While the shattering Brexit vote of June had a deservedly chilling impact in Brussels and other European capitals, the grey suits have been busy pushing…
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Is it Time for Canada to Dump the Royals?
As a second generation Canadian and descendant of Commonwealth parents, I know the answer to whether Canada and the Royals are right for each other…
View More Is it Time for Canada to Dump the Royals?The Bad and Ugly Brexit
Most divorces end bad and ugly, needlessly. Brexit’s fate is no different. After almost four decades Britain decided to walk out of a relationship with…
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“Immigration played a role in the Brexit campaign”, reported The Wall Street Journal. Since there were only four percentage points between the winning side (to…
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Remembering Canadian Citizen #0001
While last week’s U.K. election highlighted similarities between our system and Britain’s, this week marks the anniversary of Canadians setting themselves apart from the old…
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Scots are Better Off in a United Kingdom
The referendum for the independence of Scotland from the U.K. is behind us, but the fallout has yet to settle. The pro-independence party has been…
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Angry Second-generation Immigrants
Last year we witnessed surprising riots and fire in the streets of Stockholm, largely perpetrated by young men whose families originated in the Maghreb region…
View More Angry Second-generation ImmigrantsDiaspora Diary: Emigrants can be spoilers in conflict resolution
Politically-mobilized diaspora communities have the potential to act as “spoilers’” in conflict resolution and post-war reconciliation in their home countries, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the…
View More Diaspora Diary: Emigrants can be spoilers in conflict resolutionBringing Sociology and Geography to Immigration
Thanks to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, “Committing Sociology” has acquired a certain cachet. “Add Committing Geography to the mix,” says Harald Bauder, the academic director…
View More Bringing Sociology and Geography to ImmigrationSyria: a truly wicked problem
They cannot go unnoticed – luxury cars with Syrian number plates roaming the streets of mega-rich Dubai, which is playing host to tens of thousands…
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