When the derecho took out power across the city last May, many Ottawa residents were seriously inconvenienced. But there was one group for whom the…
Posts published in “Human Rights”
Not even one week after the calendar flipped to 2023, a familiar story played out near the Canada-U.S. border in Quebec. A Haitian man died…
A handful of floral arrangements were placed on the steps of the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights monument Thursday evening as people gathered at a…
There is a widely held sense that this municipal election is a pivotal one, setting much-needed vision and direction for the city. There are many…
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. Now it is constitutional for American states to restrict abortion in any way they…
Earlier this month, I lost a friend. I was surprised by the deep sadness I experienced on hearing that longtime MP and human rights advocate…
The pressure to boycott what Uyghur activists dub the “Genocide Games” has been everywhere in the news. But what about the eerie absence of Uyghur…
To say the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is failing athletes is an understatement. With less than one week to the 2022 Beijing Olympics, the IOC…
So, as things have turned out, the democracies declaring their intention to boycott February’s Winter Games in Beijing had grown numerous enough by Wednesday for…
Foreign policy is not typically a ballot box issue in Canada, and this election is no exception: Canada’s role in the world has thus far…