Opinion
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Opinion: Labour Unions’ Support for UofT Encampment Raises Questions and Shows Hypocrisy
On Monday morning, at the University of Toronto’s downtown campus, various unions and labour movements joined encampment protestors in solidarity, just after the University imposed 8:00AM deadline to vacate. By inserting themselves into this conflict and expressing support for the encampment, unions are showing support for a protest which blurs the lines of antisemitism. This…
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Opinion: Pro-Palestinian Blockade of Pride Demonstrates the Need to Take Action
Pro-Palestinian protestors have stepped up their disruption tactics, this time blocking Toronto’s Pride Parade from continuing its journey down Young Street. A group known as the Coalition Against Pinkwashing chanted “no pride in apartheid” and claimed that Pride Toronto, the organization behind the annual Toronto pride festivities, partners with companies and organizations that are “complicit…
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Opinion: As UofT’s Pro-Palestine Encampment Ends, it is Time to Unite a Divided Campus
UofT’s pro-Palestinian encampment came to a peaceful conclusion last week after the Ontario Superior Court’s July 2nd decision to grant the university an injunction. I say good riddance. The more than two-month long encampment has done nothing but divide the university and bring hate and antisemitic vile to campus. UofT must now work towards unifying…