Emma Arkell

2 weeks ago | pivot.quebec | Emma Arkell

Le groupe Merit Canada, qui défend les entreprises non syndiquées et milite pour rendre facultative l’adhésion syndicale, a annoncé soutenir Pierre Poilievre et son parti, tout comme deux associations provinciales du même genre. Merit nourrit des liens étroits avec les conservateurs fédéraux et provinciaux, qui ont accédé à certaines de ses demandes au fil des années. Cet texte est initialement paru en anglais chez PressProgress.

4 weeks ago | pressprogress.ca | Emma Arkell

While Pierre Poilievre promises to “champion workers” and “work with our unions,” the leader of the Conservatives is also receiving endorsements from anti-union “open shop” lobbying firms. Poilievre, who recently criticized Liberal candidate Mark Carney over Brookfield Asset Management’s alleged “union-busting” and “anti-union activity” while Carney was board chairman, was also endorsed by the anti-union group Merit Canada a few weeks ago.

Sep 30, 2024 | xtramagazine.com | Emma Arkell

“There is indoctrination happening” in Canada’s public and private school systems, says Peter Stock, president of the Home School Legal Defence Association (HSLDA), “and certainly there are some politicians who do not want to leave our home-educated children out of that indoctrination.” It’s April 2023, and Stock is speaking on an Action4Canada webinar focused on homeschooling posted on Rumble, an online video platform known for hosting right-wing content.

Jun 27, 2024 | briarpatchmagazine.com | Emma Arkell

Catherine Dubé noticed something strange on the first day of picketing Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Surrey campus: two men in plainclothes watching, taking pictures, and filming picketers. The following week, twice as many men showed up. Picketers speculated that the men worked for the mall next to SFU’s Surrey campus, but when they saw the same men at a picket on the Burnaby campus, that theory fell apart.

May 23, 2024 | xtramagazine.com | Emma Arkell

On a Monday morning last May, Taylor was getting ready for another week of work as a middle school teacher in Abbotsford, B.C., when they received a Facebook message from a former co-worker. They said they were sorry to see what was happening to Taylor on Twitter.