Category: Global Peace
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Many cousins of Donald Trump act like him but speak differently
“Trump is an accurate mirror of what is wrong with world leadership… …people need to ask themselves why is Haiti a country that is financially, economically deprived? …why in 2017, over 3000 Africans were trying to cross the Mediterranean and died? …The rich environment white Americans, some Black Americans, Europeans are enjoying today while you…
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Canada’s next astronaut has just crossed the border and she needs your help
Yesterday, I had the privilege to stand among some very beautiful, bright and generous people who gathered at the Montreal Olympic Stadium to welcome a few dozen men, women and children to Canada. These recent refugees arrived to Canada by way of the U.S. border, near Montreal, after incredibly long and sometimes perilous voyages across the…
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Has Canada Reached Maturity at 150?
It is raining in Ottawa this July 1, 2017. The forecast calls for rain all day over the long anticipated 150th celebrations. Like most Canadians, I am aware that elaborate festive events are happening from coast to coast to coast. Like many, I am also aware that rain and clouds are not the only uninvited guests…
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What is Canada Doing in Haiti?
The “Ottawa Initiative on Haiti”: Humanist Peacekeeping or…? On Sussex Drive in Ottawa, just a few steps away from the enormous US embassy, stands the Peacekeeping Monument. The structure titled “Reconciliation” was erected to honour the more than 125,000 Canadians who have served in United Nations peacekeeping forces since 1947. The current article documents one…