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A Canadian parliamentary committee report examining the international situation of human rights defenders and journalists is being criticized for not mentioning Israel’s killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and giving scant attention to Israel’s other abuses. We provide the full update.

Read the full story: https://www.readthemaple.com/parliamentary-human-rights-report-excludes-mention-of-shireen-abu-akleh/

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We spoke to labour researcher Adam D.K. King about the standoff between Ontario education workers and the Doug Ford government. We discussed the roots of the dispute, why Adam thinks CUPE was right to call off strikes in exchange for Ford promising to repeal Bill 28, and the lessons learned for future struggles.

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Follow Adam on Twitter: @AdamDKKing1

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We spoke to writer Ibnul Chowdhury about the NDP's virtual lockstep with the Liberal government on the war in Ukraine, and its abandonment of calls to push for a diplomatic solution to the conflict.

Read Ibnul's recent piece for Passage here: https://readpassage.com/a-cowardly-ndp-has-abandoned-anti-war-politics-to-the-far-right/

Follow Ibnul on Twitter: @ibnulfc

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This week, we spoke to Jafrikayiti (aka Jean Saint-Vil), an activist and co-founder of the Canada-Haiti Action Network, about the reasons behind the current protests in Haiti against the US-backed government, and why the protesters strongly oppose the government's request for foreign military intervention.

Jafrikayiti's website: https://jafrikayiti.com/

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We interview BC NDP leadership candidate Anjali Appadurai about her plan to address the intersecting crises impacting British Columbia's public health system.

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This week, we read out an article written by Jeremy Appel about Canada's ongoing arms sales to Saudi Arabia, a theocratic monarchy and notorious human rights abuser.

The most recent data from Statistics Canada shows that in August 2022 alone, Canadian firms sold $132,445,056 worth of tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles to Saudi Arabia.

Read the original article: https://www.readthemaple.com/its-time-to-rethink-canadas-arms-sales-to-saudi-arabia/

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This week, we recap some of our reporting on Israel's killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh back in May, and Canada's subsequent refusal to condemn Israel or demand real accountability.

The articles we read out in this episode:
1.  https://readpassage.com/will-canada-ever-blame-israel-for-killing-shireen-abu-akleh/
2. https://www.readthemaple.com/new-investigation-shows-israeli-shooter-deliberately-killed-journalist-shireen-abu-akleh/
3. https://readpassage.com/i-asked-mps-why-theyve-ignored-reports-on-shireen-abu-aklehs-killing/

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This week, we spoke to PressProgress labour reporting intern Ashlynn Chand about her work covering the challenges faced by sex workers, and what advocacy groups are doing to fight for their rights and protections.

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A read out of one of our recent articles, titled 'The Truth About Canada’s Involvement in Afghanistan,' written by Mitchell Thompson.

The piece explains: "2022 marks 21 years since Canada joined the U.S.-led War on Terror, and one year since the last U.S. troops exited Afghanistan. Today, a review of first-hand accounts authored by those involved in the operation dispels myths about the “humanitarian” nature of the war and occupation."

The article was read out by The Maple's managing editor, Alex Cosh.

Read the original article here.

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In the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's passing, we spoke to policy analyst and writer Chuka Ejeckam about the bloody imperialist legacy that the monarchy represents. We also discuss some of the bizarre reactions to the queen's death in the UK and Canada, the case for why the monarchy should be replaced with a democratic alternative, and some of the obstacles that stand in the way of advancing such a project.

Follow Chuka on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChukaEjeckam

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