The twinning of the Trans Mountain Pipeline by Texan infrastructure company Kinder Morgan has created a rift in Canadian politics and society, even before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved the project in late November 2016. The Trans Mountain Pipeline is a pipeline that transports crude oil from the landlocked province
My previous reports and articles have highlighted the level of food insecurity in Canada and the United States, despite hindrances such as conflict and climate change-related disasters or events not making much of an effect on food production or distribution. To reiterate, around 12% of the American and Canadian households
On Sunday April 15th, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Alberta Premier Rachel Notely, and British Columbia Premier John Horgan in Ottawa, the country’s capital, to discuss new developments on the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The expansion of the pipeline, a project spearheaded by Texas-based infrastructure giant,
Freedom of the press, information and expression is a crucial element to a democracy; these freedoms allow populations to seek unlimited information, develop personal preferences and values and consequently make informed decisions. Freedom of the press is covered in the First Amendment to the United States’ Constitution and section 2
On 28 March 2018, Bishop Lionel Gendron, President of the Canadian Conference for Catholic Bishops, wrote a letter revealing that Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Catholic Church, decided he cannot “personally respond” to requests from Canadians for an apology on behalf of the Catholic Church for its involvement
Last month, the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a study indicating that Black communities and people of colour in the United States disproportionately experience environmental pollution (with Black communities as much as 3 times more likely to live amid environmental pollution), as many polluting industries locate themselves right
On March 14th, Brazilian politician and activist, Marielle Franco, was assassinated in Rio de Janeiro by two unknown attackers who fired nine shots at her car, also killing her driver Anderson Pedro Gomes. 38-year old Marielle Franco is remembered as a groundbreaking Black, gay female activist, who spoke out against rampant
On March 10th, thousands of people near Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) protested the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, spearheaded by Texas-based infrastructure giant, Kinder Morgan. The Trans Mountain Pipeline, originally built in 1953, currently carries 300,000 barrels of oil products per day from the tar sands in Alberta to
Food security entails access to nutritious, safe and adequate food at all times. Often when thinking of food insecurity, our minds turn to the Global South, where circumstances such as famine and violent conflict can hinder access to proper food, or any food at all. Yet, according to the United
