On Oct. 17, mayoral candidate Henriette Reker was stabbed in the neck during a campaign stop in Cologne, Germany. The perpetrator, a 44-year-old unemployed man, was furious…
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Growing up Muslim: An Individual Story, a Universal Tale
I asked Anton Leo, the head of comedy for CBC Television, why he had decided to green-light “Little Mosque on the Prairie” all those years…
View More Growing up Muslim: An Individual Story, a Universal TaleThe Mediterranean Crisis: An Open Letter to World Leaders
A child should not have to die to mobilize governments into credible action. The photograph of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi’s body washed ashore, which has mobilized…
View More The Mediterranean Crisis: An Open Letter to World LeadersA Modest Proposal for Europe’s Migrants
What would Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels, make of the current migrant crisis? Might I suggest my own “modest proposal” in light of a…
View More A Modest Proposal for Europe’s MigrantsNo Easy Options for Europe’s Refugee Crisis
As many as 1,200 boat people drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea headed for Europe during a 10-day period last April. The drownings drew…
View More No Easy Options for Europe’s Refugee CrisisFree Trade Deals Showcase Canada’s Domestic Dysfunction
It is an embarrassing state of affairs when many small businesses report that north-south trade with the U.S. is easier than east-west trade within Canada.…
View More Free Trade Deals Showcase Canada’s Domestic DysfunctionOpen Letter to Merkel: Give Ukraine the Tools to Fight for its Life
This is an open letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel from Yaroslav Baran of Euromaidan Ottawa and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress on the occasion of…
View More Open Letter to Merkel: Give Ukraine the Tools to Fight for its LifeThird Opinion: “Visible minority,” really?
Much of the commentary following the release of the National Household Survey on May 8 may have missed the point: that Canada’s population today is…
View More Third Opinion: “Visible minority,” really?The Third Opinion: Moving beyond multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is a cornerstone of our understanding of Canada and has been so for at least the last 40 years. We have generally been good…
View More The Third Opinion: Moving beyond multiculturalismPULSE: Eastern Europe
Canadian media targeted at East European immigrants covered a broad array of topics over the last month, ranging from Remembrance Day events to the harassment of…
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