Denise Balkissoon

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Recent work

• Why a Toronto mayoral candidate you’ve likely not heard of should give you hope for the futureOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 20, 2026
• Dolly Parton’s gone. Gloria Steinem’s gone. The next cool old lady is youOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 6, 2026
• From Trump to Tumbler Ridge to Toronto Police, we live in the Age of ImpunityOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 5, 2026
• We’re living in an age of impunityOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 5, 2026
• The Hockey Canada trial lays bare a battle in the escalating war for men’s humanityOpinion · Toronto Star · May 16, 2025
• The Hockey Canada trial lays bear a battle in the escalating war for men’s humanityOpinion · Toronto Star · May 15, 2025
• Opinion: This shouldn’t have to be said: We need more nurses, not fewerOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 2, 2019
• Opinion: The perils of teen vaping are no surpriseOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 26, 2019
• Opinion: Why is it okay that cars kill?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 19, 2019
• Opinion: Don Cherry, Colin Kaepernick and why ‘stick to sports’ doesn’t workOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 13, 2019
• Opinion: Doug Ford’s classroom cellphone ban is a good idea – but hypocriticalOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 4, 2019
• Opinion: California’s deadly wildfires hold lessons for everyoneOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 30, 2019
• Opinion: The targeting of other women shows Meghan Murphy is no feministOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 27, 2019
• Opinion: Best of luck to Canada’s kids: Fossil-fuel court cases have yet to pay offOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 23, 2019
• Opinion: When Trump vilifies news media, there are real-world consequencesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 16, 2019
• Opinion: Jagmeet Singh and the costs of being CanadianOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 2, 2019
• Opinion: Skip work, save jobs: the climate strike is also about economic stabilityOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 24, 2019
• Opinion: Deliver us from the evils of deliveryOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 17, 2019
• Opinion: Trudeau is rich, Scheer isn’t poor – and the truly broke don’t have a say in politicsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 11, 2019
• Opinion: In his attempt to reach young voters, Trudeau looks stodgy in front of Hasan MinhajOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 2, 2019
• Opinion: On sex ed, Doug Ford proves (once again) he loves to backtrackOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 20, 2019
• Opinion: Why you don’t need to cut your beef budgetOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 15, 2019
• Opinion: Give the vote to Greta Thunberg – and every other teenagerOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 7, 2019
• Opinion: Smart diapers: for when it’s time to start your baby on solids – and surveillanceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 23, 2019
• Opinion: Sperm, eggs, donors, parents – but don’t forget about the childrenOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 17, 2019
• Opinion: In the knot of reasons migrants are fleeing Central America, there seems to be a Canadian threadOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 11, 2019
• Opinion: A joyful ride on the Serena Williams bandwagonOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 3, 2019
• Opinion: Americans are fighting for migrant children – and their own humanityOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 25, 2019
• Opinion: How I learned to stop worrying and love (well, accept that it might help save the planet) nuclear powerOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 21, 2019
• Opinion: An idea: read the report on Indigenous women’s lives before dismissing itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 12, 2019
• Opinion: Pedophiles, anti-vaxxers, homophobes: YouTube’s algorithm caters to them allOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 5, 2019
• Opinion: Colten Boushie’s family wants an inquiry. What they deserve is actionOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 27, 2019
• Opinion: After $2.5-million hate-speech decision, we’re no closer to eliminating the problemOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 15, 2019
• Opinion: Public school mystery: The case of the disappearing teachersOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 8, 2019
• Opinion: Everyone loves music streaming – except Beyoncé, and every other musicianOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 24, 2019
• Opinion: The inescapable scent of Canada’s ripening hatredOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 17, 2019
• Opinion: A doctor’s murder shows the reality of domestic abuseOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 8, 2019
• Opinion: Climate change is more expensive than the carbon taxOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 2, 2019
• After Christchurch: turning off hatemongers’ micsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 17, 2019
• Teen activist Greta Thunberg and the climate-change generation flip their desksOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 13, 2019
• Michael Jackson and the cost of male geniusOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 6, 2019
• #MeToo update: Emma Thompson puts morals ahead of moneyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 26, 2019
• Trudeau’s troubles don’t erase the problems with ScheerOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 20, 2019
• Never mind Jeff Bezos’s privacy. Worry about your ownOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 11, 2019
• Two deaths in Ottawa add to Canada’s mass graves of brown bodiesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 3, 2019
• How I got better service from Bell – for nowOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 31, 2019
• Social-media influencers are pretty; their meltdowns are anything butOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 24, 2019
• Thin skin: Gillette’s poke at masculinity is barely a nickOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 15, 2019
• R. Kelly never hid who he was. Why did so few people believe him?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 8, 2019
• Still looking for a new year’s resolution? Say nice things – to yourselfOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 2, 2019
• Doug Ford’s PCs believe in free speech – and those who don’t like it can shut upOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 18, 2018
• Water is priceless, but not free: How much should it cost?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 12, 2018
• Finally, a meaningful definition of ‘pro-life’Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 5, 2018
• Kids are cruel. They learn it from usOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 18, 2018
• Hearts can change: The fragile redemption of Axl RoseOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 13, 2018
• Mothers, pundits and the other white women who drive hate in AmericaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 7, 2018
• Vile social media erupts into real violence – and women aren’t surprisedOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 30, 2018
• Halloween is sweet, but candy is a scary businessOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 25, 2018
• What Senator Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test tells us about race and politicsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 17, 2018
• Climate adaptation for the rich: bye-bye planet EarthOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 4, 2018