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Northern Stoplights

Photo of George Galloway at Stop the War, in London, on February 24, 2007, by davidChief. Incendiary British anti-war MP George Galloway was scheduled to speak at a Toronto Coalition to Stop the War event tonight. On March 20, though, he received a letter from Robert J. Orr, Immigration Officer for Canada in London, England, [...]

I Am CUPE, Hear Me Roar

CUPE members taking part in a protest against Israeli military attacks on Gaza; photo by Medmoiselle T. In a startling and uncharacteristic move, CUPE Ontario has done something controversial. Even more unexpectedly, they’ve gone about it in controversial fashion. The segment of the union which represents university workers passed a motion this weekend, calling for [...]

So, Are These Hate Crimes?

Photo by Miles Storey from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. While the conflict in Gaza cools down—at least for now—the war of words in Toronto continues to boil. You’ll recall that, when the conflict was at its height, supporters of both sides staged rallies across Canada. You’ll also recall that the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) labelled, [...]

Bringing It All Back Home

A mural by British artist Banksy appears on the Separation Wall in Palestine. Photo by walker cleavelands. 2009 kicked off with promise in the air, a tonic sense of the future around which Western civilization warmed itself. Despite a snowballing economic catastrophe unseen since the 1930s, the world staggered onward, still high from the incredible [...]