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.
Youth mental health support should come from those with shared lived experiences, advocates say
Young people struggle to access and afford mental health support, and the services available often the lack cultural context required to navigate issues specific to a patient's identity, one young advocate says.
Ontario PC candidate faces heat over reported oversight of anti-LGBTQ+ church magazine
Opposition parties are calling on Doug Ford to condemn the Progressive Conservative candidate in Brantford-Brant, Will Bouma, who reportedly oversaw the publication of a church magazine for youth that promoted homophobia and conversion therapy.
Coalition pushes Ontario leaders to fund community use of schools
The pandemic has only made it harder for community groups to run programs on school property, says a coalition pushing to turn schools into community hubs.
Housing crisis in Ontario worse than ever, Gen Squeeze says
The rising cost of housing in Ontario hit renters and wannabe homebuyers harder in the first two years of the pandemic than in any similar time frame in recent Canadian history, a new report says.
Young Ontario candidate wants politics to help build community
Independent candidate Sam Kaplun, 19, is focused on disability justice, housing for all and funding public education in a grassroots campaign for the Eglinton-Lawrence riding that started from a logistical standstill last week.
Ontario Greens lose young Toronto candidate over Israel-Palestine stance
Nafeesa Alibhai pulled out of the Ontario election Wednesday in a dispute connected to the Israel-Palestine conflict, echoing divisions that sank the party's federal relative in last year's vote.
Ontario’s emissions don’t have ‘decisive impact’ on Canada’s climate goals, province argues in youth legal fight
In an ongoing climate lawsuit, the Doug Ford government put forward testimony from an academic who doubts basic climate science and an economist who argues Ontario’s emissions “do not have a decisive impact” on whether Canada meets its climate goals.
Education key at start of Ontario election — for the opposition
The first week of the Ontario election campaign included a focus on education, with the Liberals announcing several policy plans including an optional Grade 13 year as they and the NDP vie for the votes of teachers and parents opposed to the Progressive Conservatives' take on schooling.
Ontario Liberals present election choice — $10 billion for schools or Highway 413
The Ontario Liberals offered a stark choice at the start of the provincial election campaign on Wednesday: $10 billion more for schools or Doug Ford’s Highway 413.
Arming high schoolers with tools to engage today’s digital world
High school students making art that changes an existing message learn how meaning is constructed, giving them a tool to challenge and engage with both dominant narratives and modern memes. The winner of a Toronto youth arts award says this is needed now more than ever to fight the rampant disinformation and other hazards of the internet and social media.