Toronto Star
Desmond Cole Published
Last published April 2016 · On our record since 2015
Where this writer stands
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Recent work
- Everyday racism shouldn't surprise us anymore: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 27, 2016
- No ‘sunny ways’ for Canadian torture victims: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 13, 2016
- Don’t mistake responses to violence for violence itself: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 6, 2016
- Local officials will decide if carding lives or dies | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 30, 2016
- Police must name the officer who killed Andrew Loku: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 23, 2016
- Afrofest organizers need a city partner, not a lecture: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 16, 2016
- Stop the indefinite detention of migrants in Canada: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 9, 2016
- Journalists need to defend each other from state snooping: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 2, 2016
- Why politicians can’t deal with racist rhetoric: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 24, 2016
- What you call black history, I call liberation: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 17, 2016
- Toronto policing was better with Peter Sloly: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 10, 2016
- Shunning hatred online won’t make it go away: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 3, 2016
- Police who see injustice need a public voice: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 27, 2016
- Vancouver police should apologize for stereotyping tourists: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 20, 2016
- In the security state, you're innocent until investigated: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 13, 2016
- Chinatown should welcome homeless youth with open heart: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 6, 2016
- In 2016, city council needs to ante up on race issues | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 31, 2015
- Child support clawback is a disgrace: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 23, 2015
- Non-status residents need police protection, too: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 16, 2015
- Frustrated by cabbie protests? Good, that’s the point: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 9, 2015
- It’s time to disarm the police: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 2, 2015
- NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo spells out her party’s identity crisis: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 30, 2015
- Queen’s Park is failing hungry Ontarians: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 25, 2015
- TTC making progress like its vehicles do — slowly | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 18, 2015
- When it comes to racism, ‘not as bad’ isn’t good enough: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 11, 2015
- Good riddance to the tax-fleeing rich: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 4, 2015
- thestar.comOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 27, 2015
- New carding rules can’t regulate decency and respect in policing: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 27, 2015
- Canada needs to commit to anti-racism: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 21, 2015
- The NDP’s disastrous move to the mushy middle: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 13, 2015
- Beyond the war on cars: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 7, 2015
- New election rules discourage voting, not fraud: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 30, 2015
- Don’t take my word on women’s issues: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 23, 2015
- Subtle racism is the real threat: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 16, 2015
- Why won’t politicians address the poverty problem? | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 9, 2015
- Premier Wynne, give us the data on police carding | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 3, 2015
- Tory should meet with Black Lives Matter group — in public | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 28, 2015
- Let's face it: Toronto police have a racism problem | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 14, 2015
- Carding can’t help police catch a murderer | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 7, 2015
- John Tory shouldn’t overthink end to carding | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 8, 2015
- How we can all stand up against carding | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 24, 2015