Journalist Ranjit Bhaskar reflects on his recent virtual citizenship ceremony and the physical act that symbolized cutting of the cord with the land of his birth, India.
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Conservative Party Candidates Address Racism, COVID-19
The final four candidates vying for the leadership of Conservative Party of Canada traded barbs during separate English and French debates this past week.
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It’s Not On Me, It’s On You
Racism is alive and well in Canada. Admitting there is a problem is an important first step. What matters now is how we decide to collectively address the problem to build a better country, writes Raul Pinto
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“Invasion”: Interview with Filmmaker Franklin Lopez on Indigenous Land Resistance
Lopez has been documenting the struggle of the Wet’suwet’en for nearly a decade.
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Activist Connects Loss of Culture to Climate Change
The world is still catching up to Inuit activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier. A year before being appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006,…
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Big-Ticket Budget Items Welcome After Past Inaction
The much-anticipated first federal budget from the new Liberal government was unveiled on March 22. To describe the general reactions, they would be “Wow,” “Oh,”…
View More Big-Ticket Budget Items Welcome After Past InactionWomen’s Organizers Hopeful Under Trudeau Leadership
Women’s rights advocates are looking for influential Canadian female figures to join a national women’s coalition to raise awareness about women’s issues and get more…
View More Women’s Organizers Hopeful Under Trudeau LeadershipWinnipeg’s Racism Problem: Immigrants Can Help
A year after being called “Canada’s most racist city,” Winnipeg is on its way to becoming more inclusive, and immigrants can be part of the…
View More Winnipeg’s Racism Problem: Immigrants Can HelpNewcomers – Reconciliation Needs You Too
Canada’s Indigenous people are asking immigrants to join the nationwide process of reconciliation by learning about and celebrating Indigenous culture. One of the many recommendations…
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Reconciliation for Aboriginal Peoples Should Matter to New Canadians
“I wanted to be white so bad, and the worst thing I ever did was I was ashamed of my mother, that honourable woman, because…
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