In this week’s Canada Letter, our Toronto bureau chief, Catherine Porter, discusses an investigation into the dealings of the Winnipeg fashion designer Peter Nygard.
Author: CATHERINE PORTER
Times Insider: How I Reported on the Smear Campaign That Followed a Chinese Activist to Canada
My investigation took close to a year, in part because the accusations against Sheng Xue were tangled, and in Chinese, but also because I was delving into a complicated subculture.
Canada Letter: A Chinese Activist and the Smear Campaign That Followed Her to Canada
Investigating the story of Sheng Xue gave reporter Catherine Porter a glimpse into the complex ways Chinese dissidents can be silenced — even abroad.
Chinese Dissidents Feel Heat of Beijing’s Wrath. Even in Canada.
She thought she would be safe in Toronto. Then she began speaking out against the Chinese government and became the victim of a lurid smear campaign.
Will Canadian Women Turn Their Backs on Their Feminist Prime Minister?
Justin Trudeau has made feminism a central part of his government and brand. After two female cabinet ministers quit, some women are questioning that commitment.
Trudeau’s Commitment to Indigenous Groups Tested by Minister’s Resignation
Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former justice minister, seemed a symbol of the Trudeau government’s promise to improve life for Canada’s Indigenous people.
The Saturday Profile: A Canadian Preacher Who Doesn’t Believe in God
The Rev. Gretta Vosper has stayed in the United Church despite rejecting the idea of a supernatural being, instead emphasizing love, justice and compassion.
Canada Letter: How a Growing Rift With Canada Is Unfolding in China
China correspondent Chris Buckley discusses the country’s opinion of Canada and the case of a Canadian now facing the death penalty.
Saudi Woman Who Fled Home Embraces All Things Canadian. (O.K., Maybe Not Winter.)
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun engineered an escape to freedom. Now she has a simpler goal: “I want to do crazy things I’ve never done before.”
Saudi Teenager Fleeing Family Arrives Safely in Canada
18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun arrived in the country that granted her asylum wearing a gray sweatshirt with the word “Canada.”