Commentary by Salim Valji in Edmonton Memorizing adjectives and pronouns did little more than create a resentment for having to learn French in the first…
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Acadians Contribute to Multicultural Fabric of Canada
Although a mass expulsion in 1755 resulted in their dispersal, the Acadians of present day New Brunswick and Nova Scotia remained undaunted and, upon their…
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Story Revisits Vietnamese Revenge Plot of 1908
Many leaders of the East who fought to decolonize their countries from Western authoritarian rule were also educated in the West. Upon returning home, they…
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Hungarian Canadian Tackles Image of Racist Quebec
Is there any topic touchier in Canada than Quebec’s identity politics? It might be easier to answer this question from the outside looking in, but…
View More Hungarian Canadian Tackles Image of Racist Quebec‘Fredy’ Takes on Racism in Quebec
The death of 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva, shot at the hands of police in Montreal North, inspired Fredy, a documentary play by Annabel Soutar about the…
View More ‘Fredy’ Takes on Racism in QuebecQuebec Multiculturalism Improves Post-Referendum
Twenty years after voting in Quebec’s referendum on sovereignty, immigrants in the province say cultural relations are improving, but more progress is still needed. In…
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Niqab as an #Elxn42 Issue? Ridiculous.
The recent decision by the Federal Court of Appeal that ruled in favour of Zunera Ishaq, who challenged the ban on the niqab at Canadian…
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Niqab Hot Button Topic at French Language Debate
Thursday night’s French language debate in Montreal featured more discussion of immigration and refugee policy than any other leaders debate thus far in the federal…
View More Niqab Hot Button Topic at French Language DebateBilingualism: A Canadian Advantage
by Corinne Cécilia Bilingualism is arguably what sets Canada apart from the rest of North America – it has historically been the strength of our…
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by Books Editor Abby Paige Review: The Orenda, by Joseph Boyden, Penguin Canada (Fiction, 2013) It’s easy to keep track of how long my citizenship…
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