CARICOM’s Ministerial Taskforce on Agriculture is set to convene this week to devise a comprehensive action plan aimed at revitalizing the Caribbean’s agricultural sector in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl’s devastating impact across multiple countries. During a live broadcast on Sunday, CARICOM’s chair and Guyana’s President, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, underscored the profound economic and infrastructural […]
In the early hours of Friday morning, over 9,000 employees of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) commenced strike action against their employer. The union representing these workers has emphasized that privatization stands as a central grievance driving their decision to strike. Earlier this year, Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a proposal to expand […]
Zanana Akande, a trailblazer in Canadian politics and a steadfast advocate for social justice, will be recognized during the summer convocation with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto. This accolade celebrates her groundbreaking achievements as the first Black woman to serve as a cabinet minister and her enduring dedication to […]
By Lincoln DePradine Premier Doug Ford “unilaterally decided’’ to shut down the Ontario Science Centre (OSC) using “a manufactured crisis”, municipal politician Josh Matlow has charged. “The premier misled the people of Ontario,” Matlow said at a news briefing Tuesday. “There seems to be no willingness to keep the science centre alive for future generations.” […]
By Azeezah Kanji International law is in crisis – displaying many of the same signs identified by past generations of legal scholars as characteristic of “savagery” and “barbarism.” Under international legal doctrines developed in previous centuries by Europeans and “spread by the sword,” the West persists in denying accountability for its long history of “barbaric […]
By Stephen Weir In 2024, Conductor Amah Harris blows the whistle as the Emancipation Underground Freedom Train rolls again, laying new tracks from Union Station to Downsview Park Station. This annual literal moving event, held during Toronto’s Carnival season, brings over 1,200 people together in a profound celebration of Emancipation Day. This year marks the […]
Editorial In Canada, financial difficulties are increasingly widespread, with significant impacts felt among racialized migrants due to the country’s immigration policies. Recent statistics from Statistics Canada reveal that nearly one in three Canadians struggled to make ends meet in the past year. Among immigrants arriving after 2005, this figure rises sharply to almost 43 percent. […]
By Carlton Joseph The last two weeks saw French President Emmanuel Macron taking a huge gamble in dissolving parliament and calling for parliamentary elections, after his centrists were beaten in European elections on June 9; that decision resulted in Marine Le Pen’s pro-Russian National Rally party, winning the first round of parliamentary elections. The far-right […]
By Yolanda T. Marshall Mello Ayo wrote a biography about Brother Adisa S. Oji. Mr. Ayo is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, leadership consultant, and advocate. He is the author of many books including “After Dark: The Anatomy of a People’s Struggle,” ” Stories We Don’t Tell,” “Love Rhapsodies and Blues,” “Good Morning, Afrika!,” and “I […]
by Sukhram Ramkissoon I have regularly advocated through this column for persons who obtained permanent residence under Convention Refugee Grounds, and have advised that if they should return to their country of citizenship as permanent residents, they will lose their permanent rights to remain in Canada. A St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) national, whom […]
