Climate governance under Trudeau

Neoliberalism is a system of economic governance that embraces free trade, deregulation and the deconstruction of the welfare state and has become an intrinsic aspect of Euro-american political culture. This is the definition of neoliberalism the article provides and contextualizes Canadian politics within this framework. Despite that fact that many commentators have chided neoliberalism, and the parties that practice it, for its perpetuation of inequality and violence, the Liberals under Trudeau have been strangely immune to this critique. The Liberal government under Trudeau has made many promises, but failed to actualize any of their plans. For example, the Liberal party was voted in on the dual promise of economic revitalization and confronting the grave reality of climate change. Despite a false narrative of embracing sustainability, the government has only pledged a measly $200 million annually for developing and adopting renewable energy which, is a drop in the bucket compared to investment industry wide. The article reminds green activists and environmentalists that the Liberal government is not their friend.

Islamophobia is rampant in Mcgill classrooms as this article attests to. Shamy, a visible Arab Muslim woman, explains the reason she chose to Major is World Islamic and Middle Eastern studies was to distance herself from the alienation and isolation that she feels as a result of her religion and race. Her assumption was that, since this program is inspired by her religious and cultural identity, she would be able to find acceptance within it. She says, “I naively believed that Mcgill would protect me and provide me with safe spaces. That was the first lie I believed.” Her assumptions proved to be inaccurate and this article is narration of that Islamophobic incident.