Darryl Leroux

On Denial and Distraction: Common Responses to Colonial Violence

Darryl — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 04:52:07 +0000

You may have read my two previous posts about Loretta Saunders, my former honours student at Saint Mary’s University.

In Honour of Loretta

Darryl — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 14:59:00 +0000

Trigger Warning - This article deals with the death of Loretta Saunders, an Inuk woman who was found murdered on Wednesday, February 26th in Salisbury, New Brunswick.

In Honour of Loretta

Loretta Saunders: Courage, Strength, and Resilience

Darryl — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:47:39 +0000

As some of you may know, Loretta Saunders, a 26-year-old Inuk woman from Nunatsiavut (Inuit territory in Labrador), has been missing since Thursday, February 13. Her family and friends first became aware of her disappearance on the morning of Monday, February 17, when it became clear to everyone close to Loretta that she hadn’t been in touch with anyone during this 3-day period.

Whose Values? On Nationalism in English Canada and in Québec

Darryl — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:55:56 +0000

Since the details of the PQ’s proposed Charter of Québec Values were first leaked to the media a few weeks ago, there has been a firestorm of condemnation across the Rest of Canada (ROC). The corporate media’s universal denunciations on the matter are matched only by the many petitions circulating on social media calling for an end to this display of racism in Québec.