Gun control is a women’s issue
As C-21 progresses in the Senate, it’s important to emphasize that gun recreation must never trump protecting Canadians from the devastating impacts of gun violence.
NDP-backed petition on trans rights surges as Tory Leader Poilievre strikes out at ‘Trudeau’s radical gender ideology’
Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah says advocates and organizations serving Canada’s trans and gender-diverse community fear their hard-won progress could all be lost with a change in government without sustained funding beyond the next election cycle.
Bureaucratic efforts are just ‘diversity’ icing on a white cake
Countless hours and emotional labour have been added to the workload of many racialized federal employees for free, only for them to experience more racism.
Canada’s opportunity to lead on sustainable menstrual equity
Ending period poverty in this generation is 100 per cent achievable.
Claiming their places at the edge of history
The mission to see more Black Canadians elected, appointed, and connected to government is to ensure that we have a voice and a seat at the most important decision-making tables across our country.
Backsliding into hate triggers game of Russian roulette with children’s lives
There are real impacts to hateful behaviour, which is why outing someone who has not formed adequate community supports, and whose family support is questionable, is a bad idea.
Right-wing rage-farming attacks on LGBTQ kids not a worthwhile import
The anger-generating wedge issue of school pronoun policy has suddenly become a cause célèbre among many of Canada’s conservatives.
Muslim group demands apology, nuance from Trudeau after condemning ‘parental rights’ protest
Lack of nuance from LGBTQ+ allies on gender identity protests veer into Islamophobia, allowing the ‘parental rights’ slogan to become a ‘bludgeon’ against the community, say transgender and Muslim advocates.
Tories’ silence is golden on trans issues, but might not be sustainable
As his party’s numbers climb, Pierre Poilievre has to be careful to appeal to voters leery of social conservatism.
Feds should be wary of baseless accusations of modern worker laziness
If women are forced to choose between caring for their families and travelling to a fluorescent-lit cubicle to kiss the proverbial boot, proponents of a strong national GDP are probably not going to like the outcome.
