Commentary by Binoy Kampmark in Melbourne, Australia While the shattering Brexit vote of June had a deservedly chilling impact in Brussels and other European capitals, the…
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Is it Time for Canada to Dump the Royals?
Commentary by Herman Thind in Vancouver As a second generation Canadian and descendant of Commonwealth parents, I know the answer to whether Canada and the…
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The Bad and Ugly Brexit
Commentary by Bhupinder Liddar Most divorces end bad and ugly, needlessly. Brexit’s fate is no different. After almost four decades Britain decided to walk out…
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Commentary by Fred Maroun in Ottawa “Immigration played a role in the Brexit campaign”, reported The Wall Street Journal. Since there were only four percentage…
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Remembering Canadian Citizen #0001
by Deane McRobie 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…
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Scots are Better Off in a United Kingdom
by Zoran Vidić in Toronto The referendum for the independence of Scotland from the U.K. is behind us, but the fallout has yet to settle. The pro-independence…
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Angry Second-generation Immigrants
by Richard M. Landau Last year we witnessed surprising riots and fire in the streets of Stockholm, largely perpetrated by young men whose families originated…
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by Our Special Correspondent Politically-mobilized diaspora communities have the potential to act as “spoilers’” in conflict resolution and post-war reconciliation in their home countries, Sri…
View More Diaspora Diary: Emigrants can be spoilers in conflict resolutionBringing Sociology and Geography to Immigration
By Ranjit Bhaskar Thanks to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, “Committing Sociology” has acquired a certain cachet. “Add Committing Geography to the mix,” says Harald Bauder,…
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by Hakam Kherallah They cannot go unnoticed – luxury cars with Syrian number plates roaming the streets of mega-rich Dubai, which is playing host to…
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