Canada unresponsive to kidnapping of Russian gay activist

The first of my two new stories on the national page of Xtra.ca today is about the Canadian government's lack of response to the kidnapping and detention of a Russian gay activist by authorities in that country. This was under the radar for pretty much everyone, but considering that the government went to bat for gay rights in Uganda and Malawi, I felt the inaction on Russia was telling and needed to be explored further. And I think I got some interesting responses in the end.