THERE WAS NOTHING ‘FISHY’ ABOUT IT. Cod fishermen in Newfoundland were giving away fish on August 12. It was part of an action to end what their union called “an illegal lockout”. And it worked: the ban on selling fish to out-of-province processors was lifted.

GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM—LIKE HOPE—SPRINGS ETERNAL. Particularly in Québec.   

STEVE DRAKE WANTED HIS DEATH TO MATTER. He didn’t want to be just one more dead coal miner. His son, Steve Jr., promised to make sure his dad wasn’t. He had no idea how hard it would be to keep that promise.

Climate Strike Canada plans to make history on September 27. It is the date they have set for what they hope will be “the largest national strike in Canadian history.”

MARISOL VERIDIANO BOBADILLA IS TREATED LIKE THE MUSHROOMS SHE PICKS. She is kept in the dark and fed bullshit.

ZAK THORUP DOESN’T BOTTLE-UP HIS FEELINGS. In fact, he puts them in bottles. He wants his customers to do the same.

QUEBEC ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS ARE ON HIGH ALERT. A group of 150 activists gathered in Tadoussac, Quebec June 16 to demonstrate opposition to a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) pipeline proposed for eastern Canada.

THERE’S NO ROOM AT THE INN IS A LIE. They tell it to the homeless in Toronto even when homeless shelters are not full. It’s part of a devious deception designed to let politicians cover their ass.

RYAN CLAY’S WORLD EXPLODED ON JANUARY 20, 2012. That was the day the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake, British Columbia blew up and burned down. Ryan worked in the mill. Two of his workmates, Glenn Roche and Robert Luggi were killed. He and 19 others were injured.

DOUG FORD BLINKED. He cancelled his retroactive cuts in Ontario. It is the first brief shaft of light in the dark days that are the Ford government in Ontario.