If your job does not relate directly to the education system, or perhaps you are of a certain age and your children have already passed through the school system, you probably were not aware that last week was Education Week in Canada. Well, you’re not alone; we missed the boat on this one as […]
By Carlton Joseph The month of March witnessed the failure of California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a major lender to the tech industry. The collapse panicked markets, inflicting pain on weaker financial institutions who were also struggling with soaring interest rate problems. The result, a week later another regional bank, Signature Bank closed, and a […]
When the three-Michelin-star Die Librije opened a restaurant in Bonaire five years ago, it wasn’t just a massive moment for the Caribbean culinary scene. The opening of the Brass Boer was a nod to the growing import of Bonaire, both as a food Mecca and as a travel destination. Half a decade later, the Brass […]
Listen to this article now By Yves Engler Emmanuel Macron’s relatively measured stance on Taiwan should embarrass Canada’s New Democratic Party. Sinophobia in Canadian media has pushed the party to forgo objections to the threat of war and back Washington’s rhetoric in US-China tensions. In a recent visit to Beijing, Emmanuel Macron said Europe should […]
In the past weeks there have been a great deal of posturing and panic over alleged Chinese meddling in our federal elections. The Canadian Parliament and our media have been stirring the pot of this rude infiltration and compromising of our democratic system. The evidence provided so far about the dirty Chinese deeds is hardly […]
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, or simply the Charter, is the most visible and recognized part of Canada’s Constitution. The Charter guarantees the rights of individuals by enshrining those rights, and certain limits on them, in the highest law of the land. Since its enactment in 1982, the […]
Listen to this article now By Sukhram Ramkissoon According to the Federal Court a person whom I will refer to as Ralph sought judicial review of the decision of a Senior Immigration Officer refusing his request for a reconsideration of the refusal of his Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA). The PRRA is an opportunity for people […]
Listen to this article now By Kuba Shand-Baptiste One hundred and twenty eight years ago, a little-known children’s book by a British-American author landed on the 19th-century literary scene, just in time for Christmas. It didn’t take long for it to make a splash. Within the first few years of its publication, The Adventures […]
By Margaret Kimberley Black Agenda Report, Executive Editor and Senior Columnist International media [December 2021] reported that the Ugandan government turned over Entebbe airport to a Chinese bank in order to make payment on a loan. “Museveni to surrender Uganda’s only international airport over Chinese loan,” claimed The Guardian. Similar headlines have appeared widely […]
The gift of Eid ul Fitr Next Thursday, 20th April, Muslims around the world will be celebrating Eid ul Fitr, which is the “festival to break the fast”; it marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan; a month of fasting. Muslims still have one week of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic […]