“We have to reveal the truth. We have to tell things as they are. If not, then they repeat. We cannot sugarcoat things.” — Alison Clarke, author of Phillis.
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La communauté libanaise de Montréal se mobilise pour faire face à la crise au Liban
Alors que le Liban fait face à une crise économique, financière et politique majeure, la diaspora est plus mobilisée que jamais. Deuxième article dans notre série sur la communauté libanaise du Grand Montréal et des liens de solidarité qui la traversent.
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La communauté libanaise de Montréal : plus d’un siècle d’histoire
Alors que le Liban fait face à une crise économique, financière et politique majeure, la diaspora est plus mobilisée que jamais. Portrait de la communauté libanaise du Grand Montréal et des liens de solidarité qui la traversent.
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What to Watch: Black History Month Edition
This Black History Month consider watching Kuljeet Kaila’s recommendation of 5 iconic stories that showcase the issues and the people that are part of the fight for equality.
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How the Underground Railroad Succeeded Thanks to Lack of Immigration Law
The Underground Railroad is often in the spotlight during Black History Month, but there is one little-discussed aspect that allowed the railroad to function and enabled Thornton Blackburn, his wife Lucie, and many other Black slaves to seek refuge in Canada: the fact that the country did not have a formal immigration law until 1869.
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How Canadian Immigration Law Created a Crisis for the Dutch Royal Family
78 years ago, Princess Margriet was born in Ottawa. However, Canadian immigration law was a great source of anxiety for her family leading up to her birth. The Canadian government had to step in to ensure that the line of succession remained untouched by Canada’s laws.
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Long Before Don Cherry, Race in the Rink was part of Canada’s Hockey History
The experiences of these pioneering players were universal for any racialized player in the league at the time
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Having Lived as Vietnamese Refugees, Pair Steps up as Private Sponsors for Syrians
After six years, with the help of relatives and friends, she and two siblings blended into the darkness and crossed the city’s fortified border
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Musings on India’s Independence: Loss, Sacrifice and Changing Values
I have vivid memories of India’s first birthday — the 15th of August, 1947
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Gandhi’s Strategies Still Inspiring, say Human Rights Veterans
Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent strategies won India independence from Britain and set India on a firm foundation of democracy. His actions still inspire champions of justice around the world said a panel of human rights veterans…
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