http://www.tolerance.ca/Default.aspx?L=en Independent and neutral with regard to all political and religious orientations, Tolerance.ca® aims to promote awareness of the major democratic principles on which tolerance is based. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:07:00 -0500 2013 Tolerance.ca en-ca http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=165863&L=en New data from the National Household Survey (NHS) show that Canada was home to about 6,775,800 foreign-born individuals in 2011.  Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=165861&L=en New data from the National Household Survey show that 1,400,685 people reported an Aboriginal identity in 2011, representing 4.3% of the total Canadian population. Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=161289&L=en Employment rose by 51,000 in February, following a slight decline the previous month. This increase was spread between full- and part-time work. The unemployment rate remained at 7.0% as more people participated in the labour force. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=159912&L=en In December, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits fell for the third time in four months, down 8,300 (-1.6%) to 517,000. The recent decreases brought the number of beneficiaries down to a level similar to that of the spring of 2012. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=157693&L=en Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $911 in November, up 0.5% from the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, earnings increased 3.2%. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=157508&L=en Between 1981 and 2006, Canadians increasingly chose to own, rather than rent, their homes. At the outset of this 25-year period, 62% of households owned a home; by 2006, this proportion had risen to 69%. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=155080&L=en Employment rose by 40,000 in December, the fourth increase in five months. December's increase was all in full-time work. The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 7.1%, the lowest in four years. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=153868&L=en Following a small decline in September, the number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in October edged up 4,600 (+0.9%) to 535,000. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=153574&L=en by Point de Bascule Justin Trudeau, the frontrunner in the Liberal Party of Canada leadership race, will take part in a meeting on Saturday, December 22,  2012, in Toronto, where he. will share the podium with numerous Islamist leaders.  For the occasion, he will be joined by many Muslim Brotherhood heavyweights, including Tariq Ramadan, Jamal Badawi and Mustafa Ceric.  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=153386&L=en In 2011, employment among landed immigrants in the core working-age group of 25 to 54 increased 4.3% from the previous year. The majority of the growth occurred among established immigrants who had been in the country for more than 10 years. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=166923&L=en Along with traditional terrorism and political recalcitrance, the Palestinian Arabs, their fellow Islamists, and a recognizable cadre of their sympathizers continually develop additional pressure tactics to erode the sovereignty of Israel.  Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Jerrold L. Sobel Jerrold L. Sobel http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=165613&L=en Since 22 year old Imad Iddine Habib founded the Council of Ex-Muslims of Morocco (the first public atheist organisation in a country with Islam as the state religion), he has received numerous threats. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Maryam Namazie Maryam Namazie http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=166259&L=en By Matthew Behrens In what some critics called an opportunistic move, the Harper government swiftly scheduled debate on, and passed, new anti-terrorism provisions (Bill S-7) in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent Canadian arrests of two men alleged to be involved in a plot against VIA Rail. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 News Analysis http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=166035&L=en As a Hindu, I urge protesters in Jerusalem to let Jewish women pray freely at the venerated Western Wall using religious rituals like men. Women deserve equal and full participation and access in religions. Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Rajan Zed Rajan Zed http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=165863&L=en New data from the National Household Survey (NHS) show that Canada was home to about 6,775,800 foreign-born individuals in 2011.  Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=165861&L=en New data from the National Household Survey show that 1,400,685 people reported an Aboriginal identity in 2011, representing 4.3% of the total Canadian population. Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Media http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=165589&L=en JERUSALEM — Israel has attacked targets in Syria, raising fears that the Syrian civil war could spread into a broader regional conflict. Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 World News http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=165399&L=en By Yoram Evron,   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to make an official visit to China in early May 2013. This would be the first visit by an Israeli prime minister to China in over six years, and given the rarity of the meetings between the two heads of state and China’s increased influence internationally, the trip is important. Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 News http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=164905&L=en Over the past few days, Southern (Inner) Mongolian netizens strongly protested disparaging comments about Mongolians by Mr. Gao Xiaosong, a well known Chinese talk show host, musician and composer. Strong statements and comments from angry Southern Mongolian netizens went viral via Chinese major social media sites including Sina Microblog (“xin lang wei bo” in Chinese), Ren Ren, Baidu, and You Ku. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Point of view http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=164438&L=en The privacy-shredding Internet spying bill - CISPA - has passed the House. The only chance is now to STOP IT in the USAmerican Senate. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian also urges us to contact Google, Facebook and Twitter and demand that they stand up to defeat CISPA. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Op-Ed http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=164830&L=en Ottawa – The RCMP arrested two individuals on April 22, 2013 and charged them with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack against a VIA passenger train. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Press Releases http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=163262&L=en The education of young people and society carries the most noble human and social value, both in sports and in daily life. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Roberto Malini's Page Roberto Malini http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=163600&L=en by Gideon Biger and Gilead Sher,      The death of Rabbi Menahem Froman five weeks ago touched many people from different sectors of society, including those with diametrically opposed political views. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Israel-Palestine http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=164281&L=en The Changing Face of Israeli Security Yossi Alpher Canadian Friends of Peace Now is pleased to sponsor Israeli security consultant Yossi Alpher on a three-city speaking tour. Mr. Alpher is former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University, and a former senior official with Israel’s Mossad. He authors the weekly Hard Questions, Tough Answers column for Americans for Peace Now. Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Events http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=163248&L=en Civil society organisations from the SADC region, and around the world have condemned the SADC draft Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (Plant Breeders’ Rights) as spelling disaster for small farmers and food security in the region.  Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Africa http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=162811&L=en Montreal – Productions Coracole presents another family show appealing to theatergoers of all ages; the world premiere of  Daisy and the Wonder Weeds by Jean Elliott Manning, directed by Coralie Heiler and Sylvain Millette, playing on April 19 and 20. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 In the Spotlight