Director / Editor: Victor Teboul, Ph.D.

Looking inside ourselves and out at the world
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.

Syria: Hope emerges amid ongoing human rights challenges

For the first time in the country’s history, Syrians are preparing to publicly mark Human Rights Day next week — a small but meaningful step that UN human rights officials say signals a “new chapter” in their engagement with the authorities, and a cautiously optimistic moment for millions seeking change.

Read complete article

~	Why one 16th-century theologian’s advice for a bitterly divided nation holds true today

~	Disability rights and services are shaped by the narratives embedded in policies like the Accessible Canada Act and MAID

~	Is anyone really misled by the term ‘veggie burger’? Our research suggests consumers are savvy

~	Zambia’s factories burn too much coal – how reusing hot water can cut energy use

~	Africa’s drylands need the right kind of support – listening to the pastoralists who live there

~	Expensive data and poor internet access: South Africa fails to measure up against Brazil

~	Sudan’s protesters built networks to fight a tyrant – today they save lives in a war

~	Zero waste in schools? Why factoring in labour is essential

~	Coastal regions and climate change: how better risk assessment can help protect infrastructure and livelihoods

~	Crackdown on Palestinian civil society is reaching alarming levels, warns UN human rights office