Dec 13, 2019
Discrimination against people of faith in the workplace
RadioLabour
RadioLabour's Canada Report: A union organizer says help stop discrimination against people of faith. The UN's Declaration of Human Rights. And more.
Discrimination
Jan 23, 2019
Canada continues to deny sex equality to First Nation women and children
Pamela Palmater
On January 14, 2019, the UNHRC released their decision which found that Canada still discriminates against "Indian" women and their descendants in the registration provisions of the Indian Act.
Oct 12, 2018
How anti-immigrant rhetoric shaped the Quebec election
CAQ leader François Legault and his team ran much of their election campaign on the backs of immigrants, using polarizing language to pit "good immigrants" against "bad immigrants."
Sep 27, 2018
Police technology vs. civil liberties -- science fiction or current reality?
Until the institutional bias that exists in society is addressed, the use of technology will not help eliminate bias in police work.
Jul 20, 2018
Passage of new law ends the debate: Israel now officially an apartheid state
Corey Balsam
Sid Shniad
While this new law doesn't change much in practice, it should lay to rest any remaining illusions about Israel's true nature.
Jan 24, 2018
Trudeau government still targets Muslims as threats
January 29 marks the first anniversary of the mass murder of six Muslim worshippers in Quebec City. As the date approaches, Justin Trudeau's government continues to unfairly target Muslims.
Dec 8, 2017
Public apologies serve crucial role in democratic societies
Apologies are not monetary gifts or hollow words offered by teary politicians. They are gestures that define our history as a country and restore faith in institutions.
Oct 7, 2016
Human rights protections raise new questions for freedom of speech
A commitment to free speech doesn't reconcile easily with human rights codes that may compel respect and courtesy toward specific groups -- including their right to be addressed as they choose.
Oct 6, 2016
Pearson security needs to respect the rights of nursing mothers
Ethel Tungohan
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority personnel at Toronto Pearson International Airport should read up on their own guidelines about discriminating against nursing mothers.
Sep 29, 2016
With judges like Robin Camp, how impartial is Canada's justice system?
An inquiry into the conduct of Federal Court Judge Robin Camp when he presided over a sexual assault trial raises some hard questions about the impartiality of the Canadian justice system.
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