Jesse Cullen
Hi, my name is Jesse Cullen and am a twenty-six year old social justice activist. I live in the birthplace of General Motors Canada, Oshawa, Ontario and I am currently studying Criminology and Justice at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
I am involved in all sorts of activism, with a special interest in - but not limited to - poverty reduction. I'm involved with organizations such as Fair Vote Canada and Feed the Need Durham.
I'm also heavily involved in politics. I was a candidate for Oshawa City Councillor in the 2010 municipal elections and I am currently the Youth Representative for the NDP Oshawa Federal Riding Executive.
I'm interested in writing about a wide-range of current events and social justice issues and I hope to engage many people along the way. I hope you will find my writing inspiring, thought-provoking, and provocative. Thanks for taking the time to visit my homepage and stay tuned!
-Jesse
Latest Articles
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Why Child Labour Laws Are Important
Canada is one of only 27 countries not to have ratified the ILO C138 which says children should be at least 15 years old to work.
Jan 4, 2012
- Jesse Cullen
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Why Canada Needs the "Occupy" Movement
It would take 8.7 million person-years of employment, at Ontario's minimum wage to produce $162 billion: the same value as Canada's top 61 billionaires.
Oct 14, 2011
- Jesse Cullen
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Nycole Turmel, the Bloc, and the Politics of National Unity
By chastising Nycole Turmel, we risk alienating Quebec nationalists at a time when they have just flocked to a federalist party in record numbers.
Aug 3, 2011
- Jesse Cullen
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Is a New Fascism Emerging in Canada?
Is our government starting to show signs of a New Fascism?
Jun 25, 2011
- Jesse Cullen
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Forced Labour and Big Government: Tim Hudak's Ontario
Ironically, the "small government and low tax" PC Party supports slave labour and increased spending via Hudak's proposed mandatory prison work program.
May 30, 2011
- Jesse Cullen
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Canadian Democracy in Decline: A Post-Election Analysis
When election results are no longer accepted or found to be legitimate by electors, freedom and democracy breakdown as does the credibility of government.
May 4, 2011
- Jesse Cullen
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Sovereignty Under Attack: Why Canada is Losing its Independence
Canadian sovereignty has been systematically eroded by way of free trade deals, corporate takeovers, and mergers over the past thirty years.
Mar 2, 2011
- Jesse Cullen
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