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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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When refugees from North America went South to Haiti
No human being is illegal or “alien” anywhere on planet earth ! Two hundred years ago, Haiti represented a refuge (uniquely so, for a long time!) and a land of opportunity to scores of men, women and children all over the Americas, including refugees from the United States of North-America. Barely days after the creation…
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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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JUSTICE FOR HAITIANS KILLED OR CRIPPLED BY THE UNITED NATIONS – SINCE 2004
I welcome a March 10, 2017 commentary by Stephen Lewis in which he denounces the crimes the United Nations has committed against Haitians by cholera contagion. However, the objective facts reveal that even Mr. Lewis paints the UN Mission to Haiti (MINUSTAH) in a much better light than what is truly happening. 1) Contrary to Mr. Lewis’ statement, the…