Michael Coren
Cheol Joon Baek
Recent gay ally Michael Coren goes to his first Pride
"It was hot and crowded and loud, but vital and splendid and peaceful. The only person who was rude to me all day was an eccentric fellow at the LGBTory stall." Read more
Reader Love and Hate: Mike McCormack crosses ethical line
Plus: White with a cap "W" (sigh) Read more
Michael Coren comes out for queers
Former opponent of LGBTQ rights eloquently changes his stance but doesn't explain the hate Read more
Susan G. Cole interviews Michael Coren about his new book Epiphany
Susan G. Cole interviews Michael Coren about his new book Epiphany: A Christian's Change of Heart & Mind over Same-Sex Marriage on May 16th at North York Central Library! Read more
Zach Ruiter
Clash of the tightasses
Luminaries of Canada's Christian Right duke it out on Facebook over sex-ed curriculum. Read more
Paul Salvatori
Islamic Party of Ontario: the latest extremist "threat" singled out by Canada's right has PC party connection
These days, Conservative commentators are eager to pounce on anything that appears to paint Muslims and Islam in a poor light Read more
Rick Bornstein
A disturbing anti-Muslim element creeps into racism debate in the Jewish community
The Calgary lawyer who recently compared the swastika to the rainbow flag and notorious anti-Muslim homophobe Charles McVety will be among the speakers at an "All-Day National Teach-In" on hate at a north Toronto synagogue in March Read more
Hysteria now rules Conservative movement's hate-on for Justin Trudeau
There are many issues for which his government can be criticized, but that’s irrelevant to the new breed of conservatives, who at heart are really outraged by Trudeau’s genuine social liberalism – and the fact that he is a Trudeau Read more
Conrad Black's sad and silly infatuation with far-right political performer Faith Goldy
The former media magnate's defence of the fringe mayoral candidate's views as somehow within the realm of healthy debate leaves an awful lot of room for racism and Islamophobia Read more
Faith Goldy: Locked, loaded and diving headlong into obscurity
She is not your father or grandfather’s white nationalist, the obese guy in the brown shirt holding a flag – she's young, attractive and needs to be noticed – and nobody is more aware of this than Faith Goldy herself Read more
Doug Ford's sex-ed snitch line creates a useful crisis for PC government
While Ford’s sex-ed snitch line will no doubt be used anonymously by bigots, it’s intended for another purpose: to create a useful crisis in the education system, much like the PC government of Mike Harris did in 1995 Read more
Doug Ford's sex re-education
It’s extremely unlikely that Ford has spent any time studying the sex ed curriculum or its alternatives, but if liberals and academics support it, there has to be a problem Read more
Andrew Scheer walks thin line on abortion and residential schools controversies
The Conservative leader has looked indecisive in dealing with the public backlash over Lynn Beyak and Rachael Harder storms, but the degree of nativist feeling among his base is far greater than we think Read more
Infighting gets personal over PC leader Patrick Brown's efforts to remake party's hard right image
He's a man in a hurry but for a growing number of hardcore conservatives upset by his handling of candidate nominations in the lead up to the 2018 election, Brown deserves to lose more than Wynne deserves to win Read more
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Another child sex abuse scandal uncovers crisis of celibacy in Catholic Church
Instead of considering the damage caused by enforced abstinence, the Church's requirement for clergy to be celibate has made child sexual abuse all the more likely Read more
The trouble with Andrew Scheer
Stephen Harper 2.0? The Conservative Party of Canada's new leader is far more theologically driven than his predecessor – not to mention, now heavily indebted to the party's growing social conservative base Read more
Paul Salvatori
Anti-Islam crusade being waged in the name of Christianity gets uglier
Local coalition responsible for well-publicized Islamophobic demonstrations across the GTA is playing right into the hands of radical Muslims abroad Read more
Even in Canada, conservatism is a ticking time bomb
Manning Centre Conference's grab bag of extremes exposed just how raw, rough and reactionary Canada's right has become Read more
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For America's Christian right, Donald Trump is the second coming
And the leader who'd right the wrongs that made God abandon His beloved America Read more
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J'accuse Kellie Leitch
It’s not hyperbole to say the Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate is the most irresponsible mainstream politician in recent Canadian history Read more
Meet Ontario's youngest ever MPP – and PC leader Patrick Brown's latest headache
Home-schooled, 19-year-old Sam Oosterhoff's by-election win leaves PC leader trying to court the gay vote with Bible-belt MPP who embraces a theology far to the right of even conservative Christianity Read more
Zach Ruiter
Patrick Brown's sex-ed gamble may just work
New details to emerge in recent days on sex-ed dust-up suggest Ontario PC leader has a touch of Machiavellian about him – or he's one of the luckiest politicians around Read more
Donald McChristopher
Patrick Brown's sex education
Letter to Scarborough voters saying PC leader would scrap sex-ed curriculum smells like sabotage by social conservatives in party ranks Read more
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Homophobia goes global
Conservative Christians from the U.S. – and to a lesser extent Canada – have sent missionaries abroad to aid in what they see as an international crusade against "immorality" Read more
Cheol Joon Baek
Recent gay ally Michael Coren goes to his first Pride
"It was hot and crowded and loud, but vital and splendid and peaceful. The only person who was rude to me all day was an eccentric fellow at the LGBTory stall." Read more