By April Lingdren in Toronto, ON Resignation and outrage colour veteran journalist Mary-Ann Barr’s voice as she reflects on the Red Deer Advocate and its coverage of the…
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Embracing Taiwan: A Panel on Canadian Relations with Taipei
By Ashley Deng-Yu Chen in Ottawa, ON With 2019 marking the forty-year anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, and Canada’s increasing interest in cross-strait issues,…
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The Colour White
By Devanshu Narang in Toronto, ON Time to stop sugar-coating and say it as it is. White privilege. White power. White preposterousness. They exist. Period.…
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Commentary by: Jagdeesh Mann in Vancouver, BC Over its 132-year history since incorporation as a city, Vancouver has had 39 mayors. All of them have…
View More Wanted—the First Non-white Mayor of VancouverJagmeet Singh fails to Typecast Easily, Despite CBC’s Best Efforts
By: Jagdeesh Mann in Vancouver, BC Nearly 70 years since South Asians won the right to vote in Canada, Jagmeet Singh has become the first non-white leader…
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Jagmeet Singh and the Media’s Race Problem
Commentary by: Paul Adams in Ottawa Jagmeet Singh does not yet have a seat in the House of Commons. So when the new NDP leader…
View More Jagmeet Singh and the Media’s Race ProblemDefence Minister’s Recent Trip Leaves Him Seeking Cover
Commentary by Jagdeesh Mann in Vancouver Anyone who has travelled to subcontinent knows it is not always such a salubrious destination. Incredible India, as the…
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Obhrai Challenges Leitch at Conservative Debate
by BJ Siekierski in Saskatoon Conservative MP Kellie Leitch proclaimed her “common interests” with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the party’s first leadership debate Wednesday night,…
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Let’s Try Denying Trump, Farage Air Time
Commentary by Rinaldo Walcott in Toronto There is widespread consensus that social media has impacted legacy media in a significant way. And, legacy media is…
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Conservatives and the ‘Values’ Thing
Commentary by Michael Adams Even as most of us are glued to coverage of America’s rancorous presidential election campaign, some Canadians — notably committed Conservatives…
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