Independent

Drawing on personal accounts and historical evidence, ‘Truth Before Reconciliation: Confronting Residential School Denialism’ was launched in Winnipeg on Sept. 17 Pre-signed copies of ‘Truth Before Reconciliation’ were made available for audience goers of the September 17 launch in Winnipeg. Photo by Crystal Greene

Prime Minister Mark Carney is using his majority government to push through a suite of legislative changes Liberal voters did not give him a mandate for, ones that would “make Stephen Harper blush,” federal NDP leader Avi Lewis said during a visit to St. John’s over the weekend. The democratic socialist slammed the Liberal government’s Building Canada Strong Act, Bill C-39, an omnibus bill that, if passed, will make sweeping changes to federal legislation as part of Carney’s efforts to speed up resource development projects that the Liberals deem to be in Canada’s “national interest” in response to the Trump administration’s trade war on Canada.

On September 21, Montreal city council passed a municipal bylaw aimed at prohibiting citizens from insulting police officers, elected officials, and other municipal employees.. Under the new regulations, individuals who intimidate, harass, threat, or insult a city worker on duty face fines ranging from $300 to $1,000 for a first offense, and up to $2,000 for subsequent offenses.

Activists in Mississauga scored a victory in the fight against unregulated data centres last week after city council voted unanimously to pause new large digital infrastructure projects for the next year. But despite their win, advocates are saying the job is far from over.

When a plurality of Canadians voted for Mark Carney’s Liberal Party in 2025, their hope was a leader who would protect and preserve Canadian values from the American onslaught of Donald Trump. Many explicitly rejected Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives because they felt his right-wing, anti-worker values were too closely aligned with the U. S. Republican Party. So it might disappoint Canadians to know that Mark Carney is not only continuing Justin Trudeau’s controversial labour relations regime, but quickly expanding his attack upon the working class, couching in it neutral buzzwords like “modernization” all while making it clear that the goal is to make the capitalist class happy by assuring them Canadian workers have fewer rights than they used to.