Revisiting a trio of CANADALAND stories from the past year and a bit

A single Starbucks location, in Victoria, B.C., successfully organized in 2020. Now several others are hoping to join them.

Our election coverage continues into week three. This week, there was a weirdly upbeat leaders’ debate, two party leaders got COVID and several trade unions came out in support of Doug Ford and the PCs. Jonathan and Allison break down what it all means.

How a lifestyle reporter became a labour reporter, without ever leaving the food beat

With an election seven months away, Doug Ford’s government has suddenly decided it’s pro-worker. But would any of their proposed reforms actually improve the lives of low-income and gig workers in Ontario?

Kids in 17,000 schools have been encouraged to take the WE Pledge, join the WE movement, and “Live WE.” But what does that really mean? In practice, it has meant fundraising for WE, paying the Kielburgers’ private company for a “voluntourism” trip, going to work for WE, and living in communal WE housing. According to many of those who lived WE, it meant joining an organization very much like a “cult.”

In Canada, migrant care workers are trapped in a system that creates "purposeful inequality." COVID has only made it worse.

The broadcaster acted improperly when they combed through the employee's private messages for evidence of a leak, arbitrator rules

Essential workers from across the country talk about the unique challenges of these strange times

Writer claims he was sold on a "ground-floor opportunity"