Late last year, when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau implemented his campaign promise of welcoming thousands of Syrian refugees to Canada, many groups felt it was important to launch anti-Islamophobia campaigns. One of the most well-known of these campaigns began earlier this year by the City of Toronto itself, in partnership with the Ontario Council […]
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Worldwide, 35% of women have been the victim of either physical or sexual violence at some point in their life, most of this coming from an intimate partner. Within Ontario, more than 6% of women who have been or are currently in a serious relationship report experiencing domestic abuse. While this is far better than the global average,
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Universities Canada is an organization that, according to its website, provides “university presidents with a unified voice for higher education, research and innovation.” The group aims to “foster collaboration among universities and governments, the private sector, communities and international partners to help build a better world” and to “find solutions to the most pressing challenges
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Technology is widely touted as evidence of the advancement of society, helping to bring about a better world that makes us healthier, happier, and our lives easier. While this argument can be made, it’s becoming more apparent that technology is also making it easier for racism, bigotry and white supremacy to expand its reach. Given
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It’s a wonderful document full of beautiful, well-written ideas, like the argument that “since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed.” And that “the wide diffusion of culture, and the education of humanity for justice and liberty and peace are indispensable to
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The world watched last week as politicians from all over the globe trekked to Israel to attend the funeral of Israeli statesman Shimon Peres. Leaders from over 70 countries, including Canada, the United States, France, Germany, Egypt, Jordan, and even the Palestinian Authority, gathered to pay their respects to the former president in the largest
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After Sept. 11, 2001 fear became a major player in world politics, as people voted for the leaders they felt would keep them safe in an unstable world. As we got further from Sept. 11, and the horrors faded a bit from our memories, fear came to play less of a role in choosing our
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In recent months, several news stories have brought the issue of North America’s rape culture into all of our homes. From excessively lenient sentences being handed out for explicit cases of sexual assault, to a judge asking a victim why she didn’t simply keep her legs shut to prevent her imminent rape, we are finally
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