"An essential pleasure of white liberal identity in Canada is the schadenfreude of looking down our noses when we consider what’s south of us. It’s an unearned pride that says: “We’re not like that.” It’s delusional. We are absolutely like that, with tougher gun laws and the moderating effect of the Parliamentary process—but absolutely like that. We want to say “QAnon  wouldn’t find a foothold here.” and it does. We want to say “We’re a long way off from Jan 6,” but we’re not. Democracy is as fragile as the human body."

An editorial piece from Matthew on a harsh awakening in the Great White Liberal North.

Show Notes

Land acknowledgments meant to honor Indigenous people too often do the opposite – erasing American Indians and sanitizing history instead

Harsha Walia on historical continuity

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Land Acknowledgement – City of Toronto

Toronto Cops Say They Did 'Tremendous Job' After Beating People, Destroying Homeless Camp

Nearly $2 million spent on clearing encampments should have gone to housing, advocates say

300 people trapped. 4 hours. Pouring rain. The day I was kettled by police in Toronto.

'We regret that mistakes were made': Toronto police acknowledge 'unacceptable' mass arrests at 2010 G20 protests

Lawsuit filed against convoy organizers, seeking damages on behalf of downtown Ottawa residents

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