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Here’s the Harper Government’s Game Plan for the Next Four Months
Security, justice, and a (hopefully) balanced budget are all on Harper's to-do list.
Justice Minister Admits New Bill Could Criminalize Canada’s Anti-Pipeline Protesters
New legislation seeks to criminalize protesters that interrupt "critical infrastructure," which could lead to serious consequences for movements like the Burnaby Mountain protests.
More Refusal to Address Indigenous Deaths. Plus, the Emmys Are Sexist
This week's Lady Business tackles the Harper government's steadfast refusal to open an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, and the Emmy's sexist Sofia Vergara stunt.
Canadian Sex Workers Are Speaking Out Against The Conservatives’ Prostitution Law
6 months after the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the country’s prostitution laws as unconstitutional for failing to protect sex workers, the Conservative government is set to pass new legislation that seems poised to make the problem worse.
MacKay Rampages On With More Sexist Bullshit, While New Brunswick Abortions Have Become Even More Impossible To Access
In this week's Lady Business, Sarah Ratchford discusses justice minister Peter MacKay's ignorant comments regarding Canada's lack of legal diversity, New Brunswick's attempts to coerce women out of abortions, and hate crimes against trans people.
Opposition Is Mounting Against the Conservatives’ Surveillance-Friendly Cyberbullying Bill
Bill C-13, which seeks to criminalize ‘revenge porn,' has been criticized roundly by lawyers, activists, journalists, NGOs, and even the families and survivors of cyberbullying themselves. None of this has done much to dissuade the Tories from pursuing...