My Writing
A selection from some of the places where you can find my work
ESSAYS
CARTE BLANCHE
Looking at Australia, Looking at Me
THE WALRUS
How Racism Fuels Ineffective Gun Control
THE NEW QUARTERLY
The Place That Is Supposed to Be Safe
OVERLAND
Disorder as Democracy: Protesting Parliament
THE BROOKLYN QUARTERLY
BOOK REVIEWS
QUILL & QUIRE
When We Go Home by Heather Beaumont and Nátali de Mello (ill.)
The Shape of Lost Things by Sarah Everett
Green Papayas by Nhung N. Tran-Davies and Gillian Newland (ill.)
The Summer Between Us by Andre Fenton
Stealing Home by J. Torres; David Namisato (ill.)
OP-EDS
MACLEAN’S
It’s time to address the double standard about tax havens
How armed police on campus have become a ubiquitous part of American college life
Canada, it’s time to pay off that debt
It would be irresponsible if Ontario didn’t postpone Toronto’s municipal election
When the politically unthinkable happens, why can’t Canadians see the signs
Gun violence isn’t just a U.S. problem—and Canada isn’t immune
Politicians can’t let another year of hate crimes pass without action
POLICY OPTIONS
A bold Conservative platform would include universal basic income
CBC
White supremacy isn’t a problem just for conservatives—It’s a problem for everyone
United We Roll wasn’t just about oil and gas. Andrew Scheer knew that and worked the crowd anyway
Doug Ford has shelved his own conservative values in stalling police oversight reforms
Canada’s government is clearly uninterested in finding innovative solutions to gun violence
The fight over free speech at universities comes down to the purpose of higher-ed
Recent displays of white supremacy are not an anomaly
REPORTED ARTICLES
QUILL & QUIRE
Richard Van Camp on his hope for The Spirit of Denendeh
Libraries embrace #BookTok to increase engagement with their patrons
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Yes, remnants of discriminatory urban planning remain
MACLEAN’S