Well, the scope of the cuts was unexpected. More than 2,000 journalists, editors and administrative employees at Canada's top media houses will be out of a job by the end of the year. June 2022 marked the beginning of the dark ages for journalism in Canada. The government adopted Bill C-18 this year, upsetting major social media companies. It's a...

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It is long overdue for Canada to implement a Status for All policy and end the exploitation of migrant workers and international students. Last Sunday, more than 3,000 people took to the streets of Toronto to march to support status for all. Earlier this month, The United Nations special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, Tomoya Obokata, visited Canada and...

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The province has pledged to build 1.5 million homes, but the plan is all muscle and no brains. According to the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, called Bill 23, multiplex units would be exempt from development charges and parkland dedication fees. The City of Toronto reported in November 2022 that it could lose $230 million annually in revenue."This would...

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Children's rights have been at the centre of conversations about gender identity in Canada. Education minister Stephen Leece announced in August that he believes parents should be fully involved in children's decision to change their pronouns at school. He follows similar programs adopted by Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. Many people talk about children's rights when it comes to gender identity...

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Women all around the world are frustrated by the fact that their lives are in danger just for saying the word NO. Historically, men have believed they have a right to harm a woman just because she rejected them. According to Enik Relations, an online writing platform, men express rage and often feel hurt and vulnerable when they are rejected....

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The first thing done to justify the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar was to label him an illegal immigrant and a terrorist. The 45-year-old president of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara is being demonized in many quarters to justify the alleged extra-territorial, extra-judicial hit in B. C. in June. Language is powerful. It can provide some justification for the unacceptable....

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My left hand was drenched in blood while I was scrolling through my laptop screen with my right hand to download my health insurance. But the website told me my health insurance was not there. Having lived here as an international student for two years, this was the first time I had a serious injury. I was about to have...

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After two long years of closure, Humber College's North campus finally opened its Food Emporium. The variety of available food confuses me, let alone a first-year student. The facility mimics a mall food court with cuisines from Italian to South Asian. However, it was the checking out process that took me by surprise."That will be $16.95," the cashier said. Confusion...

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Human trafficking is a highly profitable crime. Victims are found in a wide range of economic sectors, including the sex trade, agriculture, construction, and involuntary marriage. Police say traffickers move victims quickly between cities and towns across Ontario and Canada by using Trans Canada and 400 series highways. Highways 11 and 17 are often used by traffickers to transport victims...

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Inuit artist Floyd Kuptana started his career by sanding and polishing the carvings of his cousins Francis and Abraham Anghik. He then became an apprentice to artist David Ruben Piqtoukun, the older brother of Abraham and Francis. It was only in the mid-to-late 1940s that Indigenous peoples of the Canadian Arctic and subarctic regions began living in fixed communities where...

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