Morgan Sharp
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About Morgan Sharp
Morgan Sharp is a non-binary trans journalist who wrote about youth and young people in and around Toronto, thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
She covered a wide range of subject areas over more than three years with National Observer and ten years with the Reuters news agency before that, including general and political news, the environment and sustainability, technology and the companies that sell it, financial markets and economics.
Originally from Melbourne, Australia, they lived and worked in Cairo and London before settling in Toronto.
Young Canadian leaders converge on Saskatoon to tackle social ills
The young people who have streamed into Saskatoon this week for a three-day Canada World Youth event are pumped to change the world.
Young voters had little reason to turn up, but did they? Who knows
The expanded Progressive Conservative majority that emerged from Ontario’s election last week implies young voters (who tend to vote more progressively) didn’t turn out in growing numbers. But why don’t we know for sure? Advocates say the absence of data makes them harder to reach.
Pride flags fly over more Catholic schools in Ontario this year
Catholic school boards in Halton and Hamilton are flying Pride flags over their schools and other buildings for the first time this month, a victory for LGBTQ+ advocates after strenuous opposition from some trustees.
Fewer young Canadians seeing the steady stream of online harassment
Young people in Canada are much more likely to experience online harassment than older internet users, but the visibility of such abuse has halved since 2019, according to a poll conducted for the Canadian Internet Registration Authority.
Youth issues got short shrift during Ontario campaign, advocates say
Youth issues have often been sidelined in Ontario's election campaign, voter mobilization group Future Majority says, even though younger voters in ridings around Toronto could play a pivotal role in the outcome.
Young Canadians ask feds to help make ecocide an international crime
Canada should play a leading role in the global push to make mass environmental destruction an international crime, the young people behind an open letter to the federal government say.
Toronto school board changes admissions process to make access to specialist programs more equitable
The Toronto District School Board approved a move to do away with assessments of ability when selecting students to attend its arts, athletics, science and other specialized schools and programs in an effort to make them more accessible.
Ontario Greens eye student-rich Toronto riding with Saxe candidacy
Dianne Saxe and the hundreds of mostly young Green Party of Ontario volunteers working on her campaign are hoping to add to the party's lone seat at Queen's Park, with a focus on Toronto’s student-rich University-Rosedale riding.
This is what Ontario’s affordability crisis looks like
Students and workers early in their careers often face the worst effects of Ontario’s affordability crisis, with home ownership well out of reach for most and steep rents and the rising cost of food, gasoline and other costs squeezing budgets.
Ontario Greens promise to get rid of interest on student debt, help low-income students
Ontario's Green Party is pushing for a financial boost for post-secondary students, promising to get rid of interest on student debt and reverse Doug Ford’s cuts to financial aid.