By Phil Gurski in Ottawa, ON In the lead-up to an election politicians pander to certain constituencies. That is just what they do. It is…
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Women’s Organizers Hopeful Under Trudeau Leadership
by Shan Qiao in Toronto Women’s rights advocates are looking for influential Canadian female figures to join a national women’s coalition to raise awareness…
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Inclusion, Diversity Bode Well Under Trudeau
Commentary by Andrew Griffith in Ottawa The Liberal government has emphasized its diversity and inclusion language in speeches, cabinet ministers, committees and mandate letters. This emphasis…
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by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga In the weeks leading up to the Oct. 19 federal election, Rabia Khedr started to feel like she didn’t belong…
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Conservatives Misread Immigrants: Journalist Panel
by Leah Bjornson in Vancouver With the final ballots long since counted and the prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau preparing to name his cabinet, members and…
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Step One in Rebuilding the CPC: Cutting Loose the Religious Right
by Tasha Kheiriddin in Toronto Red, blue or purple? As it nurses its bruises from the election, the Conservative party is asking itself what its complexion ought…
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“Diversity a Given” in Trudeau Cabinet
by Ranjit Bhaskar in Toronto One of prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau’s first orders of business will be to form a cabinet. It is one of…
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Hear this Election’s Racism Wake-up Call
by Ranjit Bhaskar, Naheed Nenshi, Sharmila Setaram and Desmond Cole Four voices say it’s time to get real about bigotry and structural discrimination in Canada. ‘THE CANADIAN…
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Pros and Cons of Family Reunification
by Leah Bjornson in Vancouver Justin Trudeau has now officially been elected as Canada’s 29th Prime Minister and with him come promises of investment in…
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First Mandarin-Speaking MP Elected in Canada
by Shan Qiao in Toronto For the first time in Canada’s electoral history a Mandarin-speaking member of Parliament was elected. Now hailed by the…
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