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

11 Articles

Are federalists dancing on an empty coffin?

After the Coalition Avenir Québec victory this week, many English pundits have declared that the sovereignty debate is dead. Is it really? Columnist Nora Loreto weighs in.

Opinion

By Nora Loreto in Opinion | October 5th 2018

Naming and shaming scab labour

Debate about whether, when, and how to name scabs has never been an easy one.

Opinion

By Nora Loreto in Opinion | September 12th 2018

Calling out Ford's chill on free speech

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's attempts to control, coerce, punish, eliminate or otherwise chill open and free expression need to be called out as such, writes columnist Nora Loreto.

Opinion

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

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