The Link • August 19 2026

Montreal city council to debate motion to cut ties with Israel on August 24

The motion introduced by Projet Montréal, the official municipal opposition, on June 4 calls on the city to suspend institutional ties with the Israeli government, its institutions and municipalities. This includes not inviting Israeli state representatives to official events at city hall, “until Israel returns to its internationally recognized borders, ceases its violations of the rights of Palestinian people and ends its violations...

The Leveller • May 20 2026

A “Marketplace of Mass Death”

On May 27-28, the world’s biggest war profiteers will once again come to the EY Centre to showcase their weapons of mass killing as part of the annual CANSEC convention organized by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI).

The Leveller • April 21 2026

Carney’s Attack on Refugees and Migrants

On March 26, Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, received royal assent and became law. It marks one of the most significant shifts in Canada’s refugee and immigration system in the past decade, with new ineligibility provisions for refugee claimants and new powers for the government to mass cancel immigration documents.

The Leveller • November 24 2025

Ottawa Illuminates City Hall in Palestinian Colours

On November 15, the City of Ottawa illuminated the Heritage Building of City Hall and the Human Rights Monument in the colours of the Palestinian flag.

Shado Magazine • November 12 2025

Show Israel the Red Card: Football stands against genocide

In conversation with Leyla Hamed on hypocrisy, repression and resistance in the Beautiful Game

Shado Magazine • April 29 2025

Borders, not justice: Challenging Canadian exceptionalism during the climate crisis

Canada’s climate plan? Expanding border imperialism

The Concordian • September 22 2026

That’s a wrap for Montreal’s first-ever climate week

With climate weeks already emerging in Toronto and Calgary, why did Montreal not have its own edition? This was the question Juliette Champoux-Pellegrin and Gabriela Lopes, the two co-founders of the first-ever Montreal Climate Week, asked themselves when they came up with their own idea to host a festival dedicated to climate action.

The Link • September 22 2026

Montreal’s lesbo-queer soccer league takes the field

Established in 2022, the soccer league creates a space for lesbo-queer women, transgender folks and non-binary people to come together to play The Beautiful Game.

The Link • September 22 2026

Federal government falls short on youth demands for good green jobs

The Government of Canada's anticipated rollout of the Youth Climate Corps (YCC) pilot falls short of the ambitious demands required to tackle the climate and unemployment crises, advocates say.

Tamil Guardian • September 15 2026

New report details Canadian arms shipments to Sri Lanka in the 1980s

Canadian arms shipments to Sri Lanka played a key role in facilitating the Tamil genocide, according to a new report by the Tamil Feminist Collective.

Tamil Guardian • September 8 2026

Human Rights Watch concerned about lack of accountability for Sri Lanka’s human rights abuses

Sri Lanka’s prosecution of past human rights abuses has lagged, raising concerns for future progress, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report released earlier this week.

Tamil Guardian • September 4 2026

UN Human Rights Commissioner urges Sri Lanka to advance accountability and justice in latest report

A United Nations Human Rights report published earlier this week calls on the Sri Lankan government to bolster accountability for human rights violations and implement legal and institutional reforms.

Tamil Guardian • August 24 2026

New brief highlights continued erosion of civic space in the North-East

A brief published by the Adayaalam Centre for Policy and Research (ACPR) last week highlights the continued erosion of civic space in the North-East, despite promises of reform following the election of the National People’s Power government in late 2024.

The Link • August 19 2026

Montreal city council to debate motion to cut ties with Israel on August 24

The motion introduced by Projet Montréal, the official municipal opposition, on June 4 calls on the city to suspend institutional ties with the Israeli government, its institutions and municipalities. This includes not inviting Israeli state representatives to official events at city hall, “until Israel returns to its internationally recognized borders, ceases its violations of the rights of Palestinian people and ends its violations...

The Starfish Canada • August 14 2026

Wars and Global Militarization are Fueling the Climate Crisis

According to researchers at the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, the number of state-based conflicts reached a record high of 65 last year. The total number of deaths as a result of conflicts was over 245,681 in 2025, underscoring their exorbitant human toll.

An often neglected issue in this realm is the impact of wars and conflicts on the environment. Researchers highlight how wars cause deforestation and pollution, destroy ecosystems, and create massive levels of pollution and contamination. To achieve domestic and global climate targets, it is crucial to confront the environmental impacts of wars and militarization.

Tamil Guardian • June 19 2026

Twenty years on, Action Against Hunger calls for new Muttur massacre inquiry

Action Against Hunger has called on the Sri Lankan government to open a new investigation into the 2006 Muttur massacre, in which seventeen of its aid workers, sixteen of them Tamil, were executed, urging an end to "decades of impunity" as the killings approach their twentieth anniversary.