Nora Loreto

Nora Loreto is a freelance writer based in Quebec City. She's the editor of the Canadian Association of Labour Media and her bylines appear regularly in magazines and online news sources. She also co-hosts a podcast with Sandy Hudson. Photo by Alex Tétreault

4 Articles

Deep cracks emerge in right-wing consensus following Ford victory

Ford isn’t a stable politician in a solid party, writes Nora Loreto. The party has deep divisions that can be exploited by progressive social activists.

Opinion

ONTARIO 2018

By Nora Loreto in Opinion, Politics | June 8th 2018

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Workers who can make the difference between life and death need help, too

Politicians are quick to thank first responders in the wake of a tragedy. But paramedics and other front-line workers need action too: more resources, more support and more funding.

Opinion

By Nora Loreto in Opinion, Politics | May 30th 2018

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Canada has a free speech crisis, but it's not what you think

Columnist Nora Loreto confirms: Canada is in the midst of a free speech crisis. But this crisis, she explains, has nothing to do with the right to hold lectures that debate whether or not someone is worthy of love and respect, or they whether have the right to trigger the "normies."

Opinion

By Nora Loreto in Opinion, Politics, Culture | May 17th 2018

Violence rarely comes from nowhere

I know male rage really well. While the men in my real life are overwhelmingly good people, the men in my virtual life are overwhelmingly terrible, writes Nora Loreto. Years ago, the first time my life was seriously threatened, it was white hot, racist male rage that insisted they would find me if I didn’t stop talking about systemic racism.

Opinion

By Nora Loreto in Opinion, Politics | April 26th 2018