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Owen Schalk

Owen Schalk

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Rift between US and Niger reveals failure of ‘counterterrorism’ in West Africa

The results of the ‘War on Terror’ have been disastrous for the region

19.04.2024 8

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NDP motion on Palestine a step forward, but not nearly enough

The motion may yet help to change the political status quo on Israel—but it will also be remembered as a missed opportunity

01.04.2024 7

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Did Mulroney really ‘lead the fight’ against apartheid?

The former PM adopted a strong position against apartheid only after it became clear that the South African regime was doomed

12.03.2024 4

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AMLO’s push for environmental reforms angers Canadian mining sector

Ottawa has often criticized measures that would limit the ability of Canadian companies to profit from Mexico’s resource wealth

26.02.2024 5

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The NDP is incoherent on Gaza genocide

While criticizing the Trudeau government’s military exports to Israel, NDP leadership has adopted Israel’s framing of the war

22.02.2024 4

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How Canada benefits from instability in Ecuador

Ottawa appears largely unconcerned by Ecuador’s social and institutional decay

16.02.2024 4

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Ottawa shrugs off ICJ genocide verdict while cutting funds to Palestinian refugees

Many Western powers are now plausibly complicit in the genocide of Palestinians

06.02.2024 7

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Events in Iraq and Niger put spotlight on Canadian troops abroad

The fact that Canada has soldiers stationed overseas almost never comes up in domestic political discourse

18.01.2024 8

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While Canadian workers struggle, CEOs keep getting richer

A new report by the CCPA shines a light on the disturbing reality of class inequality and corporate greed in today’s Canada

09.01.2024 6

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As French embassy closes in Niger, West Africa charts a new course

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are charting a new course—one of increased economic and security sovereignty

03.01.2024 4

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Refaat Alareer: Literature as resistance

His efforts to open space in global literature for Palestinian writers were a contribution to the struggle against apartheid

28.12.2023 3

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Canada votes against democracy, human rights at UN—promotes mercenaries, sanctions

Canada joined the US in opposing the will of the global majority

18.12.2023 7

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After years of public pressure, Panama finally closes Canadian copper mine

Social movements are celebrating Cobre Panamá‘s closure as a historic victory

11.12.2023 7

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Merkelism is collapsing in Europe. What will succeed it?

Blowback from the economic war on Russia has seen voters turn away from Merkelism and embrace far-right nationalist Eurosceptics

04.12.2023 8

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Ottawa silent as Panama rises up against Canadian copper mine

The Cobre Panamá copper mine, owned by Vancouver-based First Quantum Minerals, is the largest foreign investment in the country

14.11.2023 10

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Ontario NDP and Conservatives unite to punish Sarah Jama for criticizing Israeli violence

Schalk: We must remember whose alliances the NDP values, and whose it discards

25.10.2023 8

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Canada’s weak stance on Gaza crisis gives green light to Israel’s war crimes

Trudeau government is shrugging off evidence of war crimes and genocidal intent

23.10.2023 6

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Scandal builds at University of Alberta over Nazi endowments

World War II revisionism in Canada runs far deeper than Yaroslav Hunka

13.10.2023 2

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World War II revisionism on full display in Nazi’s visit to Parliament

Schalk: We are cynically rewriting history to serve contemporary political interests

29.09.2023 10

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Canada’s Nazi war criminal past can no longer be ignored

After WWII, more than 2,000 war criminals were able to settle in Canada, where most lived openly without any fear of prosecution

29.09.2023 3

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How Canada’s bombing of Libya contributed to the flooding disaster

Ottawa bears some responsibility for Libya’s many interlocking plights

25.09.2023 5

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Despite widespread abuses, Canada maintains support for Rwandan government

Rwandan President Paul Kagame is notorious for being one of Africa’s most repressive and blood-stained dictators

22.09.2023 8

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How Canada came to be one of the world’s leading arms dealers

Since the Liberals took office in 2015, Canadian global arms sales have grown every year

18.09.2023 20

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As West African states take greater role in mining sector, how will Canada respond?

Last month, Mali adopted a new mining code that will allow the state to collect more revenues from the vital industry

07.09.2023 9

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