Fear-mongering about the alleged threats of the Muslim faith took a decidedly Canadian turn last month when Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared in Parliament that covering one’s face with a […]
Author: Alison Brewin
Alison Brewin currently works as a non-profit management consultant for a range of clients, writes fiction and non-fiction and raises a family with a network of co-parents in Vancouver, Canada. Her family has a long history of involvement in Canadian politics. Here career in law, politics and non-profits has been focused on women-serving organizations. For more info see www.alisonbrewin.com
Canada Headed for a Stormy Ride
North of the 49th parallel, four more years of Stephen Harper’s Conservative rule has begun. On May 2nd, Canadians went to the polls and gave Harper the majority of seats […]
Canadian Women Want to Break Up with Stephen Harper
Five weeks ago, the Canadian government was forced into an election, one the ruling party–Stephen Harper’s Conservatives–claimed the Canadian public didn’t want. But the campaign has turned into one that […]
Canada’s Wrong Turn
Our neighbor’s rightward drift hits women and the poor hardest By Alison Brewin We Canadians are nicer and less violent than our southern neighbors.We address conflict through compromise, smile politely […]