http://www.tolerance.ca/Rubrique.aspx?ID=1&L=en Press Releases Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:15:07 -0500 2012 Tolerance.ca en-ca http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=128165&L=en Montreal (Quebec), Canada - Frank M. Guttman wins Honorable Mention in the History category for his book “The Devil from Saint-Hyacinthe; Senator Télesphore-Damien Bouchard” in Reader Views 2007 Annual Literary Awards. “Reader Views reviews more than 2,000 books per year from budding authors who have worked hard to achieve their dream of being published,” Reader Views Managing Editor Irene Watson says. “Our Annual Literary Awards recognize the very best of these up-and-coming authors, all talented writers who we know have very promising writing careers ahead of them.” Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=128323&L=en The public is invited to the Saint-Raymond Open House Thursday evening, January 19, 2012 from 5 pm to 8 pm. The event will be highlighting the many programs and activities offered to the community. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=126675&L=en Montreal - Residents of the City of Gatineau, who are immigrants or permanents residents and who feel singled out and discriminated by the City's recently adopted Code of Values (“Énoncé de valeurs“) are encouraged to contact CRARR with the view to launch civil rights complaints. Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=126509&L=en Toronto, Ontario, Canada. – Hockey star Sidney Crosby has been named the International Olympic Committee’s final Youth Olympic Ambassador for the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=125311&L=en Durban, South Africa – Members of the Canadian Youth Delegation were ejected from COP17 as Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent delivered his opening address at the United Nations climate negotiations in Durban, South Africa. Just as Kent began his speech, six youth stood and turned away from the Minister revealing the message “Turn your back on Canada” prominently displayed on their shirts.   Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=120680&L=en Montreal– The 2.9% average salary increases that Quebec employers expect to award next year will be equal to or slightly higher than in 2011, despite the uncertainty related to the global economy. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=121993&L=en Author Victor Teboul, Editor of the online magazine Tolerance.ca, will be speaking at the Arab World Festival of Montreal, on November 4, 2011, at 7.30. p.m. at Librairie Paulines, 2653, rue Masson, in Montreal. He will give a lecture on Irony and self-criticism in a pluralistic world and will present his new novel, ''Bienvenue chez Monsieur B. ! '' published by L'Harmattan, in Paris.  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=118565&L=en Geneva – The President of the international treaty banning anti-personnel mines is deeply concerned about reports of new mine use by the Israel Defence Forces. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=117360&L=en Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement following the death of Jack Layton: “I was deeply saddened to learn this morning of the death of Jack Layton.   Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=116142&L=en Almost three years ago, Fredy Villanueva was shot to death by Officer Jean-Loup Lapointe, in Montreal-North. Three years later, the Villanueva family still waits for the truth about the police operation that cost Fredy his life on August 9, 2008. Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=110974&L=en Prime Minister Stephen Harper on May 18, 2011 announced the appointment of a new federal Ministry that ''will lead the way in keeping Canada moving toward greater security and stability''. Sun, 22 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=103357&L=en Brussels - The International Crisis Group strongly condemns the detention of Mohamed ElBaradei in Cairo today. Media reports coming from the Egyptian capital say that ElBaradei, who serves on Crisis Group’s Board of Trustees, was prevented by the authorities from leaving a mosque after prayers this afternoon. He is apparently still being held, as the entire country now faces severe unrest with street protests building in opposition to the regime. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=102205&L=en Toronto (0nt.) - While Canada has made progress in the past two decades in terms of lowering high-school dropout rates, those rates remain unacceptably high for boys and certain groups limited by poverty or other factors, according to a study from the C.D. Howe Institute. Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=97756&L=en GENEVA/NEW YORK – As the world marks the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October, UNICEF today urged governments and civil society partners to step up efforts to help mitigate the impact of disasters – especially on children – by helping communities to become resilient, and more able to respond to disasters and changing climate conditions. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=96749&L=en NEW YORK – A brainstorming session to examine ways to make the case for education by showing its powerful impact on all Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will be held on 22 September, as world leaders gather in New York to review progress on the MDGs. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=96520&L=en The screening will be followed by a Q & A with the directors, German Gutierrez and Carmen Garcia, Tania Hallé (Project Accompaniment and Solidarity Colombia), Jorge Parra (The Coalition SOS Colombia) and Sophie Schoen (Solidarity Across Borders). Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=94870&L=en Hindus have applauded Vatican and other Catholic leaders for reportedly speaking against the Roma (Gypsy) crackdown in France. “It is a step in the right direction”, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said in a statement in Nevada (USA) today and added that other religious elite of Europe should also come out openly against the reported maltreatment of Roma communities in France, which smelled of xenophobia, racism, and intolerance.   Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=94482&L=en Hindus have blamed European Union (EU) and its various institutions for allowing French President Nicolas Sarkozy to continue with his reported maltreatment of Roma (Gypsy) communities, which smelled of xenophobia, racism, and intolerance. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=93277&L=en URGENT ACTION. Action day to support political prisoners in Iran. Demonstrations will b held in 13 cities. Tens of political prisoners are in danger of execution.   Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=88505&L=en Several hundred people joined One Law for All on 20 June at Downing Street to show their opposition to Sharia and religious-based laws in Britain and elsewhere and to demand universal rights and secularism.   Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases Maryam Namazie http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=87897&L=en Hundreds will be demonstrating in London against Sharia and religious laws and in support of secularism and universal rights on Sunday 20 June 2010. The rally organised by the One Law for All Campaign will be held from 1400-1600 hours at Richmond Terrace junction with Whitehall opposite Downing Street (SW1A 2). (Please note venue change from Trafalgar Square made by police; closest underground: Westminster.)   Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases Maryam Namazie http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=81885&L=en Washington, D.C. - ­ The framework for immigration reform released by a group of U.S. Senators today gives hope to the millions of non-citizens and their U.S. citizen family members who are suffering under a broken immigration system, Church World Service Executive Director and CEO John L. McCullough said. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=79768&L=en Washington, D.C. - Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that Canada and the U.S. will work together to return spent inventories of highly enriched uranium (HEU), currently being held at the Chalk River Laboratories in Ontario, to facilities in the U.S. where it will be converted into a form unusable in nuclear weapons. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases 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