By Robin Arthur in Halifax, NS There is an egregious crisis brewing at the United States-Mexico border, according to US officials. Thousands of migrants –…
View More The Rising Tide of a Nationalist Ethos
Tag: Poverty
Novel Provides Realistic Portrayal of Mental Illness
by Danica Samuel in Toronto Café Babanussa is a story about mental illness that has never been told before. Through the journey of a young,…
View More Novel Provides Realistic Portrayal of Mental Illness
Canadian Dentists Expand Mission to Help Iraqi Orphans
By Shenaz Kermalli in Toronto, ON Hossein is a 10-year-old Iraqi orphan with long hair, big olive-coloured eyes and a shy smile. He loves going…
View More Canadian Dentists Expand Mission to Help Iraqi Orphans‘Canadian Dream’ Less Likely Under Quebec’s Bill 70
by Matt D’Amours in Montreal Community organizations and immigrant lobby groups in Quebec are speaking out against a provincial welfare reform bill that would require…
View More ‘Canadian Dream’ Less Likely Under Quebec’s Bill 70Calgary Multicultural Orchestra Aims to End Poverty
by Daniel Leon Rodriguez in Calgary Jose Duque, an immigrant from Venezuela, is using music to keep children in band practice and out of trouble…
View More Calgary Multicultural Orchestra Aims to End PovertyImmigrant Families Struggle to Deal with Disability
by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga, Ontario According to the 2015 child poverty report for Toronto, newcomer children, children of colour and children with disabilities are…
View More Immigrant Families Struggle to Deal with DisabilityDebunking the Racialization of Disease
by Lucy Oneka in Toronto There is an ever present bias in the historical theories of racialized people being more susceptible to disease, and these…
View More Debunking the Racialization of Disease
‘There Are Terrible Forces At Work Here’ — A Canadian in Nepal
by Renee Comesotti in Kathmandu, Nepal The world media is awash in images of death and devastation in Nepal. It’s an oddly schizophrenic experience to be ‘watching’…
View More ‘There Are Terrible Forces At Work Here’ — A Canadian in NepalResearch Watch: Studies Paint Depressing Picture
by Priya Ramanujam (@SincerelyPriya) in Toronto It may not be time for report cards in school just yet, but when it comes to research, several annual report…
View More Research Watch: Studies Paint Depressing PictureCanadians “flying blind” on census
by Our Vancouver Correspondent One of Canada’s most authoritative voices on immigration and demographic trends is worried that the abandoning of the long-form census will…
View More Canadians “flying blind” on census