Commentary by Bhupinder Liddar Did the seismic shift in Canada’s political landscape, a year ago, following the election on October 19, 2015, also trigger a…
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Canada Repairing Damage at United Nations
Commentary by Bhupinder Liddar Canada will re-emerge on the world scene, after a decade of absence, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the United Nations…
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Their Bodies, Their Rules: Sex Ed in Ontario
by Rebecca Bromwich in Ottawa You’ve probably seen some variation of the popular T-shirts that set out “Rules For Dating My Daughter.” They usually contain…
View More Their Bodies, Their Rules: Sex Ed in OntarioThe Mediterranean Crisis: An Open Letter to World Leaders
by Prof. Parvati Nair, UNU-GCM, United Nations University in Barcelona A child should not have to die to mobilize governments into credible action. The photograph of three-year-old…
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Ukraine Must Join NATO if Russia Swallows Crimea
by Mark Semotiuk On March 16, Crimea will hold a referendum on joining the Russian Federation. The referendum seeks to legitimize Russia’s current occupation. If…
View More Ukraine Must Join NATO if Russia Swallows CrimeaFighting the war in the mountains of Sudan
John Dickie’s Eyes of Nuba screens on Sunday, 26 January 2014 at 20h00 GMT on Witness, Al Jazeera’s flagship documentary strand. The 25-minute documentary tells the story of…
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Pulse: Arab and Middle East
by Mourad Haroutunian The following were the top stories in the Canadian-Arab media during October: Canadian Copts join forces to influence Canadian Members of Parliament…
View More Pulse: Arab and Middle EastMigrants much more than agents of growth
by Ranjit Bhaskar Protecting the rights of migrant workers has become more crucial than ever as they are too often regarded as commodities or economic…
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The call by UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples asking states to do more to honour and…
View More First Nations welcome UN call to honour treatiesIran needs to be ‘named and shamed’ on rights violations
by Ranjit Bhaskar The diaspora’s input is crucial in gathering information about alleged human rights violations in Iran as they are free to…
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