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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: October 29, 2023, 1:33 am
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HTML https://globalnews.ca/news/10054868/rally-support-sarah-jama-ontario-ndp/
Hundreds gather in support of Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama in virtual
rally
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> Hundreds of supporters gathered in solidarity with Sarah Jama,
member of Provincial Parliament for Hamilton Centre, in a
virtual rally on Friday.
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> The rally featured a number of speakers who called for a
ceasefire in Gaza and shared statements standing firmly behind
Jama after her removal from the Ontario NDP caucus and censure
in the assembly earlier this week.
>
> “There are those that would rather we stay silent, we stay
complicit,” said Bianca Mugyenyi, director of the Canadian
Foreign Policy Institute and rally moderator, referring to
Israeli violence in Gaza. “And for standing out and standing up
against these horrors, Sarah Jama was censured by Ontario’s
legislature and kicked out by the NDP caucus.
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> “This is a shame. The anti-Palestinian racism that we’ve seen
is flagrant, but this is also a story of anti-Blackness.”
>
> Since Monday night, Mugyenyi said at least 4,000 people have
emailed Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles, ONDP president Janelle
Brady and the caucus advocating for Sarah Jama’s reinstatement
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> “(Stiles) and the party have tried to paint our sister (Jama)
as an uncontrollable and unreasonable person and this is being
done on purpose,” said author and activist Desmond Cole who
spoke at the rally. “It exploits all the tropes related to
Sarah’s Blackness, her womanhood, her Muslimness and her
disability.”
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> “The notion that Jama might return to a party that has treated
her this way and is continuing to treat her this way — it makes
me sick.”
>
> Andrews said she also felt the press release conjured
stereotypes about Black women “who are perceived as difficult.”
>
> Matthew Green, the federal member for Hamilton Centre, issued
a statement saying Jama’s expulsion “perpetuates a long history
of racialized voices being dismissed and ignored in spaces where
decisions are made.”
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> Speaking at the rally, Rima Berns-McGown, a former NDP Ontario
MPP for Beaches—East York, said she experienced a similar kind
of silencing from the party during her tenure.
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> “I was brought into the party because I have a strong activist
background, and then they spent the next four years telling me
to shut up and sit down,” she said.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: October 31, 2023, 1:26 am
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HTML https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/pro-palestinian-protesters-occupy-mp-offices-in-montreal-across-canada
Pro-Palestinian protesters stage sit-ins at MP offices in
Montreal, across Canada
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> Protesters calling for an immediate ceasefire in the
Israeli-Hamas conflict staged sit-ins at the Montreal offices of
three Liberal members of Parliament Monday afternoon. The
demonstrations were part of a pan-Canadian series of sit-ins
organizers said were taking place at 17 offices in 12 cities
across the country in solidarity with Palestinians.
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> Roughly half a dozen protesters staged sit-ins inside each of
the premises starting at 1 p.m., putting up posters and reading
aloud the names of Palestinians who have been killed since the
conflict began.
>
> At Bendayan’s office Monday afternoon, the five protesters
inside said they had no intention of leaving until Bendayan
signed the letter.
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> “I’m here to amplify the demands to call for a ceasefire, to
call for more aid, to end Canadian complicity in Israeli
apartheid and to demand a free Palestine.”
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> The call for a complete and permanent ceasefire in the region
goes against the Liberal government’s policy to support Israel’s
right to defend itself exterminate Hamas.
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HTML https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/pro-palestine-protesters-attend-edmonton-mp-s-office-as-part-of-nationwide-protest-1.6623398
Pro-Palestine protesters attend Edmonton MP's office as part of
nationwide protest
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> A group of pro-Palestine protesters took over an Edmonton MP's
office as part of a Canada-wide protest asking the federal
government to support the ceasefire of Gaza.
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> Police responded to a "disturbance" at the office of Edmonton
Centre MP Randy Boissonnault just after 11:30 a.m. and asked
nine protesters to leave.
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HTML https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/growing-number-of-canadians-believe-immigration-levels-too-high-survey-1.6623463
Growing number of Canadians western colonizers believe
immigration levels too high: survey
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> A growing proportion of Canadians is sharing the belief that
the current rate of immigration to Canada is too high
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> The finding reflects a dramatic shift since last year, when
public support for immigration numbers stood at an all-time
high. That high water mark capped a rising trend in favour of
immigration that stretched back three decades, according to
Environics.
