OTTAWA—Tell me anti-blackness is global without telling me anti-blackness is global. On Nov. 26, researchers in South Africa detected a new addition to the coronavirus family, a variant named omicron (B.1.1.529). It was first detected in Botswana but identified by...
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The continued mystery of the NDP’s existence
Nov 24, 2021 | The Hill Times
OTTAWA—During the post-election lull between choosing cabinet and the Speech from the Throne, I ruminated on the political issues that have shaped the year. And increasingly—now perennially—one question always sticks in my mind and will continue to in the years to...
Cop out: climate pact a dereliction of global duty
Nov 17, 2021 | The Hill Times
OTTAWA—“In a way, Boris Johnson was the perfect host for COP26. The British prime minister specializes in groundless optimism and empty pledges. The Glasgow climate summit produced plenty of both.” What an indictment of the fecklessness of the United Nations...
The online harms call is coming from inside the House
Nov 10, 2021 | The Hill Times
OTTAWA—Do the Liberals actually care about people who aren’t white and wealthy, or are they just performatively jumping through the hoops of social justice that ultimately put marginalized groups in further peril? Asked and answered, as evidenced by their proposed...
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...
Fergus’ snub shows that for Black faces, the work is never enough
Oct 27, 2021 | The Hill Times
OTTAWA—Imagine being in the Liberal Party and thinking you’re absolved of white supremacy because you have a Black friend (or you adopted an Indigenous child, *cough* Chrétien). That Black friend is Greg Fergus, and like every model minority, he’s made no waves, kept...
For someone who was ‘silenced,’ May is speaking loud and clear
Oct 6, 2021 | The Hill Times
OTTAWA—Someone should come and collect Elizabeth May before she opens her mouth. Again. A week after Annamie Paul’s resignation, Elizabeth May penned an op-ed in the Toronto Starin a naked, passive-aggressive attempt to excuse herself from culpability in the Green...
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...