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CBSA raid multiple construction sites in Vancouver, accompanied by reality-TV crews
| Catchfire said...
BC Civil Liberties Association writes letter of concern to CBSA [pdf]
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Defend Sami Sheik! Grant him permanent status!
| lagatta said...
HELP! I misspelled Mr Sheikh's family name, and there is no edit function showing on my post! in
Thomas Jefferson, Slaveowner
| 6079_Smith_W said...
He was messed up in a lot of ways other than his slave-owning, though that was bad enough.
The fact...
"Muslim Rage"
| kropotkin1951 said...
Here is another piece in somewhat the same vein.
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In 1857, Bengali soldiers (known as ‘sepoys...
Rodney King dies at age 47
| Michelle said...
Rodney King asked the question others would not
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There was something almost unforgivably...
The Evolution of Snow White
| Boom Boom said...
Thanks for starting this thread, CF. I've seen previews of the new Snow White and I went "what the...
Race + Comedy: W. Kamau Bell
| Aristotleded24 said...
Chris Rock is another black comedian who is unflinching in his commentary about the realities of...
Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is
| Maysie said...
What an amazing metaphor, I love it. Thanks Catchfire.
Louis CK: Being White in
Chronicle of Higher Ed blogger advocates eliminating Black Studies
| Unionist said...
OMG. I wish I didn't know about this, then I feel guilty about wishing that... Thanks a lot, CF....
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No laughing matter: On comedians' blackface fetish in Quebec
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May 17 2013
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Nydia Dauphin
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Quebec comedians have a strange affliction. It sporadically resurfaces time and again and it's proven almost impossible to cure.
Safe country? World Jewish Congress fears Hungary will relive 'darkest era in European history'
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May 6 2013
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Karl Nerenberg
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In reforming the refugee system in Canada, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney declared Hungary a "safe country of origin." But what about the rise of fascist parties targeting Jews and Roma?
Hundreds rally and march in Toronto for a Solidarity City
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May 3 2013
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John Bonnar
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On Wednesday people gathered in front of City Hall, celebrating their victories while pledging to continue the struggle to build a city accountable to people everywhere.
What price would you pay for an education?
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May 1 2013
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Simon Enoch
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How much would you give up to get a university education? Two University of Regina students facing deportation have taken sanctuary in a church basement for almost a year to advance their degree.
'We've just stripped away essential safeguards': Civil libertarians decry new 'anti-terror' law
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Apr 25 2013
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David P. Ball
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The Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns that last night's passage of Bill S-7 is "very dangerous." The group's national security director Sukanya Pillay explains why.
RBC apologizes, but replacement and underpayment of workers remains widespread problem
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Apr 15 2013
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Salimah Valiani
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Canadian banks and other employers have been importing temporary migrant IT workers for various projects for some time, and they will continue to do so.
Why is Omar Khadr still in jail?
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Apr 10 2013
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Paul Tetrault
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In 2002, Omar Khadr was captured by the Americans in Afghanistan. He was 15 years old. Eleven years later, he's still in jail, and his sentence runs for seven more years.
Don't believe the hype! RBC layoffs not about foreigners vs. Canadians
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Apr 8 2013
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Chris Ramsaroop, Syed Hussan
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Once again the temporary foreign worker program has erupted in controversy where it is being used to pit workers against each other.
Trading away human rights? Canada turns a blind eye toward abuses against Roma in EU
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Apr 5 2013
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Karl Nerenberg
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Barely a week goes by when the Conservative government does not issue at least one press release touting the value of a Canada-European Union (EU) trade deal.
MLK's vision of justice and equality alive in movements like Occupy and Idle No More
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Apr 4 2013
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Simon Black
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On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
Civil liberties watchdog files formal complaint against CBSA's use of Reality TV
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Mar 22 2013
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rabble staff
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The B.C. Civil Liberties Association filed a formal complaint with the federal Privacy Commissioner today on behalf of a migrant worker who had been filmed for a Reality TV series.
The story behind Ezra Levant's 11th hour 'apology' for Roma rant
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Mar 21 2013
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Karl Nerenberg
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On Tuesday, we reported in this space that Levant had delivered an on-air mea culpa to the Roma people. Levant's motive was not a sudden conversion to reasonableness.
Rethinking masculinities: A queer woman of colour's perspective
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Mar 19 2013
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Muna Mire
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My ideas around masculinity during that time were colored by the intense systemic and interpersonal racism I witnessed directed at my parents and in particular, my father.
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