Evan Balgord

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• The Saturday Debate: Does the proposed new hate speech law go too far?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jul 31, 2021
• Opinion | The Saturday Debate: Does the proposed new hate speech law go too far?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jul 30, 2021
• Police should seek expert help with hate-crime inspired murder at Toronto mosqueOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 28, 2020
• Police should seek expert help with hate-crime inspired murder at Toronto mosqueOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 28, 2020
• Police should seek expert help with hate-crime inspired murder at Toronto mosqueOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 28, 2020
• Ottawa must go further in fighting right-wing extremism | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 20, 2019
• New Public Safety report downplays right-wing extremism | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 17, 2018
• Civil society must step up to counter hate | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 25, 2017
• Civil society must step up to counter hateOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 25, 2017