February 1st, 2010 | Published in Blog, On Diversity, On Politics
The trend of over-simplification or what some may call “dumbing” down of politics is troubling. It offers the illusion that politicians are at work but what they really are doing is distracting Canadians from the fact that they have been avoiding the real issues.
One of the best examples for this trend is the Conservative’s party [...]
December 3rd, 2009 | Published in Blog, On Diversity, On Politics
KAIROS is a Canadian non-governmental organization (with a chapter in Mississauga) is a leader in promoting social, economical and environmental justices around the world and here in Canada. KAIROS, made up of a coalition of churches with a proud history in promoting human rights and social justice, has been notified that the Conservative government has [...]
Click here to read more.November 19th, 2009 | Published in Blog, On Diversity, On Foreign Policy
In the summer of 2006, during the Israel/Lebanon military conflict, the Conservatives used the crisis to fill their own coffers by sending out a fundraising appeal that mentioned the conflict. Now, the Conservatives are exploiting the Middle East conflict again to attract votes. They are sending out flyers into Jewish neighbourhoods (racial profiling?) claiming that [...]
Click here to read more.October 22nd, 2009 | Published in Blog, On Canada, On Diversity, On Politics
Stephen Harper welcomed a new addition to his office. Nigel Hannaford has been hired as Harper’s speech writer. Mr. Hannaford was a Calgary Herald columnist who is known for his ultraconservative views.
It only took me few minutes to find Nigel Hannaford’s views on these subjects:
Climate Change: “Less CO2, less jobs. It’s that simple“.
Canadian military mission [...]
March 11th, 2009 | Published in Blog, On Diversity
It is not only sad, but very dangerous how low some people would stoop in inflaming bigotry. We cannot tolerate such toxic attitudes.
Warren Kinsella, a Liberal strategist and a popular blogger speaks out against this poison
http://www.warrenkinsella.com/comments.php?y=09&m=03&entry=entry090311-103118
February 21st, 2008 | Published in Blog, On Diversity
Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking at Loyola Secondary School to a large crowd of Grade 9 and 10 students. This event was organized by an initiative called “Passages to Canada” (www.passagestocanada.com), the Dominion Institute’s national storytelling programme, which explores the complexities of immigrant and refugee experiences.
I had an opportunity to share a [...]