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> This perspective shift has taken place across multiple
segments of the population, the report states, but especially in
Ontario and British Columbia, as well as among top income
earners and first-generation Canadians.
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> It comes as Canadians report less satisfaction "with the
direction of the country"
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: October 31, 2023, 9:01 pm
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Protesters occupy Canada deputy PM's office, demanding end to
complicity in Gaza
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> Protesters occupied the office of Canadian deputy prime
minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday in
Toronto, demanding the government take action on facilitating an
immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
>
> Gaza, home to over 2 million people, has been subject to daily
Israeli bombardments for more than three weeks consecutively,
following an unprecedented attack in Israel by Hamas.
>
> Joining dozens of others, activist Dalia Awwad said the
protesters called to end Canadian complicity with Israel's
actions, and a military embargo and economic sanctions on
Israel.
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> Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, rejected
international calls for a ceasefire on Monday evening, sticking
to his initial promise to destroy Hamas.
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> In the last 24 days, more than 8,000 Palestinians in Gaza have
been killed, according to medical authorities.
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HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSTukpofw1Y
HTML https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-head-of-york-student-union-wont-retract-statement-on-hamas-attack-says/
Head of York student union won’t retract statement on Hamas
attack, says university is trying to silence group
HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mlas-housing-bill-discriminates-black-communities-halifax-1.7013490
2 MLAs say housing bill discriminates against Black communities
in Halifax area
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> Two Black members of the Nova Scotia Legislature have accused
the Houston government of putting forward a bill that
discriminates against historically Black communities in the
Halifax Regional Municipality.
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> During debate over Bill 329 on Monday night, New Democrat Suzy
Hansen and Liberal Tony Ince both criticized the proposed law
for giving the housing minister almost complete authority over
development in the municipality, without the need to consult
communities affected by his decisions.
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> "Here we go again," said Hansen during a sometimes passionate
21-minute critique of the proposed law on the floor of the
legislature. "It allows the province to unilaterally steamroll
HRM.
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> "Historic African Nova Scotian communities are very concerned
that this could nullify the hard work of listening and
consulting," said Hansen. "We need a government that respects
community voices ... not steamrolls them."
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> 'Looking to usurp and control everything'
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> Ince echoed that sentiment during his 34-minute speech on
amendments to the city's charter and the Housing in the Halifax
Regional Municipality Act.
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> "We talk about mistrust. I think we're going down that path
again," he said. "We've got a piece of legislation that is
looking to usurp and control everything."
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HTML https://globalnews.ca/news/10060768/calls-on-city-of-toronto-refugee-housing/
Advocates call for housing support after refugees left on
freezing Toronto sidewalk
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> A new wave of concern over Toronto’s housing crisis is
cresting after advocates said more than 100 refugees were
stranded outside on a city sidewalk in -1 C weather for part of
the night Monday.
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> In a tweet posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, around 5:30
p.m. Monday, user Alexa requested help, asking for blankets and
sleeping bags. She made the plea after refugees were discovered
sleeping outside 129 Peter St. in Toronto.
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> Images posted on the social media platform show people
standing outside with dozens of bags, luggage and makeshift
tents.
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> After repeated calls to open additional warming centres to
house these refugees Monday night, they were eventually moved
inside.
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> He also said the city took “swift action” to find various
shelter spaces for them across the city that are not typically
used as sleeping areas, such as meeting rooms.
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> It is not the first time the city and its government have been
called out over a lack of options for refugees.
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> At the time, deputy mayor Jennifer McKelvie said the federal
government had not been providing Toronto with the funding it
needed to cope with unprecedented demand for shelter space from
asylum seekers and refugee claimants.
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> She also said in early 2023 that the number of asylum seekers
in Toronto’s shelter system had grown by 500 per cent in the
past two years.
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> Following the meeting, Chow said the federal government needs
to step up to address the problem using a settlement plan and
adequate funding.
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> Mayor Chow said it is “completely unacceptable” that refugees
arrive in Canada and are given few options for living spaces,
leaving them unhoused in harsh weather conditions.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 2, 2023, 8:50 pm
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HTML https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/more-funding-laws-can-stop-anti-muslim-online-hate-from-causing-violence-senators-1.6628242
More funding, laws can stop anti-Muslim online hate from causing
violence: senators
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> A Senate committee says anti-Muslim hate needs to be met with
the creation of new criminal offences, more education and less
bias in federal tax audits.
