Luke Ottenhof
This Company Is Launching Indigenous-Branded Crypto Carbon Credits. It’s Greenwash, Critics Say.
“This ‘initiative’ is greenwash, topped with more greenwash, garnished with blockchain,” said one expert.
'Financial Colonialism': A Bitcoin Mine in Navajo Nation Flares Tensions
A Bitcoin mine run by a Canadian company is the newest power customer in Navajo Nation, where many residents live without basic utilities.
Crypto-Colonialists Use the Most Vulnerable People in the World as Guinea Pigs
Blockchain technologies bring surveillance and political pressures, undermine local sovereignty, and create resource allocation controls on recipients.
Tenant Organizers Are Fighting Back Against Corporate Landlords... and Winning
Evictions usually happen behind closed doors and individually. That is slowly changing.
Doug Ford Wants to Charge $25K to Record People Getting Evicted on Zoom
The proposed legislation is seen by advocates as a direct attack on tenants organizing to fight back against landlords and a system that is stacked against them.
These Volunteers Are Doing More To Help the Homeless Than Local Governments
As COVID-19 exacerbates the homelessness crisis facing many cities, volunteers are stepping up to help—and being met with pushback from officials.
Indigenous Youth Have Reclaimed Land in Toronto
A small number of youth have been defending the land since early July, despite visits from police and bylaw officers.
Toronto Police Embarrass Themselves With Speed Trap for Cyclists
Toronto police have taken a lax approach to traffic enforcement, despite an increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths this decade. No wonder a PR stunt to catch speeding cyclists rubbed many people the wrong way.
An Alberta MLA Is Trying to Evict His Tenant During the Pandemic
Many provinces have banned evictions during the coronavirus pandemic, but not Alberta, where United Conservative Party MLA Drew Barnes is a landlord with many properties.
The Life and Death of Hollerado, a Fun Band Who Spent It All
The Canadian indie band is calling it quits after a decade-plus of DIY stunts and lots and lots of confetti.
Public Drug Testing Sites Are Helping Dealers Prevent Overdoses
One street-level dealer says the testing allows him to track which suppliers are cutting their product.