Tag Archives: British Columbia

History Slam Episode Fourteen: Tim Stanley

March 6, 2013 No Comments

https://activehistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Tim-Stanley-Edit.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBy Sean Graham B.C Premier Christy Clark has spent the better part of the last week apologizing for the provincial Liberals’ classified plan to win the “ethnic vote.” While the scheme had clear ethical issues by using provincial staffers for political purposes, what has garnered the most attention is the disingenuous manner in which… Read more »

Solidarity Revisited: Resisting Cuts in Ontario

April 23, 2012 No Comments

By Christine McLaughlin This past weekend I gathered with thousands of protestors at Queen’s Park who were demonstrating against pending public service cuts and wage freezes in Ontario. Spun in some quarters as a protest by organized labour, the crowd contained a multitude of groups. Many in the crowd wore “We Are Ontario” stickers, a coalition of ninety groups aiming… Read more »

Can Facebook Get You Fired?

November 15, 2010 No Comments

A discussion of recent labour board decisions in Canada and the United States on Facebook firings.