CBC details, countries like Canada have accomplished some pretty amazing things in short amounts of time when prioritized.
What's Left 2015-06-07 Volume 15
This week was marked by the the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). After six years of testimony and research, the TRC released its 94 recommendations aimed to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the progress of Canadian Reconciliation. Most of Canada received the report with an increased sense of understanding of what transpired for Canada's Indigenous peoples during and following more than a century of assimilation, abuse and murder within the Canadian government's residential school program. Although this history is no surprise for Canada's Indigenous communities, the commission's work has amplified the many stories of children being taken from their homes, mistreated and, in many cases, killed. The report did not mince words when it called the residential school system one of cultural genocide.
What's Left 2015-05-31 Volume 14
Justice has been granted to two migrant workers this week who had taken Presteve Foods Limited to court. The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found that the two Mexican women were exposed to sexual solitation, sexual harassment, discrimination, and a sexually poisoned work environment.
Eight-year legal battle sees migrant women victorious, compensated | What's Left
Justice has been granted to two migrant workers this week who had taken Presteve Foods Limited to court. The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found that the two Mexican women were exposed to sexual solitation, sexual harassment, discrimination, and a sexually poisoned work environment.
What's Left 2015-05-24 Volume 13
The conclusions of a flury of reports on precarious work released this week in Ontario couldn't be clearer: as precarious works becomes more prevalent, inequality grows.
Public watchdogs bark up government's tree on Hydro One sale | What's Left
In an unprecedented move this week, Ontario's independent government integrity and oversight officers lambasted the government for removing public oversight from Hydro One—the province's public transmission company.
Precarious work tops agenda as reports highlight long-term risks | What's Left
The conclusions of a flury of reports on precarious work released this week in Ontario couldn't be clearer: as precarious works becomes more prevalent, inequality grows.
On loss of life and public infrastructure: the Amtrak disaster | What's Left
After the deadly crash of the (publicly owned and managed) Amtrak train in the US, it was raised that it likely could have been avoided if the signaling system had not been so old. Questions about aging infrastructure and why it is not being upgraded have surfaced.