The Dominion - Caitlin Crawshaw

LRAD - Sonic weapon

Tim McSorley — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:16:23 +0000

Toronto Police acquired the Long Range Accoustic Device, or LRAD, during the 2010 G20. While it has publicly described the device as a communications tool, internally they have refered to the LRAD as a weapon that can cause permanent ear damage.

Spooks using sex

Tim McSorley — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:53:30 +0000

While the use of undercover police officers to spy on activists has become well-known, new questions are arising about how they may use intimate relationships to gather information.

Freezing Feet

Tim McSorley — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:44:30 +0000

The Maple Leaf plant was temperature controlled, and often so cold it is impossible for workers to keep their feet warm, according to former workers.

Maple Leaf Flag

Tim McSorley — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:43:13 +0000

Maple Leaf's pork processing plant in Brandon, Manitoba, is the largest in the country. While it has brought jobs, serious concerns have been raised about whether it's at the cost of good wages and a healthy environment.

Garbage mining pic

Tim McSorley — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:52:57 +0000

The Depot accepts 21 different types of items from local residents - everything from wood to textiles to electronics - and generates revenue while keeping them out of the landfill.

Firefighter illustration

Tim McSorley — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:55:12 +0000

Green Guns

Tim McSorley — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:14:14 +0000

Weapons manufacturers are starting to jump on the green-washing wagon. Lockheed Martin, one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers, recently sponsored a renewable energy conference in Halifax, NS.

Justice silenced

Tim McSorley — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:05:43 +0000

Tunnel of Love

Tim McSorley — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:05:33 +0000

Critics are asking whether, with the defeat of Bill C-300, the Canadian government is getting too comfortable with the country's mining, gas and oil companies. Image by Caitlin Crawshaw.

Cookie-cutter prisons

Tim McSorley — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:37:29 +0000

At least 22 new provincial-territorial prisons will be built in Canada and 15 additions made to existing facilities.

Greenwashing Hate

Tim McSorley — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:21:38 +0000

No Thistles

Tim McSorley — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:41:26 +0000

Congo debt

Tim McSorley — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:44:19 +0000

Project Hero

Moira Peters — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:04:40 +0000

Project Hero’s tag-line is “Gifting education to the children of our fallen soldiers,” but critics see the program as a tool to drum up support for military presence in Canadian universities, politics and culture.

Past Due

Tim McSorley — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:19:09 +0000

Image: Caitlin Crawshaw