(September 30, 2021) Today, as the country commemorates Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we are reading the 2015 Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. And we invite readers to join us in taking some time today to think about the legacy of residential schools, Canada's treatment of Indigenous people, the … [Read more...] about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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Happy Birthday: ‘I saw rock and roll’s future and its name is Bruce Springsteen’
(September 23, 2021) “I spent most of my life as a musician measuring the distance between the American Dream and American reality,” Bruce Springsteen told at a rally for presidential candidate Barack Obama on November 2, 2008. The Boss had come a long way from music journalist Jon Landau seeing him and the E Street Band opening up for Bonnie Raitt … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday: ‘I saw rock and roll’s future and its name is Bruce Springsteen’
The ugly face of right-wing extremism in Canada
(September 2, 2021) The image of right-wing extremism in Canada that has been dogging the prime minister’s election campaign is angry, ugly, crude, and full of grievance. Men, women and sometimes children making lewd gestures, faces screwed up into gargoyles of anger, twisted by rage and hate. The actions of protestors is not a pretty sight. Some of them, such as the ones in … [Read more...] about The ugly face of right-wing extremism in Canada
Afghanistan: a statement from Robert Mardini, the director-general of the ICRC
(August 17, 2021) The ICRC is relieved to see Kabul avoid what could have been devastating urban warfare, but we remain mindful of the thousands of civilians wounded and displaced in recent fighting in other urban centres. The ICRC is determined to stand by the Afghan people and help men, women and children cope with the unfolding situation. Afghanistan is in the middle of a … [Read more...] about Afghanistan: a statement from Robert Mardini, the director-general of the ICRC
The Art of Work in Works of Art
(July 19, 2021) We are, once again, at the start of the work week. But more than that. We just (as in society, all of us together) might be on the edge of the biggest change in work practices since the digital revolution in the 1990s. At a recent editorial meeting we thought it might be a good time to cast our eyes back to the history of the art of work and some of the people … [Read more...] about The Art of Work in Works of Art