Articles by Allan Wood
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May 12, 2015: Peel teachers on strikeOntario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) are currently on strike, with teachers’ autonomy and class size being two of the...
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Feb 18, 2015: ‘Anti-terrorism’ bill could target activistsThe Anti-terrorism Act 2015 (Bill C-51) will expand the mandate of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) allowing the state...
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Jan 26, 2015: War resisters: Let Them Stay Week Jan 25-31Since September 2014, seven US Iraq War resisters have received negative decisions in their cases.
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Dec 05, 2014: Iraq War Resisters in perilWith a federal election looming as early as next spring, Stephen Harper's Conservatives have stepped up their drive to force...
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Apr 06, 2014: Harper's war on democracyStephen Harper is waging war on elections and also broader mechanisms of democratic engagement.
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Mar 01, 2014: Harper's "Fair Elections Act" undermines democracyStephen Harper's latest assault on democracy is the Orwellianly-named "Fair Elections Act", which the Conservatives are trying to rush through...
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Feb 17, 2014: Review: Building SanctuaryMany Canadians wish to think of their country as a peaceful nation, but that vision is an oversimplification, if not...
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Jan 22, 2013: Striking workers hold Shanghai company for two daysChinese labour movement militancy continues.
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Jun 19, 2012: Wisconsin: Democrats lose to Walker, but the struggle continuesThe popular movement behind the recall of Wisconsin governor Scott Walker failed on June 5 because the battle against the...
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May 17, 2012: Voter fraud scandal deepens for ToriesElections Canada investigators believe that the computer used to make more than 7,000 fraudulent and potentially illegal robocalls to Guelph...
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Apr 24, 2012: US presidential candidates in fealty to the tax-dodging 1%Presidential campaigns in the United States are a quadrennial farce that would qualify as great absurdist theatre if not for...
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Mar 27, 2012: - Robogate" reveals weakness of Tory majorityVoters in more than 90 ridings across Canada have reported irregularities, suspicious activity, and harassing and misleading phone calls in...
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Dec 19, 2011: Canada/US border deal a threat to rights and freedomThe “Beyond the Border Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness Action Plan” agreement between Canada and the United States for 2012...
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Dec 14, 2011: 2014 withdrawal from Afghanistan - not absolute"In perhaps the least surprising news story of 2011, the United States ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan C.