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> A report tabled on Thursday by the upper chamber's
human-rights committee says Islamophobia is being spread online
and over the airwaves, and argues this is contributing to a rise
in documented hate crimes against Muslims.
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> "Islamophobia is an acute threat to Canadian Muslims and
urgent action is needed," said committee chair Sen. Salma
Ataullahjan.
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> "We must commit to building a more inclusive country and to
better promoting our Muslim relatives and friends, neighbours
and colleagues," she said at a press conference on Parliament
Hill.
>
> Ataullahjan said she and her colleagues heard from Muslim
communities across the country that have experienced incidents
that seem to violate criminal laws but were not prosecuted.
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> "The women in Edmonton -- most of us senators were tearing
(up) when they shared their stories with us, about how regularly
their hijabs are pulled, they have coffee thrown at them and
they're spat on. And there have been more violent incidents."
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> "Even what's in the Criminal Code is not being enforced," she
told reporters.
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> The senators say they'd also like to see ramped-up efforts to
weed out bias within the Canada Revenue Agency, following audits
of Muslim charities that advocates argued were excessive.
>
> Ataullahjan also said the government's special representative
on combating Islamophobia needs a budget beyond the $5.6 million
over five years that was allocated in January, saying there is a
clear need for better public education.
>
> The committee noted that hate crimes against various groups
are on the rise, with Statistics Canada reporting a 71 per cent
increase in police-reported crimes targeting Muslims in 2021
compared to the year before.
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> But the senators stressed that Islamophobia is nothing new in
Canada -- and it's something they've experienced personally.
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HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/correctional-investigator-indigenous-special-report-2023-1.7015596
'A national travesty:' Prison watchdog urges reform to tackle
Indigenous over-incarceration
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> Canada's prison watchdog is denouncing the over-representation
of Indigenous people in federal prisons as a travesty while
urging significant reform, as he releases the second part of a
two-year investigation.
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> In the conclusion of his Ten Years Since Spirit Matters
report, Correctional Investigator I steadily and progressively
worse van Zinger calls for the devolution of correctional power
to Indigenous people to address worsening rates of
over-representation.
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> "The steady and unabated increase in the disproportionate
representation of Indigenous peoples under federal sentence is
nothing short of a national travesty and remains one of Canada's
most pressing human rights challenges," Zinger wrote.
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> "Canada's federal correctional system needs to get on board
and begin to divest itself of the authorities, controls and
resources that have kept Indigenous people over-incarcerated for
far too long."
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> Zinger joined Indigenous leaders at a news conference Thursday
morning in Ottawa where he announced "the evidence that Canada's
correctional system is failing Indigenous people could not be
any clearer."
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> Cassidy Caron, president of the Métis National Council, said
the report confirms what the Métis Nation has long known: "that
the colonial correctional system does not work for us."
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> He found "organizational paternalism" and "incapacity for
self-reflection" in the correctional system
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> "The plight of Indigenous peoples behind bars has become
steadily and progressively worse," Zinger wrote.," Zinger wrote.
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> "Indeed, Canada's correctional population is becoming
disturbingly and unconscionably Indigenized."
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> the Native Women's Association of Canada called the report
"damning,"
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Western colonizers are the cancer of the earth.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 3, 2023, 9:49 pm
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HTML https://bc.ctvnews.ca/video-shows-driver-plowing-through-pro-palestinian-blockade-in-east-vancouver-1.6630808
Video shows driver plowing through pro-Palestinian blockade in
East Vancouver
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> Police are investigating after a minivan plowed through a
pro-Palestinian protest that was blocking traffic in East
Vancouver on Friday.
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> Video of the incident posted on social media shows protesters
spread across the intersection of Clark and Venables streets
when a number of attendees suddenly begin screaming.
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> The camera turns and a minivan can be seen maneuvering through
the pedestrians – and running over a bicycle that was placed in
front of the vehicle.
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> A number of attendees criticized the police officers on scene
for not immediately pursuing the minivan. Contacted by CTV News,
the Vancouver Police Department confirmed authorities had
managed to locate the driver.
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> In a statement, Const. Tania Visintin described the blockade
as an "impromptu protest," but said patrol officers and members
of the department's Traffic Unit were dispatched to "facilitate
a safe demonstration" as soon as they were made aware of the
event.
