http://www.tolerance.ca/Rubrique.aspx?ID=1&L=en Press Releases Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:30:14 -0500 2010 Tolerance.ca en-ca http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=75455&L=en OTTAWA – Canada faces its worst job crisis in a generation and the federal government needs to step forward with a solution in this week’s budget, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=75160&L=en VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Stephen Harper today congratulated the Canadian women’s hockey team, whose exceptional performance today was rewarded with a gold medal at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.   Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=73695&L=en Fifty-four members of the US House of Representatives have signed a letter sent to US President Barak Obama urging him “to use diplomatic pressure to resolve the blockade affecting Gaza.” Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=73664&L=en Advocacy for Ethiopia hosts Conference on Good Governance, Peace, Security, and Sustainable Development in the Horn of Africa in Washington DC, from April 9 – 11, 2010.   Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=72967&L=en WASHINGTON, D.C. - Genocide Intervention Network announced that Nashville local Claude Gatebuke has been named a Carl Wilkens Fellow. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=72058&L=en Researchers from the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Montreal have found that young gay and lesbian suicide victims are twelve times more likely to suffer from anxiety disorders and more likely to consult mental health professionals than heterosexual youths.   Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=71948&L=en MONTREAL — Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, today rallied the international community to a strategic and coordinated effort to rebuild Haiti. The Prime Minister’s call came during an address to delegates of the Ministerial Preparatory Conference on Haiti.   Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=71076&L=en Ottawa — Canada will expedite immigration applications from Haitians with family in this country, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. Haitians in Canada temporarily will also be allowed to extend their stay.   Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=70755&L=en Like me, Haitian communities across Canada are heartbroken and overwhelmed by the magnitude of this catastrophe. The images and news reports are unbearable to watch. So much distress, suffering and loss. We are also, of course, imagining the worst, situations no image can capture that only increase our feeling of helplessness.   Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=69498&L=en OTTAWA—We have once again been hit with devastating news and cannot imagine a worse ending to the year, said Michaëlle Jean, Canada's Governor General, in a statement released on Dec. 30. 2009. Four of our Canadian soldiers and Michelle Lang, a journalist with the Calgary Herald, were killed when their armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=68743&L=en OTTAWA - Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) condemns Immigration Minister Kenny's politicized move to defund social-justice church-group Kairos, which received government funding for 35 years. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=66823&L=en Cartagena de Indias, Colombia - The Cartagena Action Plan has been adopted by the international community, finalizing five days of work of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=66737&L=en SHANGHAI, CHINA – Speaking to the Canada China Business Council today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that four new Canadian commercial offices are now open for business in China. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=66507&L=en Beijing, China - At the invitation of Premier Wen Jiabao, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an official visit to China from December 2 – 6, 2009, visiting Beijing, Shanghai and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=66139&L=en Following Czech Prime Minister’s landmark “regret” over involuntary sterilization of Roma women, Hindus and Jews have asked Slovakia also to accept the responsibility, offer “apology” and provide adequate financial compensation to the victims. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=65956&L=en PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that Canada and India have concluded negotiations on a nuclear cooperation agreement. The Prime Minister made the announcement during a meeting with Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, on the margins of the 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=65689&L=en OTTAWA - Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Herblex "Once More", an unauthorized product promoted to enhance male sexual performance, as this product may pose serious health risks. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=65626&L=en Toronto, Canada — On the occasion of his film, PUNCTURED HOPE, being announced as Toronto Pictures’ contender for the 2010 Academy Awards, Director Bruno Pischiutta has addressed the members of his private social network in a letter that breaks down the concept of his company’s cause. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=64693&L=en The Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Stephen Harper, paid an official visit to India from November 15-18, 2009, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh. During his visit, Prime Minister Harper called on the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil, and the Vice President of India, Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari. The Leader of Opposition, Shri L.K. Advani, and the External Affairs Minister, Shri S.M. Krishna, called on Prime Minister Harper. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=64397&L=en One Law for All campaign is organising a rally on Saturday 21 November 2009 at 1200pm in London’s Hyde Park. The rally aims to oppose religious laws in Britain and eslewhere. Simultaneous acts of solidarity and support for the rally and its aims will take place in countries across the world including Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Nigeria, Serbia and Montenegro and Sweden. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=64112&L=en Milan - EveryOne Group is asking the government of the State of Israel to purchase the house Adolf Hitler was born in and turn the site where this evil started out, and where the seeds of the massacre took root, into an art gallery commemorating the Holocaust. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=63567&L=en The Government of Canada is overseeing the distribution of the H1N1 flu vaccine from the vaccine manufacturer to the provinces and territories. The vaccine is being distributed to the provinces and territories on a per capita basis, as agreed to by the Chief Medical Officers of Health. For unadjuvanted vaccine, it is being distributed based on the estimated number of pregnant women in each jurisdiction. The Territories have been supplied in full from initial shipments to minimize the number of shipments, given the logistical challenges of shipping to the North. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=62543&L=en OTTAWA – The Government of Canada has provided important guidance on how to reduce the spread of the H1N1 flu virus on planes, trains, ferries and inter-city buses. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=62015&L=en New York – Colombia, Norway, Switzerland and civil society representatives called today upon world leaders to fully support the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention and to rally behind the goal of a mine-free world. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=62007&L=en Rotberg observes how cultural and moral relativism, moral equivalency, and political correctness have all contributed to a modern political culture whose elites and cultural symbols evidence, not only an undue tolerance of the illiberals, but a disturbing element of self-hatred, cultural masochism, and delusions about the difference between social tolerance and political tolerance - and an elevation of tolerance over the principle of Justice. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases