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<p>Critical and investigative journalism that maps a just, viable future.</p>

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    The Liberal government is planning to strip workers of their most important power—the right to strike. Unifor researcher Graham Cox &amp; Desmond Cole discuss how the Carney government’s using Trump to tilt the playing field in favour of the corporate elite. https://breachmedia.ca/gutting-the-right-to-strike-the-latest-item-on-carneys-corporate-checklist/

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    A new investigation by Euan Thomson and David Slater reveals how universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently remove their students’ anti-genocide encampments. Then, they denied the existence of records, delayed their release, and deleted chats. https://breachmedia.ca/canadian-universities-set-up-a-secret-network-to-crack-down-on-student-palestine-demonstrators/

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    Watching CBC News, you might not even make the connection between this year&#39;s extreme wildfire season, and fossil fuel-induced climate change. Tara Mahoney sits down with Desmond Cole to discuss gaps in the public broadcaster’s climate coverage. https://breachmedia.ca/why-is-cbcs-reporting-on-wildfires-ignoring-the-role-of-climate-change/

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    The Drug User Liberation Front is in court, arguing Canada’s laws violate the human rights of users who are dying from toxic drugs. If successful, their case could open a pathway for safe supply. But if they lose, two activists face life imprisonment, reports Stephanie Harrington. https://breachmedia.ca/in-a-bid-to-transform-canadas-drug-laws-vancouver-activists-risk-life-imprisonment/

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    Mark Carney is overseeing a massive expansion of AI data centres in Canada, and it’s raising all kinds of concerns. Marcus Werner reports on the fast-growing movement that’s rising against the wave of planned data centre projects—and in some cases, already winning. https://breachmedia.ca/inside-the-rising-country-wide-movement-against-ai-data-centres/

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    In the face of manufactured controversy, Winnipeg’s Nakba exhibit is a breakthrough. El Jones speaks to the Palestinian advocates who made the exhibit happen and who finally see their history reflected in a major Canadian institution. https://breachmedia.ca/the-nakba-exhibit-is-a-breakthrough-for-a-long-silenced-palestinian-narrative/

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    Danielle Smith has a plan to destroy public health care in Alberta—and she’s not doing it alone. Documents and lobbying records reveal the government is consulting directly with Canada’s private insurance giants on how to implement two-tier health care, reports Nikolas Barry-Shaw. https://breachmedia.ca/pandoras-box-danielle-smith-and-insurance-giants-unleash-attack-on-healthcare/

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    There are now over 2,000 renewable energy projects by Indigenous nations in Canada. Canada has a choice: to get behind Indigenous energy leadership, or to stand in the way by bankrolling a fossil-fuelled status quo, write Serena Mendizabal and Farron Rickerby-Nishi. https://breachmedia.ca/pick-a-path-there-is-no-energy-transition-without-indigenous-nations/