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> "As shown in the video, a car did drive through," Visintin
said. "The investigation is ongoing."
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HTML https://globalnews.ca/news/10067059/quebec-asylum-seekers-immigration/
Quebec says there are still too many asylum seekers entering the
province
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> Quebec’s immigration minister says the number of asylum
seekers entering the province is “abnormal.”
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> Christine Frechette told reporters Thursday hat the federal
government needs to do more to distribute would-be refugees
across the country.
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> She says that since the closure of Roxham Road — the irregular
land border crossing between Quebec and New York state — there
are now too many asylum seekers showing up at the province’s
airports.
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> The minister also says Ottawa is too “loose” with the way it
gives travel visas, saying many migrants are taking advantage of
that pathway to claim asylum in the country.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 5, 2023, 5:59 pm
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HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-gaza-ceasefire-protest-1.7019063
Demonstrators in Montreal demand Canada call for an immediate
ceasefire in Gaza
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> To be silent is to be complicit in the death of Palestinians,
protesters say
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> The streets of downtown Montreal were flooded with people
showing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday amid
what they call a major humanitarian crisis. They demanded that
Canada call for an immediate ceasefire, place an arms embargo on
Israel and work to end the blockade on Gaza.
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> they criticized its use of the words "conflict" and
"Israel-Hamas war."
>
> The protest was one of more than 30 across Canada organized by
the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), which mobilizes
Palestinians and Arabs in the diaspora. Protests were also held
in Washington, D.C.
>
> Sarah Shamy, an organizer with PYM in Montreal, said people
have a responsibility to support the "right to Palestinian
liberation against colonial domination and racist occupation."
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> "This shows that people refuse to be complicit and they refuse
for state leaders to do this in our name."
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> Bara Abuhamed of Montreal 4 Palestine said the amount of
people in the streets shows that national leaders "do not
represent their people" after Canada abstained from calling for
an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce at a
United Nations (UN) Annual Assembly in October.
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> 'Grave risk of genocide'
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> Earlier this week, seven UN human rights special rapporteurs
issued a statement in Geneva saying the Palestinian people "are
at grave risk of genocide" and called for a ceasefire. The
rapporteurs also said Israel's strike on a refugee camp inside
Gaza was a "brazen violation" of international law.
>
> "If you tell someone to leave a specific area but they have
nowhere safe to go, you can say 'Israel warned them,' but where
are they supposed to go?"
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> Shamy says she believes that protesters will continue to
demonstrate until a ceasefire is called.
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> As some foreign nationals began leaving Gaza, protesters
stressed Canada must act to protect the lives of Palestinian
civilians.
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> They accused the CBC and other media outlets of favouring
Israel and using language they say dehumanizes Palestinians.
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HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/politicians-condemn-swastika-ottawa-rally-1.7019234
Politicians condemn presence of swastika at Parliament Hill
rally
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> Canadian politicians across the political spectrum are
condemning the presence of a Nazi swastika symbol on Parliament
Hill Saturday, during a pro-Palestinian march and rally in the
capital.
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> Numerous other Canadian MPs and politicians, including
Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman and Defence Minister
Bill Blair, also condemned the presence of the symbol.
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> "Our politicians need to represent our voice, which is [why]
there needs to be an immediate ceasefire."
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HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-cecily-erzuah-first-person-1.7016621
I learned what it means to be Black after moving to Canada
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> I was 18 years old when I became self-conscious about being
Black for the first time in my life. I had moved to Canada just
five months earlier and I was working in a clothing store in
Charlottetown. As a new immigrant, I had been looking forward to
the opportunities that awaited me in my new home.
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> But some customers refused my help or turned away when I
approached them, and then called on my white colleagues for
assistance. I wasn't verbally attacked, but I saw how those
customers looked at me and quickly moved away when I approached
to assist them. It happened often enough that, eventually, I
could only conclude that it was because of the colour of my
skin.
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> It left me feeling like I was missing something — like the
fact that I'm Black set me apart from the other people who
worked there.
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> I had heard about racism in North America back home in Ghana
and the death of George Floyd earlier that year had given me a
deeper understanding of the devastating consequences of racism.
But still, I wasn't prepared for what I would encounter in my
new home. My experience at the clothing store showed me how
racism can be both subtle and clear.
