Racism

ROTHENBURGER – What we need in this country is a special racism court

November 30, 2019 // 1 Comment

ANOTHER PERSONALITY LOST his job Friday over racist remarks. The latest offender is Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters, who resigned after revelations he used racist slurs [Continue]

LETTER – Kamloops an accommodating city but incidents do happen here

November 7, 2019 // 1 Comment

Re: Would you jump in to stop someone’s racist tirade? (Nov. 2, 2019) It was so nice to read your article regarding the incident that occured at Burnaby. I appreciate [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Would you jump in to stop someone’s racist tirade?

November 2, 2019 // 2 Comments

HAVE YOU EVER been in a convenience store or a restaurant and heard people speaking in a foreign language? Did it bother you? It bothers the hell out of some people, [Continue]

THE CONVERSATION – Goodbye Apu – here’s what you meant to us

November 5, 2018 // 1 Comment

By FAIZA HIRJI McMaster University The Simpsons’ Apu may be dead, but stereotyping of South Asians most certainly is not. In fact, from the debates that preceded the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Can a black actor play a white character, and vice versa?

July 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I’M CONFUSED ABOUT what ethnic origin you must have before you’re allowed to be an actor. A Canadian director named Robert LePage is in [Continue]

BEPPLE – Everybody, including our MP, needs to speak up about racist sign

July 4, 2018 // 3 Comments

IT IS WHAT IS NOT SAID, as much as what is, that matters. What was said a few days back, spray painted on a sign in Lac La Bois, was hateful and vile. Hateful words of [Continue]