EDITORIAL A federal Commission of Inquiry to look at police killings When more than one thousand protesters gather outside City Hall in Toronto to call for the defunding and abolition – yes, abolition – of all police forces in Canada, we should realize that something is terribly wrong. While we believe that reform of police […]
The Canadian Council of Business Leaders Against Anti-Black Systemic Racism has released the BlackNorth Initiative CEO Pledge. It ask senior business leaders in Canada to commit their companies to specific actions and targets designed to end anti-Black systemic racism and create opportunities for all of those in the underrepresented Black, Indigenous, People Of Colour ‘BIPOC’ […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued the following statement on Canada Day: July 1, 2020 On Canada Day, we celebrate the amazing place we call home – and the people we share it with. Whether you are firing up the barbecue or playing outside with the kids, this is a chance to reflect […]
The following was an address by Winston Dookeran,Under Secretary General, EUCLID University,Professor of Practice,at a virtual symposium of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies, in St. Augustine, Trinidad last Sunday: “The pandemic has been a global political stress test,” according to the forthcoming issue of Foreign Affairs. Capable states […]
Last week, President Donald Trump decided that regardless of the Coronavirus pandemic, he was going to launch his 2020 presidential campaign. Frankly, I have no problem with his decision to start his campaign but I am concerned that at his recent rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma where temperature testing was conducted and facemasks handed out, […]
It comes as no surprise to us that more Canadians are now questioning their trust in the police as protests against racism and police brutality continue in Canada and the United States, weeks after the killing of George Floyd. A survey last weekend by Leger and Association for Canadian Studies show that while the majority […]
By Jenny Baboolal Like millions of people in the United States and around the world, I was deeply disturbed as I looked at the George Floyd video. Watching another person pleading for his life and die, after being slow choked under the knee of someone whose job is to protect and serve others, was nightmarish. […]
Editorial After ‘taking a knee’ After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “took a knee” at a recent anti-racism demonstration on Parliament Hill, we certainly did not expect Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders to follow suit. But in what was clearly an act of courage, Saunders also “took a knee” at a protest demonstration in front of […]
By Alvin Curling The brutal, murderous death of George Floyd in the United States has given me cause to reflect: How many times have similar tragedies occurred? How many marches have I taken part in to protest those tragedies? How many homes have I visited to comfort bereaved mothers, wives, partners, sons, daughters and friends […]
By Celina Caesar-Chavannes Over the past several days, in the midst of the protests related to the killing of George Floyd and death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet in Toronto, many people have asked me this question: what does the government do now? What are the solutions to racism in Canada, Celina? As much as it frustrates […]
