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Politics

Brown Playing with Browns

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…

Health

Medical Student Re-discovers Jaffna

George Abraham August 20, 2016 No Comments civil war Gayathri Naganathan healthcare Jaffna Scarborough surgery Tamil Vanni

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…

Commentary

Scarborough Subway: Mayor Just Doesn’t Get It

Marcus Medford June 30, 2016 No Comments Brexit Priya Ramanujam Scarborough subway transit Trump TTC

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…

Education

Inclusive Reporting Courses Are Critical: J-Schoolers

Marcus Medford March 25, 2016 No Comments critical thinking datejie cheko green ethnic media Journalism journalism schools jschool Marcus Medford Scarborough Syrian refugees

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…

Politics Youth

Getting Out the Racialized Youth Vote

Marcus Medford October 4, 2015 No Comments Federal Election federal elections Malvern Muslims NCM Election Desk Neethan Shan Rathika Sitsabaiesan Scarborough Scarborough North Shan Qiao Shaun Chen South Asians Voting

by Shan Qiao in Scarborough, Ontario Voter turn out is traditionally low amongst racialized youth. It is with this in mind that the Council…

Politics

Tory Candidates Make Joint Pitch to Chinese Voters

Marcus Medford September 25, 2015 No Comments Chinese Chinese Canadians Conservatives Federal Election federal elections Hong Kong Mainland China Mandarin NCM Election Desk Scarborough Shan Qiao Taiwan

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…

Politics

Chinese Canadians Step Up to Fill Representation Gap

Marcus Medford September 17, 2015 No Comments Chinese Canadians Conservatives Federal Election federal elections Green Party of Canada GTA Liberals Markham MarkhamUnionville NCM Election Desk NDP Olivia Chow Ranjit Bhaskar Scarborough Shan Qiao

by Shan Qiao in Scarborough, Ontario It is usual for different Chinese organizations to gather candidates from the community and hear them out…

Politics

Lone Tamil MP Seeks Re-entry into “White Man’s Club”

Marcus Medford August 28, 2015 No Comments Election 2015 MP NDP PARLIAMENT Priya Ramanujam Rathika Rathika Sitsabaiesan Scarborough Sri Lanka Tamil Toronto

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…

Politics

Parties Push Economic Credentials Amid Market Turmoil

Marcus Medford August 26, 2015 No Comments economy Federal Election federal elections Justin Trudeau Liberals NCM Election Desk New Democratic Party Progressive Conservatives Ranjit Bhaskar Scarborough Stephen Harper Thomas Mulcair

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…

Politics

Trudeau Maintains Debate Momentum

Marcus Medford August 8, 2015 No Comments Eve Adams federal debates Federal Election federal elections Italian Justin Trudeau Liberals NCM Election Desk Ranjit Bhaskar Scarborough Toronto

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…