Morgan Sharp
Reporter | Toronto |
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About Morgan Sharp
Morgan Sharp is a non-binary trans journalist who wrote about youth and young people in and around Toronto, thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
She covered a wide range of subject areas over more than three years with National Observer and ten years with the Reuters news agency before that, including general and political news, the environment and sustainability, technology and the companies that sell it, financial markets and economics.
Originally from Melbourne, Australia, they lived and worked in Cairo and London before settling in Toronto.
Ontario’s incoming tenant law toughened up in committee
Critics say that a bill expected to lead to a mass wave of evictions in Ontario was made even more difficult for tenants to navigate this week.
Ford’s youth council faces skepticism about likely impact, composition
Critics say the youth council Doug Ford’s Ontario government started pulling together this month after two years in power will struggle to create meaningful impact without a reversal of sharp funding cuts and inclusion of the province’s most vulnerable.
Toronto rejects defunding police, talks reform instead
Toronto mayor pushes policing reform that includes $50 million for body cameras as advocates seek funding cuts ranging from 10 per cent to 50 per cent amid widespread calls for transformative change.
Future Majority pushing to have a voice on post-pandemic policy
Future Majority wants to talk about mental health, climate change, basic income, racial justice and affordable education when they get the ear of politicians making post-pandemic plans.
Breaking the cycle of racism in Ontario's schools
Critics have a long list of suggestions for Education Minister Stephen Lecce and the school boards charged with turning government policy into practice.
Youth hit back against Ford government’s effort to dismiss climate case
Seven youth and their lawyers respond to the Doug Ford government’s push to have their climate action case dismissed.
Lawyers for youth say prosecutors going easier amid pandemic challenges
Lawyers representing youth navigating the criminal justice system say Crown prosecutors are showing more leniency during the pandemic as court closures create a backlog of cases. Advocates hope they keep it going once courts reopen.
Journalism students at Ryerson demand program make room for Black courses
Journalism students at Toronto’s Ryerson University want instruction on telling Black stories in the wake of a global uprising against systemic racism sparked by the death of George Floyd while in Minnesota police custody.
Tenants rally demanding rent relief, extended eviction ban from Ford government
Tenants from across the Greater Toronto Area took their call for a complete ban on pandemic-related evictions to the Ford government on Tuesday, milling outside the provincial legislature in a socially distanced protest.
Toronto police chief stepping down, city council to debate defunding police
The chief of Toronto police is stepping down early, while a city councillor is calling for the force’s budget to be cut by 10 per cent amid widespread protests about police brutality and misconduct.