Toula Drimonis
Quebec columnist | Montreal
About Toula Drimonis
Toula Drimonis is a Montreal-based writer, editor, and award-winning columnist. A former News Director with TC Media, her freelance work, which focuses mainly on Quebec politics and women's issues, has appeared in the National Post, the New York Times, Women in the World, Ricochet Media, Ms. Magazine, Buzzfeed Canada, and Mic, among others. She is a women's issues and political panel contributor for City Life, a local Montreal current affairs TV show and was on the advisory board for Use the Right Words, a national media guide on how to report on sexual violence.
Professors, power and predators: why student-teacher relationships should be banned
They may be consensual, but they're highly questionable. There is a major power imbalance between a professor and a student — one that can easily be exploited by someone with predatory inclinations.
There's only one 'shithole' I see here and it isn't a country
It's no small irony that today is the eight-year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti that devastated the country and took more than 700,000 lives. The country's continued resiliency and dignity stands in sharp contrast to the unkind words of a pampered man who has never known a day of struggle or deprivation in his entire life.
Author slams 'twisted perk' of job as scandal rocks Concordia
Award-winning Montreal novelist Heather O'Neill was sick to her stomach. She had just finished reading a troubling essay about the goings on at the English department at a major Canadian university. It's a climate where sexual predators have all the power, and everyone else is afraid to speak up.
Reportage douteux de TVA : rappel à la responsabilité des médias
Comme disait le proverbe, un mensonge a le temps de se rendre à l’autre bout du monde alors que la vérité en est encore à mettre ses souliers.
Unverified story about Quebec female construction workers causes media uproar
There's more at stake than being 'wrong' when you publish a story containing false information about a marginalized or vulnerable community, writes Montreal columnist and former news director Toula Drimonis.
Actually, Mr. Gendron, the N-word is worth ‘making a fuss about’
While U. S. President Donald Trump used a deplorable racial slur while addressing Native American veterans of the Second World War at a recent White House ceremony, a similar, albeit not maliciously intended, incident was unfolding right here at home.
No need for Montrealers to fear Valérie Plante's gender-balanced executive
The tokenism that some people suddenly fear when they see a gender-balanced council has historically favoured white men, regardless of domain. Ironically, gender parity and quotas sometimes remove mediocre men as candidates and leaders; that may explain the discomfort of those concerned with propping up the status quo.
No congrats for Montreal Mayor Plante
Valérie Plante broke the glass ceiling when she was elected the first female mayor of Montreal. Who could have expected the reaction a fellow female mayor in Ontario got when she proposed a letter of congratulations?
The secret of her success
Does Valérie Plante owe part of her victory to the sweeping influence of the #MeToo movement and an overwhelming desire by voters to disassociate from the Old Boys’ network and an era of arrogant men steamrolling through what they wanted? Without a doubt.
Quebec is reviewing systemic racism. Canada should follow
Quebec writer Toula Drimonis examines the optimism, skepticism, and outright hostility that has met a public consultation on systemic racism in the province.