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

8 Articles

How the writings of right-leaning pundits drove fear and hate after the Faisal Hussain tragedy

This type of commentary brings out the worst in those of us who fear the other, and who want Canada to remain a monolithic nation.

Opinion

By Nora Loreto in Opinion, Politics, Culture | July 25th 2018

Bill Blair and the border

There is a crisis at Canada’s border crossings, though it’s not the one that some right-wing commentators and politicians would have you think it is, writes columnist Nora Loreto.

Opinion

By Nora Loreto in Opinion, Politics | July 20th 2018

Would Canada rather move steaming piles of bitumen or people?

The contrast between how we fund moving people versus how we fund moving oil, is stark: if you can’t afford to fly and you have no car, you have a far better chance at traveling if you’re a steaming pile of bitumen.

Opinion

By Nora Loreto in Opinion, Politics | July 11th 2018

Elizabeth Wettlaufer, nursing homes, murder, seniors, insulin

Vulnerable patients were easy prey for Ontario serial killer

Last week, the public inquiry into how Elizabeth Wettlaufer got away with her crimes went on hiatus until mid-July. But the testimony so far paints a damning picture of the state of long-term care in Ontario’s old age and assisted living residences.

Opinion

By Nora Loreto in Opinion, Politics | July 4th 2018

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

Alexandre Bissonnette, mosque shootings, Quebec City

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

La Meute, counter-protest, Quebec City, legislature, far right, racism

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