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The Complicated History of Canadian Blackface
Nowadays it’s often dismissed as innocent and isolated. Here’s the context.
Trudeau’s Brownface Is a Symptom of a Much More Dangerous Disease
We live in a racist society, and outrage over each new incident won’t change it. Here are 12 things that will.
Ronald Wright: Can We Still Dodge the Progress Trap?
Author of 2004’s ‘A Short History of Progress’ issues a progress report.
A Strike for Our Children
Today we march for our community’s future, resilience and self-sufficiency. After all, other places have already made it happen.
Climate Summit: What’s at Stake for Canada and the World
What needs to happen in New York starting Monday.
#sacrifice2survive
The news media is missing a big part of the climate crisis story — what you can do.
Transmissions: Listening — to Languages, Trees and Time
Anishinaabe artist Lisa Jackson transforms SFU Woodward’s, and visitors, with a multimedia installation.
Greens, NDP Promise Steps to Increase Access to Dental Care
Liberals silent; Conservatives say broader public dental care too costly.
Why Should You Climate Strike on Friday, Sept. 27?
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Racist Video at Vancouver School ‘Grossly Mishandled,’ Say Parents, and Response Still Inadequate
Almost a year after Lord Byng incident, Black community meets with district and police.
Yes, the Climate Crisis May Wipe out Six Billion People
Creator of the ‘ecological footprint’ on life and death in a world 4 C hotter.
Dorothy and Chris Go A’Thrifting
The Tyee duo go panning for gold in Value Village and find fashion, fun and a chance to stick it to the man.
To Teach Kids that Know More of Pokemon than Phytoplankton, David Ng Made a Game of It
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BC Bans ‘Birth Alerts,’ Promises More Family Supports in Bid to End Apprehension of Newborns
The practice, still common across Canada, most often affected Indigenous parents.
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You asked us to dig into what the parties say about fairer tax policies. Here’s an early look at their positions.
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The Woke-Washing Ways of Justin Trudeau
Just how often the PM donned blackface and brownface we learn by the hour. He apologized that he should have known better but didn’t. But he was 29 when he opted to lampoon brown people at a gala for the private school employing him to shape children’s minds. Increasingly, the brand Trudeau wore to win an election — woke exemplar of a new politics — proves a sham.
Examples in The Tyee: Trudeau’s costume-switching diplomacy. His climate crisis rhetoric vs. reality. His subtle sexism and funny ways with PC-speak. Indigenous leaders demanding the PM apologize for personally “patronizing” them. It all exposes a strategy, concludes the author of The Trudeau Formula.
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The prime minister’s constant use of progressive language contradicts his government’s actions.
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Women who join the inner circles of power are expected to provide support. When they don’t, men take it personally.
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Martin Lukacs’ book 'The Trudeau Formula' finds the Liberals talk a good game, but don’t deliver.
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Our New Fish Wrap: What We Heard You Say
We polled, you told us. A couple of weeks ago, we launched The Tyee’s redesigned homepage, and we asked you what you thought of it. Three out of four said you’re good with our redesign — and most of those said you “love it.” But one in six of you, ahem, “hate it.” Among your suggestions: 1. All home page stories need dates. 2. When type is yellow-orange, it’s hard to read. 3. It’s no longer as easy to scan lots of most recent stories on the home page. For that one, here’s a tip: Click on the ‘More recent stories’ button and you get the next eight most recent articles, showing 16 in all. Still, we hear you and are working on a way to let you scan deeper. Help us refine our redesign. Send feedback by email to info [at] thetyee [dot] ca. And if the site looks wrong on your device, tell us so our tech expert Bryan Carney knows.
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Tyee Joins Global Network for Better Reporting on Climate Crisis
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Even before Trudeau’s brownface scandal, this Canadian election was defined by racism
(via Slate)
Burnaby Conservative unreachable after months of interview requests
(via Burnaby Now)
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May called out after endorsing tweet downplaying seriousness of blackface
(via The Williams Lake Tribune)
First Nations to oversee fish-farm phase out in Broughton Archipelago
(via Times Colonist)
The viral selfie app ImageNet Roulette seemed fun – until it called me a racist slur
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Canada banning Christian demonstrations? How a private member’s bill sprouted fake news
(via CBC News)
US and Canada lose 3bn birds in 50 years
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West-coast water foragers turn off their taps—and go straight to the source
(via Maclean's Magazine)
Conservatives forced to delete tweet alleging Trudeau under RCMP investigation
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How Ezra Levant’s Globe op-ed got published
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Comment Noted
Minority government? No problem!
The last time the Cons had a minority they didn't need to give the Liberals cabinet seats, the Liberals supported the Conservatives in the house on all confidence bills anyway.
The last time the Liberals had a minority they wouldn't give the NDP any cabinet seats but the NDP supported them anyway.
The coalition that would have toppled Harper was again about the Liberals taking power with NDP and Bloc support but again the Liberals absolutely refused to allow the NDP to the cabinet table.
What does anyone think has changed? What makes people think the Liberals will this time suddenly not govern as if they had a majority and refuse to give cabinet seats to the NDP and Greens?