Nicky Young
Canada Is Ramping Up Its Arms Trade
Back in February the Canadian government proudly announced it had sealed the “largest export deal in the country's history”: a $10–13 billion monster that will create and sustain 3,000 jobs. But is bolstering Canada's economic stability worth providing...
Canada Is Ramping Up Its Arms Exporting Trade
Canada’s record-breaking arms deal just provided a significant advantage to the Saudis, who are in the midst of a complex and arms race.
Canadians Everywhere Are Protesting Against Harper's Apathy Towards Missing Aboriginal Women
Canadians have been organizing railway blockades and intense protests over the Harper government's decision to ignore urgent requests from provincial governments and the United Nations, by not holding an inquiry into the unsolved cases of over 80...
Shit Harper Did Protested Canadian Poverty with a Wall of Canned Goods
On February 12, at 7:40 AM, a group of six young activists representing Shit Harper Did erected a wall of 300 cans of food in Toronto's financial district, literally blockading the entrance to the Conservative Cabinet Ministers regional office.
Two Canadians Made a Fake Toronto Maple Leafs Website to Criticize the Afghan War
What's a really great way to get the attention of Canadians en masse? Impersonate the Toronto Maple Leafs media department, of course!
Oil Giant SWN Is Suspending Its Work in New Brunswick After Nationwide Protests
Anti-fracking tension has spread throughout Canada, and today, Texan oil giant SWN announced they'd be pulling out of New Brunswick until 2015.
The Vancouver Junk Market That's Selling Used Porn and Creating New Jobs
What started as a form of protest against the Vancouver Police Force's rampant ticketing of junk vendors in the city's downtown east side has turned into a legal, trash bazaar/micro-economy that's giving opportunities to the many forgotten citizen's of...
The Rebirth of Montreal's Big-O Is Proof that Skaters Can Turn Trash into Gold
On August 18th one of North America’s most iconic skate spots reopened: Montreal's Olympic Stadium, also known as The Big-O, or Big Owe (the name it was given thanks to the 25 years it took the city to pay off the now crumbling stadium).
Idle No More Is About the Environment, Too
Idle No More is commonly known as an effort to secure Native rights, and that's true, but it's also a massive environmental movement that's gaining international recognition. We were at a railroad blockade in Toronto during the Super Bowl that was set...