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> Over time, I have learned how to be resilient as a Black woman
in Canada. I practised self-awareness and identified my
strengths and my weaknesses. I realized I needed to be more
confident in who I am and boldly speak, such as calling out
racism and having difficult conversations when necessary.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 6, 2023, 9:25 pm
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HTML https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/we-re-humans-too-fourth-weekend-of-rallies-fills-downtown-winnipeg-1.6631978
'We're humans too': fourth weekend of rallies fills downtown
Winnipeg
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> For the fourth weekend in a row, hundreds of Winnipeggers took
to the streets to express their anger, fear, and frustration
over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
>
> Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the U.S.
consulate in downtown Winnipeg Saturday afternoon, marching with
signs, clutching Palestinian flags, and shouting slogans like,
"Free, free, Palestine," and "We demand a cease fire."
>
> "We need to let our government know that what is happening in
Palestine and Gaza is not okay," said Ramsey Zeid, president of
the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba.
>
> "We're here to tell you that we're humans too, and our
children are worth their lives like other children," said one
demonstrator.
>
> Saturday's rally was one of several happening across the
country.
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HTML https://globalnews.ca/news/10074105/halifax-rally-support-gaza/
As rallies in support of Gaza continue in Halifax, so do calls
for peaceful protesting
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> “To have a thousand people out, starting at Victoria Park and
walking all the way down the main section of Halifax chanting as
a group, it was incredible,” said Chad Bustin, who attended
Saturday’s rally.
>
> Bustin said among the crowds were people of all ages and
backgrounds.
>
> “That march was just an attempt by people — I know it was an
attempt by myself — just to show your anger, show your
frustration and be with people who agree with you,” he said.
>
> People in other cities, including Montreal, held
demonstrations on the weekend to draw attention to the
humanitarian crisis
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 7, 2023, 4:02 am
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HTML https://globalnews.ca/news/10072655/deport-hamilton-cardiologist-mcmaster-professor-pro-palestine-protst/
Hamilton cardiologist faces criticism over comment about
pro-Palestinian protest
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> A prominent cardiologist, Dr. Eva Lonn, at McMaster University
in Hamilton, Ont. is under review by the university for comments
made on social media about pro-Palestinian protests, calling for
rallygoers to be deported.
>
> The seasoned medical practitioner commented on a New York Post
article on LinkedIn, about a pro-Palestinian protest in
Brooklyn, New York, writing “deport them all to where they came
from.”
>
> “These types of comments are unacceptable, completely,
especially coming from a physician,” said Dr. Aliya Khan, a
professor of medicine at McMaster University.
>
> Dr. Khan said the comments about deportation are deeply
troubling, especially coming from a physician who should be
practicing medicine without bias and discrimination.
>
> “Comments like this indicate that that person holds negative
sentiment towards individuals of that particular racial group or
religious group. And I would be concerned about the type of care
they provide to members of that particular group,” Dr. Khan
said.
>
> “The power dynamic in university favours professors. Negative
comments like this are intimidating for students, and it creates
an environment in which the student is not able to fully benefit
from the learning experience,” she said.
>
> “I think that these comments reflect a broader attempt that
we’ve been seeing, which is to dehumanize Palestinian people,”
she said.
>
> Under no circumstance should a professor at a public
institution and a doctor be advocating for the deportation of
Arabs, Palestinians and Muslims for exercising their right to
protest,” she said.
>
> She added that Dr. Lonn has an alleged history of making
xenophobic and troubling posts dating back to 2019. That
particular year, she made two posts about American congresswoman
Ilhan Omar, one of the few Muslim elected officials, insisting
she was a part of ISIS, a terrorist organization, and telling
her to go to them.
>
> “Go to your ISIS friends and stay there,” read one of the
posts, while another said “ISIS in the US Congress supported by
Dem leadership,” under a news article about Omar.
>
> “I think it’s very clear, based on the previous comments that
she’s made, that this is a regular pattern.
>
> “Racism and discrimination in healthcare impact real lives,
it’s so troublesome.”
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 7, 2023, 9:07 pm
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HTML https://www.cp24.com/news/suspect-charged-after-person-wearing-keffiyeh-assaulted-in-toronto-s-yorkville-area-1.6634744
Suspect charged after person wearing keffiyeh assaulted in
Toronto's Yorkville area
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> A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged after
allegedly assaulting a person wearing a chequered scarf often
associated with Palestinian nationalism over the weekend in
Toronto’s Yorkville area.
