John Bonnar Audio Blog

John Bonnar Audio Blog

John Bonnar is an independent journalist producing print, photo, video and audio stories about social justice issues in and around Toronto.
John Bonnar Audio Blog

Refugee and Immigrant rights groups demand Bill C-31 be scrapped

May 17, 2012
| Members of No One is Illegal Toronto and Occupy Toronto protested outside Conservative MP Joe Oliver’s office on Wednesday morning, demanding that the Conservatives cancel Bill C-31.

16:07 minutes (14.76 MB)
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Yinka Dene Alliance Freedom Train arrives in Toronto

May 10, 2012
| Several hundred protesters marched from Metro Hall to Le Meridien King Edward Hotel on King Street where Enbridge was holding its Annual Shareholders Meeting on Wednesday afternoon.

89:03 minutes (81.54 MB)
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Protesters rally outside Barrick Gold shareholders' meeting

May 3, 2012
| Protesters gathered in Simcoe Park across from the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto to oppose Barrick's mining activities in foreign countries.

56:25 minutes (51.66 MB)
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National Day of Mourning honours fallen workers

April 28, 2012
| Over 100 people gathered Friday afternoon at the Chinese Railway Workers Monument in Toronto to pay tribute to workers killed, suffered disease or injury on the job.

53:02 minutes (48.57 MB)
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Angela Bischoff: Dangers of nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons proliferation

April 25, 2012
| Angela Bischoff from the Ontario Clean Air Alliance speaks about the connection between nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons proliferation and Ontario's plans to build new nuclear projects.

51:40 minutes (47.3 MB)
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Egyptian refugee Mohammad Mahjoub seeks an end to proceedings against him

April 25, 2012
| Mr. Mahjoub has been detained without charge under a "security certificate" since June 2000. He wants his case thrown out after government officials seized documents belonging to his lawyers.

14:08 minutes (12.95 MB)
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CAW demands severance pay for laid off workers

April 23, 2012
| On Monday morning, over 100 CAW members rallied outside the offices of Catalyst Capital in Toronto, demanding severance pay for 40 laid off Snowbear workers.

24:51 minutes (22.76 MB)
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CAW outlines new proposals to revitalize Canadian auto industry

April 17, 2012
| At a press conference Monday morning, the CAW called on federal and provincial governments to implement new policies that would support and strengthen the Canadian auto industry.

52:46 minutes (48.31 MB)
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Community rallies to keep harm reduction focused men's shelter open in Toronto

April 14, 2012
| The City of Toronto is planning to close the School House shelter before the end of the year.

35:58 minutes (32.93 MB)
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Refugee and immigrant rights activists occupy Conservative MP constituency offices

April 5, 2012
| On Wednesday afternoon, refugee and immigrant rights activists occupied five Conservative MP constituency offices to oppose Bill C-31.

9:37 minutes (8.81 MB)
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