Canada
Not so nice: A history of Canada’s imperialist handmaiden military
January 27, 2022Stand on Guard for Whom: A People’s History of the Canadian Military exposes Canada’s role as the handmaiden of imperialism—first of the British, then of the U.S.
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Canadian Communist movement celebrated in new feature-length documentary
December 13, 2021A Century of Struggle: One Hundred Years of the Communist Party of Canada covers the panoramic history of the party—from its outlaw origins amid the ferment of the early labor movement to the urgent demands of the...
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Canada at the Toronto International Film Festival
October 28, 2021A main theme in Canadian films is the history of the First Nations and their relations to colonial exploiters.
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Lessons from the time 250,000 workers shut down Canada’s largest city
October 25, 2021October 25, 1996. As I made my way through Toronto’s east end, it was hard to not get excited by the streets whose eerie silence was notable. There were no buses, no delivery vans, no garbage...
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Canada observes first ‘Reconciliation Day’ recognizing Indigenous genocide and oppression
September 30, 2021Wakerakatste Louise McDonald Herne, a condoled Bear Clan Mother for the Mohawk Nation Council, encouraged all Canadians to “know the history of this country and the corruption it was built upon.”
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