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Ethnic Media Demand More from City of Brampton

by Sukaina Jaffer in Brampton, Ontario Despite an increase in outreach efforts, some members of Brampton’s ethnic media still feel disconnected from the City. “There…

Politics

Politics a Natural Fit for Many Indo-Canadians

Marcus Medford November 24, 2015 No Comments British Columbia cabinet Federal Election Harjit Sajjan IndoCanadians Justin Trudeau Navdeep Bains Punjab Punjabi Ranjit Bhaskar Sikhs Simran Singh

by Simran Singh in Vancouver Indo-Canadian representation in Canada’s new government goes beyond the cabinet ministers Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced to the country at…

Commentary

Attack Ads in Ethnic Papers ‘Insulting’

Marcus Medford November 5, 2015 No Comments Attack Ads Chinese Conservatives Ethnic Ads Ethnic Advertising ethnic media Liberals NCM Election Desk Punjabi Robin Brown South Asian Visible Minority

by Robin Brown in Toronto The post-mortem of the federal election is ongoing and until it is complete we will not know the full dynamics…

A Cabinet that Looks Like Canada

Marcus Medford November 5, 2015 No Comments cabinet diversity Federal Election House of Commons Justin Trudeau Liberals PARLIAMENT Punjabi Ranjit Bhaskar Sikh women

by Ranjit Bhaskar in Toronto Diversity of all kinds was pivotal for Justin Trudeau in the recent election, and on Wednesday, the 23rd Prime Minister…

Commentary

Ethnic Media in #Elxn42: A Double-Edged Sword

Marcus Medford October 18, 2015 No Comments Anita Singh Chinese Conservatives Elxn42 ethnic media Federal Election federal elections Jagdish Grewal Liberals NCM Election Desk Punjabi

by Anita Singh in Toronto During an election, ethnic media is a double-edged sword. On one hand, they provide an outlet for parties to target their…

Politics

#HarperSarkaar Video Adds Desi Vibe to Tory Campaign

Marcus Medford October 8, 2015 No Comments Brampton Desi Federal Election federal elections Homosexuality Jagdish Grewal Mississauga NCM Election Desk Punjabi Ranjit Bhaskar sexed Stephen Harper

by Ranjit Bhaskar in Toronto The Harper Conservatives seem to be looking across the Pond more and more for ideas. After co-opting the services of…

Politics

A Willingness to Elect People Not Born in Canada

Marcus Medford September 14, 2015 No Comments Federal Election federal elections immigrants NCM Election Desk PARLIAMENT Punjabi South Asian Post visible minorities

As the federal election campaign goes into high gear, a distinct Punjabi flavour is permeating Canadian politics with some 40 Punjab-origin men and women in…

Politics

What Makes Brampton Voters Tick

Marcus Medford September 2, 2015 No Comments Brampton Conservatives East Indian Federal Election Liberals Marriage Fraud NCM Election Desk New Democratic Party New Democrats Ontario Punjabi Sikh South Asian Stephen Harper Surjit Singh Flora

by Surjit Singh Flora in Brampton, Ontario With campaigning for the 42nd Canadian federal election on October 19 gaining momentum, the issues uppermost amongst voters…

News

Sing Your Way to Punjabi

Marcus Medford June 28, 2015 No Comments Children EDUCATION language music Punjabi SCHOOL

Preet Sandhu Dhillon has taken what kids and babies naturally do and made it a teaching tool. “Singing to babies and children comes naturally. We…

Commentary

OMNI TV’s Fading to Black

Marcus Medford May 19, 2015 No Comments advertising Cantonese ethnic media Gavin Barrett George Kan Italian Mandarin multicultural marketing OMNI Punjabi Robin Brown Rogers Media television

Rogers Media Inc. announced earlier this month that it would be replacing daily multi-language newscasts on OMNI Television with half-hour, multi-language current affairs programs instead.…