>
> Toronto police said that on Sunday they received a call for
“violent behaviour”
>
> Investigators alleged that an individual wearing a keffiyeh
around their arm near a demonstration at Yonge and Bloor Streets
got into a verbal dispute with another person.
>
> That person then allegedly assaulted the individual with the
scarf by spraying them with a substance believed to be pepper
spray.
>
> Brandon Stier, 36, has been charged with assault with a
weapon.
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HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/humber-student-boycott-israeli-apartheid-1.7020897
Humber College voices 'regret' after student removed from campus
for posting Palestinian flag stickers
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> Dozens of students organized a walkout Humber College in
Toronto on Tuesday after one student was removed from campus for
putting up stickers of the Palestinian flag amid heightened
tensions on many Canadian university campuses.
>
> Hani Alaf, a Syrian-Canadian postgraduate student, says he
plastered about a dozen stickers around Humber's Lakeshore
campus last Tuesday. The stickers depicted the Palestinian flag
and read "Boycott Israeli Apartheid."
>
> Two days later, he was sitting in class when a staff member of
Humber's public safety department approached him and asked him
to leave campus and not return, he says.
>
> "My actions of putting up those stickers were in protest, in
the most peaceful and diplomatic of ways and not in violation of
their code. It was just an absolutely crazy accusation that has
absolutely no truth."
>
> Alaf, 24, says he was told Thursday that he could face arrest
if he returns to campus and was given no other details.
>
> The government of Canada has previously said it rejects the
view that "Israel's actions constitute apartheid."
>
> "We have since expressed regret for the way that was handled
and that it was disproportionate to the violation under the code
of conduct for students," Milic said.
>
> "I'm destroyed by this but I'm fuelled by anger right now, and
the call for justice, for recognition," Alaf said.
>
> "They have made us feel unsafe, unincluded and not belonging.
We're waiting and demanding that Humber issues a public apology
and recognizes what they have done was seriously wrong and
hurtful," he added.
>
>
>
>
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: alberta
Date: November 7, 2023, 9:20 pm
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HTML https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/11/07/opinion/far-right-takeover-ucp-now-complete
The far-right’s takeover of the UCP is now complete
HTML https://nationalpost.com/opinion/jamie-sarkonak-ucp-members-refreshingly-vote-to-purge-toxic-wokeness-from-education
UCP members refreshingly vote to purge toxic wokeness from
education
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> Conservatives are just here to fix the economy, right? That’s
how it’s supposed to be in Canada, anyway; it’s the liberal left
— and only the liberal left — who can decide what our cultural
policy should be. But that’s starting to change. Just take a
look at Alberta’s United Conservative Party policy convention
last weekend.
>
> Some 3,800 UCP delegates voted for policy book additions that
would focus on issues like parental rights and personal freedom
>
> Premier Danielle Smith, with a majority government and a
newly-amended policy book, now has the necessary license to rein
in certain detrimental, ultra-progressive changes that have
taken hold in schools and universities.
>
> party members voted to establish “a comprehensive Bill of
Parental Rights” which would require all parents to be informed
and empowered to make decisions for their children when
provincial services are in play.
>
> The Charter of Rights and Freedoms does allow affirmative
action programs, but these schools have taken it to the extreme
by giving special treatment to anyone who isn’t a straight white
man.
>
> Some observers are concerned that this convention represented
a foray into the “far right.” Really, it’s just a return to
normal.
>
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HTML https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-to-share-stage-with-former-fox-host-tucker-carlson-1.6634661
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to share stage with former Fox
host Tucker Carlson
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>
>
> Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to share a stage in
January with a right-wing news commentator who has defended a
white-supremacist theory
>
> "He is not a credible figure," Notley told reporters at an
unrelated news conference in Edmonton.
>
> "The fact that our premier believes it's appropriate to
normalize the things this person would say by appearing on a
stage with him demonstrates a profound lack of judgment on her
part."
>
> Notley said it also damages Alberta's reputation on an
international level
>
> Smith doubled down on her office's statement when asked about
the event during question period later Tuesday.
>
> "We're talking about an individual who has the largest podcast
audience probably in the world. That's an opportunity for us to
tell Alberta's story," she said.
>
> Carlson has also occasionally targeted Canada and its federal
Liberal government on his show and was a vocal supporter of last
year's "Freedom Convoy" movement.
>
>
>
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