Gender, White Racism, CRT
Picture the scene: you have been struggling with your mental health. You eventually strike up the courage to talk to your GP, who refers you to a psychologist. After waiting for months, you are finally assigned one, and you start your sessions.
You build up a relationship and trust your psychologist – she reassures you that your discussions are confidential and that she is there to support you. Feelings, concerns and worries are shared, even thoughts that you’d never shared with anyone else. You feel safe to do so. After all, you’re talking to a professional whose job is to help people deal with feelings like yours. Then one day when you’re scrolling through social media, the algorithm presents you with a meme about psychology
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NPR’s far-left CEO Katherine Maher: “Our reverence for the truth might be a distraction that’s getting in the way of finding common ground and getting things done.”
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Read MoreA True North exclusive reveals a Royal Military College chaplain who was hailed by the Canadian military as an LGBTQ champion on Transgender Day of Visibility has been suspended following an alleged groping request.
Plus, the RCMP confirmed it executed a search warrant of the office of an ArriveCan app contractor on Tuesday as a partner with GC Strategies was brought before the House of Commons to answer questions from MPs on the scandal.
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Read MoreThe federal government may implement new measures to expand access to “alternative financing products, like halal mortgages,” according to the new 2024-25 budget announced on Tuesday.
Ottawa has begun consulting with various financial institutions and service providers “to understand how federal policies can better support the needs of all Canadians seeking to become homeowners,” including Canada’s diverse communities.
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Read MoreCitizens of Edmonton are fighting to protect the River Valley from federal ownership and Parks Canada’s diversity plan. A group of concerned citizens took notice of what they perceived to be government overreach regarding the National Urban Park Initiative, a federal program aimed to amplify urban parks in Canada.
In 2022, Edmonton’s Mayor Amarjeet Sohi offered up the entire Edmonton River Valley for this program, saying it would help break systemic barriers and allow additional federal support.
The National Urban Park Initiative includes policies that many Edmontonians found questionable, including their plan to “provide long-lasting benefits to the urban area” by using “sustainability, conservation, equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation.
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Read MoreOn Episode 34, Josh explains why he thinks Governor General Mary Simon should resign; Christine gives you the highlights of the Canada Strong and Free Network conference including Poilievre’s speech, and Joanna tells us about a Quebec law aimed at protecting politicians.
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Read MoreCharity: We will support your Orwellian online harms bill.
Government: You will? Well then, here are millions of taxpayer dollars.
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Read MoreGoogle employees who took part in a protest over the company’s continued business with Israel were arrested on Tuesday evening.
Employees from the company reportedly organized and took part in two different protests, one in Sunnyvale, California, and another in one of Google’s offices in New York City, according to the Hill.
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Read MoreEverything is showing.” “A costume born of patriarchal forces.” “Concerning.”
These are just some of the reactions from athletes as Nike unveiled its new Team USA track and field kit for women late last week. And even though the U.S. sportswear brand later clarified that the high-cut bodysuit currently raising eyebrows is just one of the options for athletes competing in this summer’s Olympic Games, the controversy has reignited longstanding criticisms of sexism in sporting uniforms.
It’s an ongoing problem in women’s sport, Angela Schneider, an Olympic silver medallist in rowing and the director of the International Centre for Olympic Studies at Western University in London, Ont., told CBC News.
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Read MoreGreenwich Entertainment has scooped up North American rights to Queendom, an award-winning documentary about a queer performance artist whose daring work made her the target of repression in Russia.
Agniia Galdanova directed the film, which made its world premiere at the SXSW Festival in 2023. It won the NEXT:WAVE award at the prestigious CPH:D
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