Parental rights battle cry is turning private grievance into public policy
What we’re seeing from Smith is another iteration of far-right hate being normalized to the point where it has seeped into policy through a populist lens.
‘Communities are terrified’: trans advocate Johnstone blasts feds for allowing hate, disinformation to rise while Conservative premiers enforce restrictions on LGBTQ+ kids
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s new policies restricting health care for trans children is ‘just the polite political expression’ of anti-queer and anti-trans hate, says trans advocate Fae Johnstone.
It’s 2024, and Black MPs are still being tokenized
In the confines of large organizational structures like political parties, diversity still remains a tactical device.
The Islamophobic silence is deafening
If one compares the empathy for Israelis and empathy for Palestinians, there is no comparison in public relations, communications, and posturing.
Limited RCMP race-based data collection pilot could distort results, warns NDP MP Green
‘I would call on the RCMP to consider expanding this program. …[G]ive up on this idea that it’s a pilot, and make it part of the process,’ says NDP MP Matthew Green.
Yes, Virginia, there is inequity in Canada
Over the last number of weeks, a variety of MPs have been making hay out of the idea that the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) declared that Christmas was racist. There have been statements and oral questions, and even a Nov. 30 unanimous consent motion to “denounce the Canadian Human Rights Commission’s statement that ‘Statutory […]
Remembrance is not enough: action needed to address gendered violence in Canada
The federal government is not adequately funding the work needed to tackle gender-based violence across the country.
Gun control is a women’s issue
As C-21 progresses in the Senate, it’s important to emphasize that gun recreation must never trump protecting Canadians from the devastating impacts of gun violence.
NDP-backed petition on trans rights surges as Tory Leader Poilievre strikes out at ‘Trudeau’s radical gender ideology’
Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah says advocates and organizations serving Canada’s trans and gender-diverse community fear their hard-won progress could all be lost with a change in government without sustained funding beyond the next election cycle.
Bureaucratic efforts are just ‘diversity’ icing on a white cake
Countless hours and emotional labour have been added to the workload of many racialized federal employees for free, only for them to experience more racism.
