Elizabeth McSheffrey
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News, Politics
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January 30th 2017
Police estimate more than 1,100 people circled the U.S. embassy in Ottawa on Monday to protest President Trump's travel ban and mourn the victims of an attack on a Quebec City mosque.
Even as a child growing up in Yemen, Zahra Al-Harazi knew of the poem at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. She wonders how the world's youth see the U.S. refugee ban today.
"It's a terrible reminder of why we must remain vigilant. And why the president is taking steps to be proactive, not reactive," said White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday.
The suspect, Alexandre Bissonnette, reportedly made a series of hateful comments on a French-language web group called Bienvenue au refugies — Welcome Refugees.
It's a critical time in the world. And Canada desperately needs quality journalism to defend our democracy from Trump-style propaganda, climate denial and intolerance.
U.S. officials are warning President Donald Trump's travel ban could undermine the fight against the Islamic State, but Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he is confident in Canada's Iraq mission.
Experts say the real cost of raising, shielding or evacuating vulnerable spots, which include mass−transit systems, power plants and sewage plants, could be very high.
