Fatima Syed is the Toronto reporter for National Observer. She was previously a reporter on the Breaking News desk for The Toronto Star, with an eye for diversity, social justice and international issues. A graduate of the University of Toronto, she earned her Masters in Journalism at Ryerson University. She was an editorial fellow at The Walrus and has written as well for Spacing and This Magazine.

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Karina Gould

Canada's first climate centre will be in Toronto

The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) — a regional climate agency that invests in low-carbon solutions in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area — will be receiving the investment as part of the federal government's efforts to support clean energy efforts in urban regions across the country.
By Fatima Syed in News, Politics | June 27th 2019
Keenan Aylwin

'There is a great risk to calling out white supremacy in this country'

On June 12, Barrie city council voted unanimously to reprimand Coun. Keenan Aylwin for calling out two Tory MPs for "playing footsies" with white supremacy. The reprimand was the first the council had delivered to one of its own, and in delivering it Barrie, Ontario, has become a microcosmic study in how difficult it can be for governments to effectively tackle the increasingly troubling issue.
By Fatima Syed in News, Politics | June 21st 2019