OP: As if the world needed more proof that my province (Quebec) is a racist cesspool...

Joyce Echaquan death: Canada PM Trudeau decries 'worst form of racism'

( Trigger warning: extreme racism... )

OP note: The following article was written in relation to the Canadian context, however it is interesting for more than this specific context because it details why the idea of 'flattening the curve' is of COVID-19 infections is so important. (Note: This article was published a week ago.)
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Canadians being urged to help 'flatten ( Read more... )

Canada MPs [Members of the federal Parliament] condemn parole decision that 'led to' woman's death
( Trigger warning: sexism, violence against women under the cut... )

OP note: For those who are not Canadian, a bit of context. Canada officially became a country in 1867 (unlike the U.S., we didn't have a revolution). Our first Prime Minister was John A. Macdonald: "Sir John Alexander Macdonald, first prime minister of Canada (1867-73, 1878-91), lawyer, businessman, politician, (born 10 or 11 Jan 1815 in Glasgow, ( Read more... )

OP: A young man used a truck to plow into people on a busy sidewalk in the city of Toronto, Canada, earlier this week. The attack killed 10 people.
( Trigger warnings: (extreme) sexism, racism, violence... )

OP: This is an article about the Canadian province of Quebec, where I am from.

Quebec balked at investigating systemic racism, but some groups went ahead anyway. Here's what they found

Couillard government limited its inquiry to labour-market integration after outcry

( Trigger warning: racism, violence )

Hotel forgives guest whose room was trashed by hungry seagulls


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Gymnastics scandal: Rangers probe alleged abuse at Karolyi Ranch
( Trigger warning: sexual abuse, sexual assault... )

Patrick Brown stepped down as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario early Thursday, only hours after denying allegations of sexual misconduct.

Patrick Brown stepped down as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario early Thursday, only hours after denying allegations of sexual misconduct.

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Steve Paikin gets deep with Annahid Dashtgard of Anima Leadership and York University Professor Jamil Jivani. They touch on anger, growth, identity trauma, white fragility, BLM, effectiveness, goals and persuasiveness.

"Protest movements, rallies and demonstrations, social media campaigns; the mood of this era is thick with activism, but there ( Read more... )