Washington Post This week, Canada’s new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, unveiled the most diverse cabinet in the country’s history. The majority Liberal government’s cabinet is now gender equal — 15 of […]
New Survey Exposing Quebec’s Islamophobia Is Just Tip of Iceberg, Muslim Group Says Recent stats showing nearly 50 percent of Quebecers are “bothered” by the hijab offers but just a […]
Source: US News This Is the Freest Country in the World Sorry, America. America may call itself the “Land of the Free,” but it’s hardly the freest nation in the […]
By Fareed Zakaria Thursday, October 22, 2015 Justin Trudeau’s sweeping victory in Canada could be read as one more indication that voters in the Western world are moving left — […]
Something has gone profoundly wrong with the country Winston Churchill once called ‘the linchpin of the English-speaking peoples,’ reports Robert Fisk Robert Fisk Ottawa @indyvoices Monday 12 October 2015 Conservative […]
CBC: The phrase “Canadian values” is the slipperiest euphemism in this country’s political vocabulary. In the past two months, the phrase has been appropriated — chiefly by the Conservatives but also by the other parties — and brandished at the head of the partisan parades. It’s been, at times, a […]
By Robert Fisk Ottawa Something has gone profoundly wrong with the country Winston Churchill once called ‘the linchpin of the English-speaking peoples,’ reports Robert Fisk Faithful ally of Britain in […]
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pledged to work on banning the Muslim niqab for public servants if he wins re-election. Harper has pushed the niqab agenda at the centre […]
Why is the niqab an election issue? Q & A with professor Aisha Ahmad “…My wardrobe has fallen under increased scrutiny, as part of a toxic discourse that is pitting […]
Religious freedom ambassador refuses to wade into niqab debate Religious minority rights ambassador says he won’t accept interviews during campaign where Conservatives’ niqab ban figures prominently. opposing religious hatred and intolerance, and promoting pluralism abroad???? not in Canada opposing religious hatred and intolerance, and promoting pluralism abroadhare on Facebook JASON […]
King Stephen has changed Canada for the worse: Haroon Siddiqui Stephen Harper’s biggest problem is not that he is a right-wing ideologue. It is how he has governed. are on Facebook http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/10/08/king-stephen-has-changed-canada-for-the-worse-siddiqui.html NATHAN DENETTE / THE CANADIAN PRESS Of the nearly one-third among Canadians Stephen Harper has courted assiduously, […]
Tories dump candidate who touts therapies to turn gay youth straight ‘Is it wrong for a homosexual to become a normal person?’ Jagdish Grewal wrote in editorial By Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press Posted: Oct 06, 2015 4:08 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 07, 2015 7:24 AM ET The Conservatives have dumped Jagdish Grewal, a candidate […]
Anything But Conservatives. Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams is once again asking voters to choose anyone but Conservatives in the federal election. The former Progressive Conservative leader popularized the term “ABC” during the 2008 election campaign, after he said Stephen Harper broke a promise on transfer payments. Williams […]
2015 Nobel prize in physics: Canadian Arthur B. McDonald shares win with Japan’s Takaaki Kajita Physicists win for discovery showing neutrinos have mass CBC News Posted: Oct 06, 2015 5:56 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 06, 2015 7:27 AM ET Arthur McDonald, a professor emeritus at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., is […]
Federal court rejects Ottawa’s bid to suspend niqab ruling SEAN FINE – JUSTICE WRITER OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail Published Monday, Oct. 05, 2015 5:32PM EDT Last updated Tuesday, Oct. 06, 2015 7:09AM EDT https://apis.google.com/u/0/se/0/_/+1/fastbutton?usegapi=1&size=medium&annotation=bubble&width=&hl=en&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobeandmail.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobeandmail.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Ffederal-court-rejects-governments-bid-to-put-niqab-ruling-on-hold%2Farticle26670106%2F&gsrc=3p&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.u_d_RDDKHus.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DAQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Ft%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAGLTcCOeT4rZ6zm_SePtvWqiOhnN-d5mzQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh%2Conload&id=I0_1444131251951&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theglobeandmail.com&pfname=&rpctoken=38646473 Print / License AA The Conservative government’s bid to stop a Muslim woman from wearing a face veil […]
Source: Gulf News By Sarah Algethami, Staff Reporter Dubai: Tim Hortons looks to open at least 100 stores annually in the Middle East in the coming years, according to the […]
Source: The Globe and Mail Her roots in Canada stretch back through her francophone mother to the 1600s. Last week, wearing her Islamic face veil – the niqab, which has […]
BY Paula Simons, Edmonton Journal Back when my daughter was in elementary school, I accompanied her class on a field trip to Snow Valley. I noticed a group of older […]
Justin Trudeau vows to ‘bring Canadians together’ at Brampton rally Liberals will release their full platform on Monday, which will include some new commitments CBC News Posted: Oct 04, 2015 2:45 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 04, 2015 10:22 PM ET Play Media Justin Trudeau to ‘bring Canadians together’ 1:56 Justin Trudeau makes […]
The Canadian police have criticised the glamorisation of local gang lifestyle in Indo-Canadian director Deepa Mehta’s new movie Beeba Boys, a media report said. gulfnews.com/lifestyle Sergeant Lindsey Houghton from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia and Abbotsford Police spokesperson constable Ian MacDonald were invited to a special screening […]