Canada

By Dennis Gruending – the rabble.ca The celebrated Canadian political philosopher Charles Taylor made headlines recently when he said that the prime minister’s critical comments about Muslim women wearing the niqab (a partial face covering) were both “dumb” and a boon for terrorist recruiters such as the Islamic State. Taylor’s point was that the prime minister is fuelling anti-Muslim sentiment …

By Iglika Ivanova- The Rabble.ca 2015 marks the sixth year of B.C.’s recovery from the recession. But it’s been a slow and largely jobless recovery in B.C. 1. B.C. needs 93,000 more jobs to return to our pre-recession employment rate (the proportion of working-age British Columbians who have jobs). Only 71.2 per cent of working-age British Columbians have jobs today. …

In these difficult times, the government’s public messaging has been polarizing. By Amira Elghawaby The governing party was quick to issue an email blast this week requesting support for its stand against the imaginary mob of niqab-wearing women clamoring to gain citizenship in Canada. “This isn’t how we do things here,” reads the Conservatives’ pitch for support, echoing Prime Minister …

Rights groups across Canada reacted with alarm and deep concern to the news that the government has brought forward a motion limiting study of Bill C-51, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015, by the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to only four sessions of two hours each. With the first session devoted to government witnesses, including …

By Monia Mazigh In the Oxford English Dictionary the definition of the word “fear” reads as follows: “an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain or harm.”Stephen Harper must have learned this definition by heart. The way he uses fear on the Canadian population to pass his proposed new anti-terror legislation is working to perfection, as least so …

by Lizabeth Paulat – Care 2 Does the National post of Toronto have a grudge against climate scientist Andrew Weaver? Well, from 2009-2010, it certainly seemed to be the case. Article after article decried Weaver as a “climate alarmist” and “Canada’s warmest spinner-in-chief.” However, it looks like Weaver had the last laugh, when, after filing a lawsuit for defamation, he was awarded 50,000 …

Dima’s hopes to stay in Canada with her husband and kids has hit bureaucratic Wall. Her husband Mohammed Al Rayyan is a Canadian citizen since 2002. Regardless of his job as a system engineer his wife a mother of three still faces deportation because of Bureaucratic dead-end. Dima Siam joined her husband in 2011 after the civil war began but …

Calgary Muslim Mayor “Naheed Nenshi” named the Best Mayor in the world. He has been awarded the 2014 World Mayor Prize after a competition with another 29 mayors from around the world. According to the World Mayor Contest website Nenshi is “the most admired mayor of any large Canadian city” . the website also said that ” His vision how a …

February 2015: Dr. Rand Askalan For enhancing healthcare across borders – Canadian Arab Institute While Dr. Rand Askalan has found a way to wed her activism to her professional skills – medical activism, that is – she still shares what many have on their minds – the ability to have an impact, to be a part of a bigger, more …

By FRANCES BULA – State of Vancouver January 28th, 2015 This was a bombshell yesterday. More to come. No one seems to know all the scenarios that might play out (could this void the city’s land sale with Brenhill? will public hearing process need to be changed?), all of which sound serious and complicated. Lots of interesting things in Justice …