Desmond Cole

2 weeks ago | breachmedia.ca | Desmond Cole

For all the talk of a nasty break-up, Canada and the United States are still very much in sync—especially when it comes to shutting the door on refugees. Just weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney solemnly declared that the “old relationship we had with the United States, based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military co-operations, is over.” Carney didn’t say who was ending the relationship, and almost immediately started hinting he hoped to patch things up.

1 month ago | breachmedia.ca | Desmond Cole

In the winter of 2024, dozens of demonstrators gathered outside a synagogue in Thornhill, where a travelling Israeli real estate exhibition was showcasing stolen land in the occupied West Bank for purchase. Their signs read “No stolen land sales on our watch” and “Palestine is not for sale.”Across the street, counter-demonstrators waved Israeli flags and demanded the return of hostages taken captive by Hamas during its attacks on October 7, 2023.

1 month ago | breachmedia.ca | Desmond Cole

In the winter of 2024, dozens of demonstrators gathered outside a synagogue in Thornhill, where a travelling Israeli real estate exhibition was showcasing stolen land in the occupied West Bank for purchase. Their signs read “No stolen land sales on our watch” and “Palestine is not for sale.”Across the street, counter-demonstrators waved Israeli flags and demanded the return of hostages taken captive by Hamas during its attacks on October 7, 2023.

1 month ago | theresolve.ca | Desmond Cole

Outside Hamilton City Hall after sunset, hundreds huddle in a covered space under the council chambers. On this rainy mid-November day, it has been five days since Erixon Kabera, a well-known and beloved member of the local Rwandan community, was shot and killed by local police. There are greetings and some smiles, but also tears and anxious eyes; most people in the crowd are Black. Several have brought handmade signs demanding justice and answers.

2 months ago | breachmedia.ca | Desmond Cole

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is determined to put more people behind bars if he becomes prime minister. Poilievre and the Conservative Party of Canada claim that Canada’s criminal justice system is too weak to deter and punish people who break the law. They want us to believe that more incarceration equals more safety. But the Conservative party rarely talks about the cycles of harm and dysfunction that result from locking people up.