Originally published in the National Observer on December 8, 2021. It is the combination of power, defiance, intelligence and compassion that made the prime minister of the world’s newest republic, Mia Amor Mottley, a lightning rod that highlighted the...
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Black Talent Isn’t Respected In Canada. Trudeau’s New Cabinet Is Proof
Oct 28, 2021 | Articles
Originally published on October 28, 2021. How is it possible to be passed up for promotion time and time again, even though you’ve delivered exceptionally in times of crisis? Perhaps you’ve been told that you’re not “leadership material,” or perhaps the...
Annamie Paul’s leadership never really had a chance
Oct 1, 2021 | Articles
Originally published in the Globe and Mail on October 1, 2021. If you’re being pushed off the glass cliff by your own team, you cannot really break the glass ceiling. And so it was that, on Sept. 27, Annamie Paul gave a mic-drop speech that didn’t mince words about...
Why Justin Trudeau’s Strategy on Affordable Housing Isn’t Working
Sep 18, 2021 | Articles
Originally published in Press Progress on September 18, 2021. The Liberals’ gimmicky approach to housing has failed to make housing more ‘affordable’ The images of homelessness and Toronto’s military-style intervention to clear Trinity Bellwoods Park of...
Whitewashing: Canadian Media Propping Up the PPC is a Threat to Our Democracy
Sep 17, 2021 | Articles
Originally published on Antihate.ca on September 17, 2021. The PPC are the party for, and endorsed by, white supremacists. Yet recent columns in Canada’s paper of record have provided them with apparent sympathetic coddling -- with one even suggesting we give...
Canada Loves To Claim “Diversity Is Our Strength.” Its Treatment Of Black Voters Proves Otherwise
Sep 16, 2021 | Articles
Originally published by Refinery29 on September 16, 2021. At the only English debate in Election 44, Annamie Paul stood her ground wearing a Suffragette-white suit with gathered shoulders. The colour of the suit matters for a woman who has had to battle her...
What The Federal Parties Are Promising On Child Care
Sep 14, 2021 | Articles
Originally published in Chatelaine on September 14, 2021. In 2015 and 2019, women were a key voting block for parties. And, with child care at the centre of the discussion in 2021, this election is no different. The pandemic triggered Canada’s first...
Working From Home is Changing the Reality of Work. Why Aren’t Canada’s Political Leaders Talking About It?
Aug 27, 2021 | Articles
Originally published in Press Progress on August 27, 2021. The ‘work-from-home revolution’ is set to bring dramatic, far-reaching and unequal changes for Canadian workers The little sunshine and freedom that we’ve had to enjoy summer has been snatched away by...
Climate Policy In The Time Of COVID-19
May 5, 2021 | Articles
Originally published in Chatelatine on May 5, 2021. Green Party Leader Annamie Paul on selling a green recovery plan and convincing politicians to support climate-based policies. In December, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul laid out her party’s plan for a green...