Most Canadians agree that Canada’s diverse population makes it a better country. But on the question of whether or not Canada is a racist country — people are more divided. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
In partnership with the University of British Columbia, the Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey looking into people’s perceptions of race to highlight what the population truly thinks of diversity. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Most respondents from across the country think that diversity is ultimately a good thing.
The survey revealed 85 per cent of people agree that Canada is a better country because of how racially diverse its population is. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
But when it came to other sentiments, responses were divisive.
According to the survey, one-third of respondents think “Canada is a racist country.” Of these respondents, 42 per cent are visible minorities and 54 per cent are women under the age of 35. thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Meanwhile, three-quarters of respondents over the age of 55 don’t think Canada is a racist country.
While eight migrant workers have died from the virus in Ontario and at least 2,168 have been infected according to approved compensation claims, shots for workers arriving this spring are getting credit for improvement from last year's spring of outbreaks. thestar.com/politics/provi…
But the Delta variant that is more contagious, is able to cause more serious illness in the unvaccinated and is expected to be the dominant strain in the province within weeks, putting health officials on edge. thestar.com/politics/provi…
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Canadian citizens, permanent residents and others already eligible to enter Canada and who have two doses of a Health Canada approved vaccine won’t have to quarantine, but will still need COVID-19 tests before they leave for Canada and once they arrive. thestar.com/politics/feder…
They’ll have to prove they are fully vaccinated by keeping a copy of their vaccine record and uploading that and other related COVID information into the government’s ArriveCAN app or website.
Since global awareness of sweatshop conditions emerged in the '90s, international brands have relied on auditor spot checks to address issues ranging from human rights abuses to building safety thestar.com/news/investiga…
The promise of equitable working conditions and wages for those who make our clothes has been more a triumph of messaging than meaningful reform, this joint investigation found.
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NEW from @jpags: A luxury homebuilder tore down a Toronto heritage home without a permit. What happens next could test Ontario’s heritage rules thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
The sudden demolition of the 1912 Tudor Revival-style home in the northern enclave of the city dismayed the local community after the home was recognized as a “rare and unique” conversion of a stable from the time of horse and carriages on Toronto streets thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
The owner of the Hoggs Hollow home says he contests the heritage designation of the property, which was partially demolished over the May long weekend. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
After provincial modelling predicted there could be 800 COVID patients in ICUs and physicians worried about the grim possibility of rationing care, Sick Kids enacted its pandemic plan of last resort. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
At first, it hadn’t planned to take COVID patients, instead proposing to admit others who were critically ill to help relieve some pressure in the health system.
“It became clear that wouldn’t be helpful; there wasn’t enough of those types of patients." thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…