Protests in Ottawa are a recurring disaster, affecting neighbourhoods and residents
The protests in Ottawa are becoming a regular occurrence, so preparations are under way to prevent disruption in the city during Canada Day celebrations.
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For GM food and vaccinations, the panic virus is a deadly disease
Most readers are aware of the benefits of using vaccines to boost the immune system and prevent infectious disease. Many readers will not be aware of a very different disease prevention tool: supplementing…
Statephobia on display at the ‘freedom convoy’
The convoy’s comparison of Canada’s current government to Nazi Germany draws on previously existing statephobia.
The Wellington protest is testing police independence and public tolerance – are there lessons from Canada’s crackdown?
The de-escalation strategy of Canadian police didn’t shift the protesters in Ottawa. With public confidence in the New Zealand police on the line, the political ramifications are serious.
Laws making social media firms expose major COVID myths could help Australia’s vaccine rollout
Currently, we don’t have the legal infrastructure or public forums needed to address the spread of coronavirus misinformation in Australia. A new proposal could help change that.
Solutions exist for Canada’s alt‑right radicalization
To turn back the tides of radicalization and hate, Canada needs investments in our democratic culture, improvements in policing and support for grassroots efforts.
‘It’s almost like grooming’: how anti‑vaxxers, conspiracy theorists, and the far‑right came together over COVID
Far right nationalists, anti-vaxxers, libertarians and conspiracy theorists have come together over COVID, and capitalised on the anger and uncertainty simmering in some sections of the community.
Parliament protest report shows NZ police have come a long way since 1981 – but practice and law must still improve
The 2022 parliament protests were unprecedented, but something similar could still happen again. What lessons can be drawn from the recent report into police handling of the event?
Dumb or dumber? Jim Carrey’s anti‑vax antics expose the tactics of internet cranks
Jim Carrey’s anti-vaccination tweets employ a number of techniques used by anti-science cranks. By understanding them, we can shield ourselves from well-intentioned but ill-informed voices.
Coronavirus and conspiracies: how the far right is exploiting the pandemic
Extremists are playing on people’s health fears to normalise their views.
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