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Author: Matthew Hays
Publication Date: November 15, 2025 - 17:46
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South African activist detained by U.S. immigration agents at Toronto’s Pearson Airport
November 15, 2025
A prominent South African activist who was in Canada to receive an award for his advocacy on health care equality was detained for several hours by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at Toronto’s Pearson Airport as he prepared to board a flight home.
Zackie Achmat was awarded the inaugural Paul Farmer Lectureship and Award for Global Health Equity in September of last year. He arrived last week to accept the award at McGill University in Montreal and then travelled to Toronto for three days.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prime Minister Mark Carney rescinded Canada’s digital services tax (DST), a three per cent levy on digital services revenue from large domestic and foreign businesses, in June after President Donald Trump threatened to halt trade talks if the tax took effect. The repeal was a strategic move to restart stalled negotiations with the United States, which soon resumed after Carney’s announcement but were again disrupted later … by a Ronald Reagan ad. Despite removing the DST to ease tensions, Carney has little to show for it.
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