“Regardless of the committees you’re on, the roles you have, regardless of party demands; and the partisanship that will continue to exist in this House … your one job that you cannot forget is to be a strong voice in service of the people who sent you here from your constituencies.” Methinks that sentiment from […]
Dearly Beloved Mayor John Tory: You may recall I told you “I respect you,” after you ran and lost that election. You replied you respected me, too. One Love inna Toronto yard. And you may recall my coverage of your subsequent campaign (aside: one of my stories was so full of ‘kissy-kissy’ that the then […]
By Gerald V. Paul Thanks Dr. Vidhya Gyan Tota-Maharaj, consul general for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in Toronto, and members of the Muslim community for inviting the Eyes Guy to a reception in celebration of Eid-Ul-Fitr at the consulate. Wishing everyone Eid Mubarak. Yes, Eyesers, it’s all about building bridges and not just […]
By Gerald V. Paul One of the youngest forward-thinking, community-building and award-winning school principals serving in Kingston’s inner city is in Toronto as part of an eight-member team for an educational and cultural exchange from July 14-Aug. 18 The exchange is thanks to Fly Jamaica and the founder of TransformNation Elvenia Gray-Sandiford, named 2013 Mississauga […]
By Gerald V. Paul “Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear them or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be […]
By Gerald V. Paul “Canada Day is the perfect time for Ontarians to come together and celebrate the ties that connect us all,” said Ontario Minister of Citizenship and International Trade Michael Chan. “People come to Ontario from all over the world to fulfill their dreams of freedom, hope and opportunity. We each have our […]
By Gerald V. Paul As they worshiped, lifting hands unto the Lord in the U.S. South, a visitor brought evil into their historic Black church. As an ordained minister watching it unfold, I was taken aback but I continued to watch and pray. Since 1816, Charleston, South Carolina, has been home to Emanuel African Methodist, […]
By Gerald V. Paul “Tommy Crichlow, for your sterling contribution to the Steelband Movement, 2015.” That inscription is on the award presented by Ken Bhagan, chair of Ontario Steelpan Association (OSA) at the finale of a glorious evening recently as students of Panmasters Steel Orchestra held a fundraiser at Twilight Restaurant. Tommy and Cristabelle Crichlow […]
By Gerald V. Paul Consider the words of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: “When we look at modern man , we have to face the fact that modern man suffers from a kind of poverty of the spirit … we’ve learned to fly the air as birds yet we haven’t learned to walk the Earth […]
By Gerald V. Paul The Guyanese business community in Toronto, including George Prasad Grocery and Timehri Restaurant, told the Eyes Guy “Is just more of the same. Rather hold my peace and what change?” Indeed, more like backward with a defacto Granger-led (PNC) APNU / AFC regime which has being foisted on Guyana by way […]
