By Sukhram Ramkissoon Canadian immigration law defines who would fall under the family class in terms of sponsorship. According to the law, a foreign national is a member of the family class if, with respect to a sponsor, the foreign national is the sponsor’s spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner. This means that if you […]
Editorial Governments must build housing because the private sector won’t According to a study the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released on October 4, the government can’t depend on the private sector to build housing. The government has to do it themselves. It says that private developers are investing less because of high interest rates; […]
On October 7 Hamas fighters broke out of the Israel-controlled Gaza concentration camp and breached the security barrier separating Gaza from Israel. They attacked army outposts, villages, an outdoor concert venue and Kibutzim. Some 1,300 Israelis, many of them civilians, were killed. They kidnapped some 200 Israelis, including women, children and the elderly, and took […]
Listen to this article now. By Carlton Joseph Last week, Canada’s Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau got into the summit business by launching the Canada-CARICOM Strategic Partnership, with leaders of the Caribbean in Ottawa. The prime ministers praised the launch and discussed how it will help build on the already strong, longstanding relationship between Canada […]
By Yolanda T. Marshall Sometimes, the world around us is horrifyingly painful. I’ve found that books allow us to escape, even if it is for a moment. Stay strong, check in on your loved ones and open your mind to learning more. Here are this week’s recommended books. My Name is Not Harry Written by […]
Listen to this Editorial Now. On October 7 Hamas fighters broke out of the Israel-controlled Gaza concentration camp and breached the security barrier separating Gaza from Israel. They attacked army outposts, villages, an outdoor concert venue and Kibutzim. Some 1,300 Israelis, many of them civilians, were killed. They kidnapped some 200 Israelis, including women, children […]
Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French.” “It is wrong and inhuman to impose the Jews on the Arabs. – Mahatma Gandhi By S.N. Sahu Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support for Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country is […]
Editorial Over 1000 Israelis and an equal number of Gazans/Palestinians have been killed since Hamas (Gaza’s army as the IDF is Israel’s army) infiltrated Israel and committed what is clearly a war crime by murdering civilians. Israel responded with another of their bombardments of Gaza, the most densely populated land in the world; a place […]
Listen to this article now. By Pascal Robert Haiti has suffered under western occupations and interference in its affairs. The people of that nation are struggling to break free from that domination and can look to mass movements in Francophone Africa. There have been nine coups in the past three years in former French colonies […]
Listen to this article now By Carlton Joseph The G-20 summit hosted by India’s Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi ended with a joint statement covering a wide range of issues affecting the global economy including climate change and food supply. Importantly, The African Union, a 55-member bloc of African nations, was welcomed as a permanent […]
