Anti-Racism

Columnists

Sep 26, 2019

Bill 21 allows tyranny of the majority to trump minority rights

While Bill 21 clearly violates rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Quebec has invoked the notwithstanding clause to protect the law from challenges that it violates those rights.

News

Sep 20, 2019

Trudeau in blackface: A symptom of Canada's widespread anti-Black racism

Philip S. S. Howard

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for wearing blackface when he was a teacher and a student. Individualizing blackface incidents overlooks the larger problem of anti-Black racism.

Blog

Sep 20, 2019

It is about so much more than makeup

Maya Bhullar

Justin Trudeau's blackface revelations have opened up discussion on race in Canada in a way never seen before. Here are some tools to engage.

Blog

Sep 20, 2019

Which is more distressing, the idiocy of our PM or the hypocrisy of our opposition leader?

David J. Climenhaga

So what will Canadians decide about Justin Trudeau's blackface scandal? Nobody really knows at this instant.

Blog

Sep 26, 2019

An act of reconciliation that can end Kanesatake land dispute

Doreen Nicoll

Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin filmed the 1990 Kanesatake stand off from behind Mohawk lines. Her documentary, "Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance" is still relevant 29 years later.

News

Sep 4, 2019

Labour unites against racism

Zaid Noorsumar

Toronto workers discuss the importance of #UniteAgainstRacism and what it means to them.

Blog

Sep 5, 2019

Suzanne Carte is changing the Art Gallery of Burlington one inclusive show at a time

Doreen Nicoll

When Suzanne Carte joined the Art Gallery of Burlington, it was clear she was passionate about inclusion. This year, catch four groundbreaking shows featuring radical contemporary artists.

Podcast

Aug 29, 2019

Hamilton queer activist talks about hate in her city and politicians who just don't get it

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Lyla Miklos, queer feminist activist and former chair of Hamilton Pride, shares her ideas about why there's a big problem with hate in Hamilton right now, and what needs to be done to solve it.

Columnists

Aug 16, 2019

Imagine Canada's response if the B.C. murder suspects were Muslims

Monia Mazigh

Why do we tolerate certain actions when it comes to violating the rights of Muslims but hate groups get a free pass no matter how violent the ideologies they espouse?

Blog

Aug 16, 2019

Pollster Michael Adams says Trumpism unlikely in Canada

Dennis Gruending

Pollster Michael Adams' new book predicts that Trumpism and Brexit divisions are unlikely to sprout in Canada.

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