The Canadian Progressive

Across 18 countries surveyed, most people have confidence in U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris

In Sweden, where Harris drew the most positive reviews, 77% of adults have confidence in the first African American person, first Indian American person, and first daughter of immigrants to serve as Vice President of the United States.

Obert Madondo
Aug 1, 2022

A new Declaration for the Future of the Internet

Meanwhile, Internet freedom declined for the fifth time in a row in the U.S., and for the 11th consecutive year globally, according to Freedom House

Obert Madondo
Jun 20, 2022

White supremacy: Research on cyber-racism and domestic terrorism

The Journalist's Resource's July 2019 roundup of research on white supremacy, updated to empower journalists covering the May 14, 2022, mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.

Guest Blog
Jun 18, 2022

Governments must break Big Pharma-WTO stranglehold on access to medicine

Responding to the recent 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), nearly 300 civil society organizations from around the world issued the following call on governments to break the “Big Pharma-WTO stranglehold on access to medicine”.

Guest Blog
Jun 17, 2022

Canada delivered only 3.2m of the 40m COVID-19 doses it pledged to poor countries

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a supposedly caring and compassionate "world leader", has so far delivered only 3.2 million (8%) of the 40 million life-saving COVID-19 doses Canada pledged to Africa and other poor regions of the Global South with overwhelming BIPOC (Black people, Indigenous people, People of Colour) majorities, according to a damning report released this week by the People’s Vaccine Alliance.

Obert Madondo
Oct 23, 2021

Obert Madondo is an Ottawa-based digital artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer, web designer, digital rights enthusiast, digital storytelling enthusiast, aspiring filmmaker, and online publisher.

Obert is a former political aide to a prominent former Zimbabwean lawmaker, human rights defender and former freedom fighter. Obert has previously worked as an international development administrator in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, and Canada.

Obert is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Canadian Progressive, an independent political blog dedicated to producing fearless, evidence-based, adversarial, unapologetic, progressive and activism-oriented journalism situated right at the intersection of politics, technology and human rights.

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