This month marks the 28th official Black History Month in Canada. The theme for this year is “Ours to Tell.” An excellent choice with “telling” the operative word. To us the word implies another in the theme. That word is “story”. There is a tendency to treat or think of storytelling as a practice belonging […]
By Sukhram Ramkissoon The Federal Court recently set aside a negative decision by a visa officer who refused a request of a family that consists of a 20-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man from Pakistan. I will refer to them as the applicants, who sought relief based on humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) grounds. Their applications […]
By R M Austin Former Guyana Ambassador to Beijing, China I am not a fan of American social and cultural extravaganzas which take the form of such holidays as Columbus Day or Memorial Day, to name only two of them. The former needs no detail. I am firmly opposed, as I am sure the […]
By Yolanda T. Marshall It’s February, and many people across Canada take part in Black History Month events to celebrate the legacy of Black Canadians. Some people aren’t aware of the Black Canadians whose contributions shaped this nation. For many of us, Black history is celebrated 365 days a year. More so, Black history is […]
By Carlton Joseph The people of the world need to become vocal and put pressure on President Biden and Western powers to use diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine. President Biden, the US political class, left, right, and mainstream media seem to be moving the world toward World War III, as they pressure […]
By Lennox Borel “And when de two bands clash, Mamayo, if yuh see cutlash Never me again to jump up in a steel band in Port-of-Spain” This was the environment in which the steelpan existed in its infancy, turbulent enough to make its parents abort it or declare it an orphan. Yet it has endured […]
The Durham District School Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Trustee Jill Thompson as First Nations Representative to the Board of Trustees for the remainder of the 2022-2026 term of the Board. In accordance with Ontario Regulation 462/97 and Section 188 of the Education Act, Jill Thompson was put forward by the Council […]
Namibia Why visit Namibia in Southern Africa? Namibia is an extraordinary travel destination. It offers outstanding wildlife viewing in Etosha as well as surreal desert scenery. Namibia also has one of the lowest population densities on the planet. This makes it a great place to escape the crowds. It will also be easier to […]
“As a Black person, I’ve had an interest in equity and social justice all my life” Dr. Donald Meeks, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, died at the West Park Long-Term Care Centre in Toronto on January 17 last. He was 92. He was the first Black professor to […]
“Canadian officials’ declarations about “Haitian-led” solutions are designed to paper over [our] history and grant some legitimacy to Ottawa’s imperial actions” By Yves Engler “We need to make sure that the solutions are driven by the people of Haiti themselves,” noted Justin Trudeau after meeting US president Joe Biden in Mexico City last week. […]
