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Owen Schalk

Owen Schalk

Canadian Dimension

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Carney won’t support Cuba against US aggression, so we must

Carney won’t support Cuba against US aggression, so we must

Government silence won’t help Cuba. Grassroots solidarity can

09.07.2026 20

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Owen Schalk

Palestinian history is not up for debate

The backlash against a landmark national museum exhibition on the Nakba exposes an enduring effort to silence Palestinian voices

02.07.2026 30

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Owen Schalk

Is China capitalist or socialist?

The long transition shaping China’s economic experiment

30.04.2026 100

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As Israel eyes executions, Canada targets Palestine solidarity

08.04.2026 60

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Carney’s Iran hypocrisy

10.03.2026 70

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Trump’s war on Venezuela is a war on Latin America

11.01.2026 50

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Canada pursues Gulf markets as its weapons fuel war in Sudan

05.12.2025 20

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How a nationalization threat shook Canadian oil interests in Libya

10.11.2025 30

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Canada flying in lockstep with the United States

Schalk: Carney’s defence choices will deepen dependence and weaken sovereignty

22.10.2025 30

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Mark Carney’s silence on Venezuela reveals complicity

The prime minister’s inaction on a US massacre in the Caribbean echoes his past role in undermining Venezuela’s sovereignty

23.09.2025 30

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Canada dismissed Kyrgyzstan’s environmental concerns as ‘pretext’ in mine dispute, documents reveal

Internal files show Ottawa cast Kyrgyzstan’s environmental warnings as a cover for seizing a Canadian-run gold mine

14.08.2025 30

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Owen Schalk

What is BRICS and where is it going?

How internal divisions and geopolitical realities are shaping the bloc’s role in a rapidly transforming global order

24.07.2025 30

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Panama’s revolutionary youth are confronting imperialism and dictatorship

As protests shake Panama, youth-led JR-16 stands at the forefront of resistance to US-backed repression and neoliberal rule

13.07.2025 40

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Carney’s military buildup benefits the US, not Canada

Despite the PM’s lofty claims, Canada’s increased military spending will only deepen its entanglement with the US war machine

18.06.2025 20

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As election looms, Poilievre threatens Trump-like attack on Canadian universities

The Conservatives plan to follow Trump’s lead and cut funds to universities and organizations they say “subsidize antisemitism”

27.04.2025 20

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Owen Schalk