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“Precarious Work will Define our Future”
Three labour experts have highlighted the critical need for radical changes in government policies and programs that are out of step with the current realities…
View More “Precarious Work will Define our Future”Union Urges Feds to Help News Media after Postmedia, Torstar Shutter Local Papers
Canada’s oldest media union is renewing calls on the federal government to intervene and help the country’s struggling news media outlets, after Postmedia Network Inc. and…
View More Union Urges Feds to Help News Media after Postmedia, Torstar Shutter Local PapersWe Ignore Islamism at our Own Peril
Quebec recently passed a law banning face coverings for people delivering or receiving public services, which has re-ignited the debate across Canada on banning the…
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Jagmeet Singh and the Media’s Race Problem
Jagmeet Singh does not yet have a seat in the House of Commons. So when the new NDP leader comes to visit, he’ll have to…
View More Jagmeet Singh and the Media’s Race ProblemSaudi Arabia, Modernity and Counter Terrorism
Three cheers for Saudi Arabia! The conservative Kingdom has ruled that women can now drive and no longer need to be accompanied by a mahram (essentially a male guardian)…
View More Saudi Arabia, Modernity and Counter TerrorismWhen the Fear of Terrorism Trumps Reason
There is no question that fear sells. The latest Stephen King film about an evil clown – It – grossed over $120 million in its first three…
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Immigration Lawyers Fear Flow of Misinformation as DACA Ends
Immigration lawyers in Canada are warning about risks caused by the spread of misinformation as the Trump administration rolls back a U.S. government program that…
View More Immigration Lawyers Fear Flow of Misinformation as DACA EndsMyanmar may be the Next Jihadi Battleground
Before this piece goes any further I need to spell out that I am not a big fan of the use of force unless absolutely…
View More Myanmar may be the Next Jihadi BattlegroundIn Bangladesh, a Small Change Could Point to More Extremism
Sometimes, small things point to large changes. During my short visit last week to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, I had the opportunity to sit…
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