Should we tax the unvaccinated?
Politics Insider for Jan. 13: The debate over Quebec’s tax on the unvaxxed; the backlash over Ontario’s handling of school openings; and a former Supreme Court justice’s controversial role in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
The world’s stateless peoples are more vulnerable than ever
A growing number of stateless peoples are locked in political limbo, exposed to dangers the international community is too fractured to address
60 MPs urge sanctions against Chinese officials
A letter quoting the PM’s own foreign minister calls on the government to take action against Chinese and Hong Kong officials over ’human rights atrocities’
Waiting for China to change its behaviour is to wait for the worst yet to come
Shannon Gormley: Countries such as Canada have waited for Beijing to come around, but the territories closest to the mainland, and thus in gravest danger from its overreaches, have run out of time
Canada’s left have failed Hong Kong
Cherie Wong and Jody Chan: While the Liberal government ignores the nuances in the Chinese community fabric, we have also been abandoned by the New Democratic Party and the Greens over petty partisanship
The fight for a free Hong Kong isn’t over just because Canada wants no part of it
Terry Glavin: Politicians, academics and activists around the world say Beijing has undermined its claim to sovereignty over Hong Kong by breaching its 1997 agreement with Britain. Will the Trudeau government join them?
In the battle over Hong Kong, the surveillance state knows no boundaries
There is a proxy war happening in Vancouver over Hong Kong and activists say that not only are they being watched, but pro-Beijing provocateurs are trying to intimidate them
Our Western silence is stupid
Shannon Gormley: By now we know the costs borne by Hong Kong protesters include hammer blows to the head, bullets to the shoulder and pepper spray to the face
How Hong Kong refugees who sheltered Edward Snowden found a new life in Canada
Two of the ’Snowden refugees’ have a new home in Montreal. What about the others?
In Hong Kong, the countdown is on to 2047
Shannon Gormley: Hong Kong authorities withdrew an extradition bill that spurred protests by the millions. But just wait for real change in a couple of short decades.