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Tag: xenophobia
Leitch Campaign Scrambles to Distance Itself from Anti-Mosque Group
Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch’s campaign says she did not know Ron Banjaree, an anti-Muslim advocate, or the organization Rise Canada would be at the event…
View More Leitch Campaign Scrambles to Distance Itself from Anti-Mosque Group“We All Have Xenophobia to Some Degree”
The Islamic Social Services Association recently organized a conference on the theme of “At the Heart of Human Rights is Human Dignity” in Winnipeg. It…
View More “We All Have Xenophobia to Some Degree”America at a Crossroads: Land of Hope or Fear?
Recently all 10 of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) submitted their resignations to President Trump. The main reason: Trump’s policies have…
View More America at a Crossroads: Land of Hope or Fear?Shooting in Quebec City: Symptom of a Wider Crisis
The cold-blooded shooting of six Muslims following evening prayers on Jan 29 at a Québec City mosque has, predictably, amplified the acrimonious debate over racism,…
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The Bad and Ugly Brexit
Most divorces end bad and ugly, needlessly. Brexit’s fate is no different. After almost four decades Britain decided to walk out of a relationship with…
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Hungarian Canadian Tackles Image of Racist Quebec
Is there any topic touchier in Canada than Quebec’s identity politics? It might be easier to answer this question from the outside looking in, but…
View More Hungarian Canadian Tackles Image of Racist QuebecEvent Series Focuses on Building Inclusive Cities
Richmond community members came together last week to discuss breaking down the barriers of racism as part of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation’s (CRRF) three-year…
View More Event Series Focuses on Building Inclusive CitiesCanada is Not Immune to Racist Ideology
by James Sharma in Montreal On Oct. 17, mayoral candidate Henriette Reker was stabbed in the neck during a campaign stop in Cologne, Germany. The perpetrator, a…
View More Canada is Not Immune to Racist IdeologyCanada ranks high on the scale of ethnic harmony
by Jan Wong My sister worries about my vacation plans, a 10-day tour of Vietnam in the midst of anti-Chinese riots. To be clear, I…
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