Anthony Furey

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CSIS took an interest in Danforth shooting, new docs confirm

Canada’s national intelligence agency took an interest in the Danforth shooting for at least six months after the tragic event unfolded, new “top secret” documents obtained by the Toronto Sun confirm for the first time.

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November 28, 2019 Toronto & GTA

Toronto Police investigate two shooting scenes on The Danforth, one just east of Broadview Ave. and one near Castle Frank TTC station, on Friday, May 10, 2019. (John Hanley photo)

FUREY: The rise of the organized Muslim vote in Canada

A number of puzzled columnists and policy experts are currently trying to figure out why it was that Canada under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has broken with its tradition of voting down United Nations resolutions that denounce Israel and – as happened last week – joining the pile-on to condemn the only Jewish state in the world.

November 23, 2019 Columnists

FUREY: The lost art of disagreement

Back when I was in my late teens and early 20s, one of the biggest challenges with my social calendar was figuring out how to fit in all the public debates, lectures and discussion panels that happened in and around my alma mater, the University of Toronto.

November 18, 2019 Columnists

Two young lovers quarreling because of disagreements

FUREY: Don Cherry incident will leave a bitter taste for quite some time

It’s the disproportionality of the whole thing that’s the real problem.

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November 13, 2019 Columnists

FUREY: The poppy problem is real — but there are solutions

I did my own non-scientific experiment Monday as I boarded the Toronto subway for the morning rush. Let’s see how many people are wearing poppies, I told myself.

November 12, 2019 Columnists

A person wears a poppy in downtown Toronto on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019.

FUREY: Don’t just ask veterans about the past – ask them about our future

Kids like to talk about the past but older people talk about the future.

November 9, 2019 Columnists

Second World War veteran Art Boudreau sells poppies at Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa. (Wayne Cuddington / Postmedia)

FUREY: Canada’s ailing infrastructure doesn’t get the attention it deserves

On Thursday morning, one of the busiest subway lines in Toronto was shut down from 7 to 9:30 a.m., the entirety of the morning rush. It sent many thousands of people out into the streets to wait for shuttle buses, hail cabs or head home to get their cars and then line up in streets more jammed than usual.

November 7, 2019 Columnists

New TTC streetcars along Queen St. W. on Sunday October 6, 2019.

FUREY: What Canadian conservatism really needed was a Barry Goldwater

After Barack Obama was elected for a second term in 2012, the Republicans did a major post-mortem on what challenger Mitt Romney’s loss meant. The tone was that the GOP was relegated to the dustbin and could never win again. The theatrics were a bit much. Then a lot happened that nobody saw coming and now they’re back in power.

November 5, 2019 Columnists

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer makes his concession speech on stage after being defeated by the Liberal Party at an election night rally in Regina, Saskatchewan on October 22, 2019.

FUREY: Canadian values test conversation is back, this time without all the fuss

In the North African countries of Algeria and Morocco, polygamy is legal but same-sex marriage is not. That’s the opposite of how things work in Canada, where same-sex marriage has been legal since 2005 and polygamy is banned by the Criminal Code.

October 31, 2019 Columnists

CAQ leader and Quebec Premier Francois. (MARTIN OUELLET-DIOTTE / AFP)

FUREY: Never forget Baghdadi was Canada’s enemy as well

The fifth anniversary of the killing of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo could have gone almost unnoticed, given that it was the day after the federal election and there was much else competing for news coverage

October 28, 2019 Columnists

In this photo taken on April 30, 2019 from a video released by Al-Furqan media, the chief of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi purportedly appears for the first time in five year. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)