Editorial The claim that privatizing medicare saves money is fraudulent One does not have to look too far to find out that the Ontario Government’s claim – that in order to fix the hospital crisis we need to integrate private clinics to help deliver health care – is fraudulent. This government has never given up […]
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal said last week that police collected DNA samples from 96 seasonal labourers in Bayham, Ont., in their investigation of a 2013 sexual assault, even though many “did not match even a generous description” of the suspect, aside from the fact they were all Black or brown migrant farm workers. […]
By Chris Ramsaroop I’m dedicating this column to the indignant ones or Los Indignados, those who refuse to be silent, those who refuse to be disposed of, those who refuse to be forgotten. Coined after a popular revolt by Spaniards against unemployment and homelessness, the term has become synonymous with struggles the world over. […]
First Baptist Church was founded in 1826 in Toronto by 12 fugitives from slavery seeking freedom. They arrived on the Underground Railroad a few years shy of Aug. 1, 1834 — the day slavery was abolished across the British Empire, including in Canada. It’s a day historian Rosemary Sadlier says Canadians still know very little […]
Security officials in Antigua and Barbuda on Saturday conducted an operation to search the multi-million-dollar Super Yacht Alfa Nero that has been anchored in Falmouth Harbour here since the start of the year. In a statement, Foreign Affairs Minister E.P. “Chet” Greene said the operation was led by officers of ONDCP and supported by a […]
Sulaimon Giwa has strong opinions on modern day policing from years of lived and academic experience. He doesn’t however, have a specific answer for what it means to defund the police. “It’s a question I’ve been trying to grapple with,” he said. “Are we actually using the correct language to define and have meaningful […]
Ontario ombudsman Paul Dube who recommended standardized, mandatory de-escalation training for police across the province in a report he made in 2016, said last Wednesday that “progress has been painfully slow” on his recommendation on this issue. Dube was speaking at a news conference introducing his annual report, which outlines trends and investigations his office […]
The failed campaign by Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith for the post of Commonwealth Secretary General, has cost taxpayers a significant $18.2 million. Baroness Patricia Scotland will remain in the position for the next four years. According to the Office of the Prime Minister, the amount covered air and […]
A B.C. couple is questioning why a minor dispute on a plane escalated to them being escorted off by police. Other passengers on the flight are defending the couple, who are Black, accusing staff of racism. Jhody Batiste was flying from Toronto to Kelowna on Wednesday when she asked another passenger to switch seats […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon A 64-year-old Guyanese woman who I will refer to as “Norma” was recently informed that her second application for permanent residence under humanitarian and compassionate grounds was approved and she is now eligible to apply for permanent status from within Canada. Norma last entered Canada in March 2014 and was granted a […]
