The complicated calculus of calling the cops
OTTAWA—Last weekend, my friend ran a half-marathon in the Ottawa Race Weekend, coming in at just under 2:15.00. Well done. We went to Lieutenant’s Pump for drinks on the patio with some other friends. About an hour in, a large, imposing white man stood a few feet from the table and began to racially harass […]
Canada’s been growing its own strain of white supremacy for decades
OTTAWA—Canada has been growing its own virulent strain of white supremacy for decades. There has been another mass murder in the States and the perpetrator was white and the targeted victims were Black. Between 1982 and 2022, 68 per cent of mass shootings in the United States were by white people. Mass murders and shootings […]
Legislating online hate and extremism should be a top priority for government and opposition parties
The 18-year-old white man who was arrested for the mass shooting of 10 Black people at a grocery store in a predominantly Black Buffalo neighbourhood on May 14 was reportedly motivated by the crackpot “white replacement theory.” This hate-fuelled tragedy has forced federal politicians in Canada again to take stock of hatred and racism here […]
Time for Canada’s white establishment to pull their heads out of the sand
OTTAWA—The Canadian White Establishment is at it again, gaslighting Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) into disbelieving our own experiences in this country, based and built on white supremacy and the fascism of right-wing, Christian dogma. Over the weekend, a young white man live-streamed himself on Twitch murdering Black people, or what I like […]
Brown rips Poilievre over ‘slow and selective’ response to Buffalo shooting, as politicians of all stripes denounce ‘white replacement theory’
In the wake of a mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., that left 10 Black people dead, Conservative leadership hopefuls and MPs of all stripes are strongly condemning the “ugly racist hate” that motivated the act. But as politicians and the public continue to take stock of the tragedy that occurred just south of the Canada-U.S. […]
No room for hall monitors in fight against anti-abortion crusade
OTTAWA—New York Times opinion writer Jay Caspian Kang tweeted about the frustration of everyone who selflessly fights for the expansion of civil and human rights: “We just saw the culmination of 50 years of unpopular and fringe organizing and protest. It is truly bizarre that the response from so many who say they’re on the side of […]
‘A first step’: $2B health-care top up welcomed, but better collaboration needed to tackle challenges, say experts
Health industry experts are largely welcoming Bill C-17, which would see a $2-billion infusion of federal cash shared between every province and territory meant to address troubling backlogs in health-care systems created throughout COVID-19. But they also say the money is not nearly enough after so many months of a system stretched to the limit, […]
Expect abortion bombshell to dominate the fall agenda
OTTAWA—The f-bomb was allegedly dropped in the House of Commons on May 4 by a frustrated prime minister. It was not picked up by any microphone and even though Conservatives vociferously demanded an apology, even they were at odds over what exactly was said. Upon exiting the House, Justin Trudeau himself mimicked his own father’s […]
Abortion debate will ‘quite likely’ define Conservative leadership election, say Conservatives
With Roe vs. Wade making international headlines, the divisive issue of abortion access will have a significant impact on the down ballot support and fundraising for candidates on both sides of the divide in the ongoing Conservative leadership election, say Conservatives. In interviews with The Hill Times, political insiders supporting different candidates and one leading […]
Overturning Roe v. Wade just the beginning of Trump’s legacy, warns Heyman
In the wake of what appears to be the undoing of the right to choose to have an abortion in the United States, former American ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman, who served under Democrat president Barack Obama, says he’s worries this is just the beginning. “I think that if we think it’s just Roe v. […]
