The Globe and Mail · Toronto Star
Ratna Omidvar
Last published March 2026 · On our record since 2010
Where this writer stands
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“Today, Canada is once again debating immigration and refugee policy with intensity. We are tightening numbers, making it more difficult for refugees to find safety in Canada.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Opinion: Behind every refugee statistic is a personal and painful moment. Don’t lose sight of thatOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 15, 2026
- Opinion: Be wary of simple solutions on the foreign student issueOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 28, 2024
- Opinion: Canada should honour Mahsa Amini’s memory by sanctioning her killersOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 15, 2023
- Opinion: Canada can do more to help Iran’s imprisoned protestersOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 11, 2023
- Opinion: We can help Iranian women and girls by seizing the assets of corrupt officialsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 11, 2022
- Opinion: Let’s seize – not freeze – the wealth of Putin’s croniesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 24, 2022
- Opinion: Many Afghans are still stuck in purgatory. We must not let their plight fall off our agendaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 23, 2022
- Canada’s Afghan refugee response demands attentionOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 2, 2022
- Opinion | Canada’s Afghan refugee response demands attentionOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 2, 2022
- Opinion: India’s citizenship law changes are discriminatory and should be repealedOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 16, 2020
- Opinion: To make corrupt leaders pay, we should seize and repurpose frozen assetsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2019
- Canada’s border is secure but renewal of immigration system is essential | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 24, 2018
- Multiculturalism doesn’t divide. It encourages belongingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 12, 2018
- Opinion | Asylum seekers are not causing a crisis for CanadaOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 30, 2018
- Canada must dare to help the ‘DREAMers’Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 5, 2017
- Compassion must guide our next steps for Haitian asylum seekersOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 3, 2017
- Compassion must guide our next steps for Haitian asylum seekers Add to ...Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 3, 2017
- Canada should welcome America's 'dreamers'Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 23, 2017
- Canada should welcome America's 'dreamers'Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 22, 2017
- Canada must lead a global response to aid Trump’s refugeesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 29, 2017
- Canada must lead a global response to aid Trump’s refugeesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 28, 2017
- Canada must lead a global response to aid Trump’s refugeesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 28, 2017
- It’s time for action, and new answers, on the global refugee crisisOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 18, 2016
- It’s time for action, and new answers, on the global refugee crisisOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 18, 2016
- It’s time for action, and new answers, on the global refugee crisisOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 18, 2016
- It’s time for action, and new answers, on the global refugee crisisOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 18, 2016
- Europe’s real crisis: confidenceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 29, 2016
- Private sponsors build a nation – and leave a legacyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 15, 2015
- Refugee stories: Would they get in today?Opinion · Toronto Star · Sep 18, 2015
- Practical solutions for refugees flow from political willOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 5, 2015
- Let’s bring 1,000 Syrian refugees to the GTAOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 17, 2015
- Canada takes a step back on immigration policyOpinion · Toronto Star · May 24, 2015
- Changing the rules on immigration changes Canada’s narrativeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 12, 2015
- Don’t cut social assistance for newcomers to CanadaOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 26, 2014
- Don’t cut social assistance for newcomers to Canada | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 25, 2014
- Don’t throw the nanny out with the bathwaterOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 12, 2014
- Four changes to the TFW program that would help Canadian businessesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 24, 2014
- Citizenship Act will create two classes of CanadiansOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 20, 2014
- Why Syrian refugees will thrive in CanadaOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 6, 2014
- Citizenship oath: Let's pledge to Canada, not to Her MajestyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 21, 2013
- Citizenship oath: Let's pledge to Canada, not to Her MajestyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 21, 2013
- Not all internships are badOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 20, 2013
- Opinion: The case for still more diversityOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 30, 2013
- The case for still more diversityOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 30, 2013
- Temporary immigrants mean temporary loyaltiesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 19, 2013
- Is diversity still our strength? Now more than ever!Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 6, 2012
- Is diversity still our strength? Now more than ever!Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 5, 2012
- Choosing the right new CanadianOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 5, 2012
- Immigrants want success now, not tomorrowOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 22, 2012
- Immigrants want success now, not tomorrowOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 22, 2012
- Visible minorities shut out of leadership positionsOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 19, 2012
- Visible minorities shut out of leadership positionsOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 18, 2012
- Visible minorities shut out of leadership positions | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 18, 2012
- Choosing the right new CanadianOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 8, 2012
- Choosing the right new CanadianOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 8, 2012
- Choosing the right new CanadianOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 8, 2012
- Choosing the right new CanadianOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 8, 2012
- A place for equity policiesOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 14, 2010
- A place for equity policiesOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 13, 2010
- Immigrants want success now, not tomorrowOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 3, 2010