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Znet Article Lukacs: Quebec's 'Truncheon Law' Rebounds As Student Strike Spreads

Znet Article, May, 25 2012 Martin Lukacs
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A draconian law to quell demonstrations has only galvanised public support for young Quebecois protesting tuition fee hikes

Znet Article CommonDreams.org: 'Biggest Act of Civil Disobedience in Canadian History'

Znet Article, May, 25 2012 CommonDreams.org
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Hundreds of thousands red-shirted demonstrators defied Quebec's new "anti-protest" law and marched through the streets of downtown Montreal

Forum Post Howe: Out of date

Forum Post, May, 22 2012 Ken Howe
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This article is out of date. The agreement discussed here was massively rejected by the student organizations. The strike has continued, to the point where the government passed draconian anti-student legislation last week. The new law may have ba...

Znet Article Nadeau-Dubois: Quebec Students Boycott Classes for 12 Weeks to Protest Proposed Tuition Hikes

Znet Article, May, 22 2012 Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
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This is the biggest strike in Quebec history, which has a very big history of student strike

Commentary Annis: Quebec Students Say Charest's Authoritarian 'Special Law' Will Fail

Commentary, May, 20 2012 Roger Annis
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The strike of post-secondary students in Quebec has taken a dramatic turn with the provincial government pushing through a special law

Znet Article McQuaig: Quebec Students Send a Message Against Austerity

Znet Article, May, 11 2012 Linda McQuaig
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Quebec students consider higher education a public good, essential to democracy

Znet Article Brett: The Student Movement: Radical Priorities

Znet Article, April, 26 2012 Matthew Brett
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A look at the latest developments in the student movement in Quebec

Znet Article Annis: Attacks on Teachers, Airline Workers, and Public Pensions in Canada Highlight Need for a Fighting Labor Movement

Znet Article, April, 16 2012 Roger Annis
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A trend is taking hold across Canada of working class resistance

Forum Post Guimond: Re: BC Teachers' strike

Forum Post, April, 16 2012 Andre Guimond
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Phyllis, Your comment "support for [teachers in BC] is not as close to unanimous as Ms Hawkins might like to think" seems unfair; the author never made such a claim. She noted that the "teachers were seeing widespread support"...

Forum Post Reeve: BC Teachers' strike

Forum Post, April, 15 2012 Phyllis Reeve
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It is important to note Nancy Hawkins' position as vice-president of the Teachers' Association. Hers is scarcely an objective account. On the other hand, perhaps an objective account is not possible in this unfortunate situation. Our ...

Commentary Hawkins: Forced to End Strike, British Columbia Teachers Plan Comeback

Commentary, April, 15 2012 Nancy Hawkins
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Teachers in British Columbia are planning their next moves after legislators in the Canadian province forced them back to work after three days on strike

Znet Article Castro: Stephen Harper's Illusions

Znet Article, April, 13 2012 Fidel Castro
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The incredible damage was the one caused to millions of persons by the Canadian companies specialized in the mining of gold, precious metals and radioactive materials

Forum Post Small: Re: Models of Participatory Democracy

Forum Post, April, 09 2012 Brian Small
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Hello Karey Harrison,   I haven't had a chance to read your papers but I think they'll help scratch an itch I've had since reading this in Albert and Hahnel's Quiet Revolution in Welfare Economics, "11. It is worth noting...

Forum Post Harrison: Models of Participatory Democracy

Forum Post, April, 09 2012 Karey Harrison
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You might be interested in papers I wrote in 2003 anticipating your nested democracy proposal.  ‘Representative vs. Indirect Democracy' and 'Consensus meeting processes for large organisations' were written for the Queenslan...

Commentary Naylor: Economic Crisis and Austerity: The Stranglehold on Canada's Families

Commentary, April, 09 2012 Adrie Naylor
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Debt is being used as a powerful ideological tool to force the austerity agenda down the throats of Canadians

Znet Article Québec): Over 200,000 Demonstrate Against Tuition Fees Hike

Znet Article, March, 25 2012 Alternative Socialiste (CWI in Québec)
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A huge demonstration took place in Montreal, Quebec, against a 75% rise of tuition fees forced through by the provincial government

Znet Article Mychalejko: Unveiling Canada's Role in Chile’s Environmental and Political Conflicts

Znet Article, March, 21 2012 Cyril Mychalejko
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A new report reveals the Canadian mining industrial complex's responsibility for social discord and environmentally-destructive policies in Chile

Commentary Weinstein: Today's Lesson: Student Strikes Keep Education Affordable

Commentary, March, 15 2012 Scott Weinstein
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Question: Why should students strike against tuition hikes? Answer: Because it is worth it

Znet Article Klare: A Tough-Oil World

Znet Article, March, 14 2012 Michael T. Klare
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Why twenty-first century oil will break the bank -- and the planet

Znet Article Fetaih: Untitled Angst: The Curse Of Lethargy In A Time Of Monsters

Znet Article, March, 09 2012 Nadim Fetaih
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I am sick and tired of people using scapegoats

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