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Why all the cool kids want a new electoral system
Electoral reform might not sound very sexy. But it matters. A lot. Don’t let the footdragging wear you down.
Robin Whitaker
December 7, 2016
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How much do we really know about the Canadian intelligence community?
The Trudeau government is set to review the activities of Canada’s spy agencies at a time when it appears Bill C-51 has empowered many of…
Victoria H. F. Scott
August 16, 2016
Letters
Whose side is our government on?
The federal government's recent leniency with wealthy corporate interests hints at a disturbing trend in the way government does business.
TheIndependent.ca
March 21, 2016
Letters
Failed negotiations on residential schools lawsuit “slap in the face”: survivor
Government's failure to negotiate a settlement with residential school survivors from this province is discriminatory, says Labrador residential school survivor William Flowers.
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July 30, 2015
News
Cindy Gladue and the fight for a “fair justice system”
On Thursday St. John's will join nationwide demonstrations calling for justice in a recent Edmonton murder trial, and to strengthen the call for women's rights…
Justin Brake
March 31, 2015
News
Bill C-51 “will infringe on our constitutional and civil rights”
Dozens marched through the streets of St. John's Saturday to protest Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative government's impending anti-terror legislation, Bill C-51
Justin Brake
March 14, 2015
News
Still no inquiry into missing, murdered Indigenous women year after Loretta Saunders’ death
More Indigenous women have been murdered since Labrador Inuk Loretta Saunders was found dead alongside a highway in N.B. last February. But Canada still refuses…
Justin Brake
February 13, 2015
Going Deeper
Dollars and Nonsense
Why income splitting is an unjust waste of money
Raymond Critch
November 10, 2014
Going Deeper
Why I am not afraid
In the aftermath of last week’s events in Ottawa, fear remains unjustified, whether it’s fear of terrorism or of the politicians who would use fear…
Raymond Critch
October 27, 2014
News
“Everything reminded me of her…I couldn’t heal”
Loretta Saunders' sister launches 'homicide survivor' blog in the wake of yet another murder of an Indigenous woman in Canada. Meanwhile, Conservatives announce what critics…
Justin Brake
October 7, 2014
News
Big Brother is watching — but why? And should we care?
Revelations of federal government surveillance of protests and public lectures may hint at the Harper government's sense of "vulnerability”, says MUN grad student
Justin Brake
October 4, 2014
Holding the Line
The threat of CETA: trade, investment and workers’ rights
The damage CETA will wreak on our economy and our democratic rights is unprecedented. But it can still be stopped.
Mary Shortall
October 3, 2014
News
Constitutionalize our right to a clean environment: David Suzuki
The renowned Canadian scientist and activist speaks with The Independent in advance of what could be his final national tour, which begins tonight in St.…
Justin Brake
September 24, 2014
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