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Why Gerard Kennedy

Why Gerard Kennedy Today I submitted my intent to be a delegate for Gerard Kennedy at the upcoming Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention.  Hopefully I will get the opportunity to support Gerard in Toronto later this month, because this is obviously a critical event that will impact Ontario's

Last Updated on Thursday, 03 January 2013 10:05

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The murder of Saad Farooq in Pakistan

The murder of Saad Farooq in Pakistan

Ummad Farooq speaks out against sectarian violence in Pakistan, weeks after his brother was murdered for being an Ahmadi


I’m sitting across the table from Ummad Farooq in a small Sunderland café as he eats a 30p sweet mince pie. There is not much to make him stand out from any other student.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 January 2013 08:41

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Merry Christmas Message on Saskatoon Transit Buses Is Discriminatory

I made a complaint to Saskatoon Transit and the City of Saskatoon about Saskatoon Transit buses having “merry Christmas” messages on their programmable bus signs with the bus route name and number.  After making the complaint, there was an extreme public backlash and City Council

Last Updated on Sunday, 30 December 2012 08:02

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The Trudeau Tease

There are plenty of conflicting messages swirling around the Liberal Party.  There is also a tension for Liberals moving forward, between sober realities and game changing possibilities.  One school of thought argues Liberals have to rebuild from the ground up, accept their third party

Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 December 2012 00:20

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Open letter to Tarek Fatah from Coalition of Sikh Organizations

Dear Mr Fatah,

We are writing this open letter to you in regards to your recent Toronto Sun column on December 4, 2012 titled “Liberal white prejudice” you assert that Ontario cabinet Minister Harinder Takhar having a Chief of Staff that is a Muslim is akin to a Jew having a

Last Updated on Saturday, 08 December 2012 04:33

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Justice Denied for People With Disabilities

Justice Denied for People With DisabilitiesConfrontational Canadian system makes people with disabilities fight for their human rights in court

Jeff Moore needed special education which was his right says Supreme Court (CBC photo)

It took Jeffery Moore 20 years to get special educational funding that he needed in elementary

Last Updated on Thursday, 06 December 2012 23:18

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Opposition Co-operation End Game

Plenty of ink and conversation revolving around the merits of co-operation amongst the opposition parties.  As well, talk of which parties are truly "left", "progressive" and how any party overlap would truly deal with vote splitting.  While I support the

Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 December 2012 01:36

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