Former UN General Assembly president Dr. John Ashe, left, and St. Kitts and Nevis Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Brantley, who says Ashe’s arrest should be heeded by all those in public service. BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The arrest of former Antiguan ambassador John Ashe in the U.S. should serve as a warning to others, […]
By Michael Lashley As we confront the massive inequality in incomes and lifestyles and as our economy serves up horrible realities on the employment front, we have the additional good fortune of having a new prime minister, belonging to the younger generation, who is willing to listen and who, with our pro-active involvement as unrelenting […]
By Gerald V. Paul; As the Eyes Guy is re-reading Getting Back in the Game, a foreign policy playbook for Canada by the brilliant former Canadian ambassador to the UN Paul Heinbecker, I would like to welcome Eyesers to a new Canada: A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian. It’s a compelling vision for […]
It is a positive coincidence that both Canada and the United Nations are at a stage in their existence where they are asking themselves some basic questions about their identity, their purpose and aspirations. Who are we? What do we aspire to achieve? What do we want in our relationship with others? These are the […]
By Michael Lashley; As we confront the massive inequality in incomes and lifestyles and as our economy serves up horrible realities on the employment front, we have the additional good fortune of having a new prime minister, belonging to the younger generation, who is willing to listen and who, with our pro-active involvement as unrelenting […]
By Jasminee Sahoye; A former prominent Toronto lawyer, who heads a company that is scientifically developing medical marijuana products, supports the new Liberal government’s plan to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes as it relates to decriminalization. Courtney Betty, president and CEO of Timeless Herbal Care Ltd (THC), a nutraceutical and pharmaceutical company, told The […]
By Gerald V. Paul The province posted a draft regulation on Wednesday for public input to prohibit random and arbitrary collection of identifying information by police, referred to as carding or street checks. “Our government has been clear that we are opposed to any random police checks,” said Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services […]
Canadians decisively rejected Stephen Harper and a continuation of the policies of his Conservative government in the election last week. The Conservatives were in office for nine years, during which time Canada was one of the few developed economies not to suffer serious economic slowdown and remained immune to the financial crisis which ravaged […]
Five MPP’S of Colour for Queen’s Park by Gerald V. Paul Queen’s Park- “You voted for jobs; you voted for growth. Thank you for voting to build Ontario up,” Kathleen Wynne told her followers last Thursday night. She was speaking as the province’s first elected female premier. And they were celebrating their election victory, surprised at the fact […]
Trudeau Welcomes Cross-Cultural Party Representation By Jasminee Sahoye Federal Liberal party leader, Justin Trudeau says he welcomes “fresh new candidates” to be a voice for change in an effort to increase the party’s representation in the House of Commons and stop the “infighting” within the party. He was in the riding of Scarborough-Agincourt on Monday […]
