Commentary by Surjit Singh Flora in Brampton In the run up to a recent Scarborough by-election, Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown spent much time making speeches…
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Medical Student Re-discovers Jaffna
by Gayathri Naganathan in Scarborough I was born at the Vavuniya General Hospital in the winter of 1988, in a town that is often referred…
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Scarborough Subway: Mayor Just Doesn’t Get It
Commentary by Priya Ramanujam in Scarborough I find it insulting for Toronto Mayor John Tory to casually toss around the fact that more than half…
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by Marcus Medford in Toronto Journalism students say they find value in learning how to report on immigration and race issues. Many would like to…
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Getting Out the Racialized Youth Vote
by Shan Qiao in Scarborough, Ontario Voter turn out is traditionally low amongst racialized youth. It is with this in mind that the Council…
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Tory Candidates Make Joint Pitch to Chinese Voters
by Shan Qiao in Scarborough, Ontario Seven Conservative candidates representing Greater Toronto Area (GTA) ridings with a significant presence of ethnic Chinese voters came together…
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Chinese Canadians Step Up to Fill Representation Gap
by Shan Qiao in Scarborough, Ontario It is usual for different Chinese organizations to gather candidates from the community and hear them out…
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Lone Tamil MP Seeks Re-entry into “White Man’s Club”
by Priya Ramanujam (@SincerelyPriya) in Scarborough, Ontario “Did I tell you the time I was called ‘a little girl’?” asks MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan incredulously. Sitting…
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Parties Push Economic Credentials Amid Market Turmoil
by Ranjit Bhaskar (@ranjit17) in Toronto, Ontario By now the Liberal candidates for the predominantly visible minority ridings of Scarborough have grown used to party…
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Trudeau Maintains Debate Momentum
by Ranjit Bhaskar (@ranjit17) in Toronto, Ontario The morning after the first leaders’ debate of the federal election campaign Thursday night, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau…
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