Toronto Star
Faisal Kutty
Publishing · On our record since 2007
Where this writer stands
Immigration1 piece
Higher permanent intakeLower intake
“More than 300 civil-society organizations — including Amnesty International, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and the Migrant Rights Network — have condemned the legislation as inconsistent with Canada's human-rights and refugee-law obligations.” Read the piece
Housing1 piece
Public supply and demand controlsMarket supply and deregulation
“Ottawa could reintroduce a shared equity program offering 15 to 20 per cent of the purchase price, capped at $120,000 to $150,000 in high-cost markets.” Read the piece
Foreign affairs1 piece
Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“Canada has long presented itself as a middle power committed to multilateralism and the rule of law. That commitment is not about moral equivalence. It is about insisting that law governs power.” Read the piece
Public safety1 piece
Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“Real safety comes from community investment, education, targeted enforcement against genuine violence, and strong social protections — not from expanding police discretion, secret surveillance tools, or speech-based criminal prosecutions.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Faisal Kutty: Will Democrats make America great again? Canada shouldn’t count on it.Opinion · Toronto Star · Nov 5, 2026
- Faisal Kutty: Shunning Macklemore: private power can silence speech, even when the First Amendment cannotOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 17, 2026
- Faisal Kutty: Navigating LinkedIn for love? Faisal Kutty on the surprising spouse-seeking messages he’s gettingOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 21, 2026
- Faisal Kutty: The attack in San Diego wasn’t just another mass shooting. It also holds a warning for CanadaOpinion · Toronto Star · May 20, 2026
- Faisal Kutty: Affordable housing: One unlikely U.S. city might have a solution for OntarioOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 8, 2026
- Faisal Kutty: When parents are shut out of classrooms over what they wear, we have a problemOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 27, 2026
- Faisal Kutty: International law does not dissolve because a regime is objectionableOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 3, 2026
- Faisal Kutty: I have seen Ramadan become a more public celebration, which is good, but that comes with risksOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 18, 2026
- Faisal Kutty: Two major cuts by Carney are testing the limits of community trustOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 9, 2026
- Faisal Kutty: New federal laws risk criminalizing dissent while expanding state powerOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 9, 2025
- Faisal Kutty: What the Zohran Mamdani moment reveals about who gets to belong in public lifeOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 3, 2025
- Faisal Kutty: Public opinion has changed on Gaza — so why are so many leaders still stuck?Opinion · Toronto Star · Aug 14, 2025
- Faisal Kutty: I finally got to thank Ben Affleck — for standing up to hateOpinion · Toronto Star · May 11, 2025
- Faisal Kutty: In Trump’s America, I didn’t return to Canada for an ‘uncle’s’ funeral — and to vote — because I was warned I might not be allowed back inOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 27, 2025
- Faisal Kutty: Why more Canadians like my family are rethinking trips to the U.S. — out of fearOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 3, 2025
- Faisal Kutty: There is no way this Ontario agency should have such a large surplus. Here’s what it needs to doOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 7, 2025
- Faisal Kutty: I’ve lived in both Canada and the U.S. and we are stronger as neighboursOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 18, 2025
- Faisal Kutty: I’m a Canadian who watched my Los Angeles neighbourhood be engulfed in flames. I hope I have a home to return toOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 9, 2025
- Faisal Kutty: Ignoring Gaza lost crucial votes for Kamala HarrisOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 8, 2024
- Faisal Kutty: Saudi Arabia’s narrow UN human rights council defeat offers a sliver of hope that accountability remains possibleOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 24, 2024
- Faisal Kutty: Doug Ford’s false promise of convenience in reality promotes dangerous alcohol consumptionOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 25, 2024
- Faisal Kutty: Canada is dangerously close to an eruption of social unrestOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 6, 2024
- Faisal Kutty: Canada is putting too many Black Canadians behind bars. Here is what we can do about itOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 7, 2024
- Faisal Kutty: Court ruling a vindication for pro-Palestinian protesters at U of TOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 4, 2024
- Faisal Kutty: TMU law school students deserve an apology from prominent lawyers who rushed to judgmentOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 8, 2024
- Faisal Kutty: Why student encampments and protests should be encouragedOpinion · Toronto Star · May 11, 2024
- Faisal Kutty: There is one group that can save America’s global reputationOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 4, 2024
- Faisal Kutty: How Western media treats the ‘Islamic threat’Opinion · Toronto Star · Feb 10, 2024
- Faisal Kutty: The need for dialogue in times of conflictOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 26, 2023
- After call for a ceasefire in Gaza, this is what Canada should do nextOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 20, 2023
- Faisal Kutty: Succumbing to hate against any identifiable group solves nothing and takes us down a regrettable pathOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 3, 2023
- Free speech is for those we disagree withOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 12, 2023
- Faisal Kutty: The CRA’s biased approach to Eid celebrationsOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 29, 2023
- Opinion | The CRA’s biased approach to Eid celebrationsOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 28, 2023
- Faisal Kutty: Turkey’s Hagia Sophia decision can still be salvagedOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 22, 2020
- Faisal Kutty: Bring citizens detained in Syria back homeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 8, 2020
- Bring citizens detained in Syria back homeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 7, 2020
- Opinion | Should Pamela Geller be allowed to speak in Toronto?Opinion · Toronto Star · Dec 14, 2017
- Faisal Kutty: Should Pamela Geller be allowed to speak in Toronto?Opinion · Toronto Star · Dec 14, 2017
- Opinion | ‘Allahu akbar’ is a beautiful phrase and we want it backOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 6, 2017
- Opinion | ‘Allahu akbar’ is a beautiful phrase and we want it backOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 6, 2017
- Faisal Kutty: ‘Allahu akbar’ is a beautiful phrase and we want it backOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 6, 2017
- Terrorism charges are only reserved for MuslimsOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 15, 2017
- Terrorism charges are only reserved for Muslims | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 15, 2017
- Terrorism charges are only reserved for MuslimsOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 15, 2017
- How Canada can act to ensure justice for Rohingya | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 6, 2017
- How Canada can act to ensure justice for RohingyaOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 6, 2017
- Goodale must investigate racism allegations against CSISOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 29, 2017
- Goodale must investigate racism allegations against CSI | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 29, 2017
- Your name may dictate your apartment, degree, and career: KuttyOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 3, 2017
- Your name may dictate your apartment, degree, and career: Kutty | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 3, 2017
- I hereby condemn all past, present and future terrorism in my name: Kutty | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 6, 2017
- I hereby condemn all past, present and future terrorism in my name: KuttyOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 6, 2017
- Fasting just one aspect of Ramadan: Kutty | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 28, 2017
- Faisal Kutty: Fasting just one aspect of Ramadan: KuttyOpinion · Toronto Star · May 28, 2017
- Faisal Kutty: French prosecution of Canadian Hassan Diab a travestyOpinion · Toronto Star · May 4, 2017
- French prosecution of Canadian Hassan Diab a travesty | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 3, 2017
- Faisal Kutty: Trump’s bombings may elicit the mother of all blowback: EditorialOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 20, 2017
- Trump’s bombings may elicit the mother of all blowback: Editorial | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 19, 2017
- U.S. border crossing numbers don’t tell full story: OpinionOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 3, 2017