Spring 2013 On Stands Now
Rise Up! Idle No More's Pam Palmater

by Kaj Hasselriis

When First Nations leaders and their supporters descended on Parliament Hill in January, some choosing to meet the prime minister in his office with others beating the drums of dissent outside, breathless pundits all asked the same question: Will the Idle No More movement last?

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Veganism for Kids  by Brittany Shoot

Writing books for young readers about the conditions often faced by animals in factory farms and in circuses is tricky territory, but illustrator and author Ruby Roth is not one to shy away from co


The Caregiving Crunch  by Lillian Zimmerman

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Choice Feminism  by Meghan Murphy

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joanna chiu
Birthplace Revisited
by Joanna Chiu

I’ve recently relocated to Hong Kong, where I write for a local newspaper and travel around China as a freelancer. Living in one of the most unequal places in the world has been a remarkable experience.

Hong Kong still feels eerily...


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Can We Thrive Without Our Bookstores?
by Susan G. Cole

Many of us here in Toronto are in shock over the closing of the Toronto Women’s Bookstore in November. After 39 years and many different operating paradigms...


Christy Clark, female premiers
Good Sport Sexism
by Lyn Cockburn

With Kathleen Wynne now the premier of Ontario, women head six of Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial legislatures. Wynne joins B.C.’s Christy Clark, Alberta’s Alison Redford, Quebec’s Pauline Marois, Newfoundland...