Conversations With a Palestinian
Many Canadians don’t have firsthand experience of interacting with Palestinians. Perhaps my reminiscences from my years in the UAE can be helpful in this regard.
A New Tower of Babel
A multitude of first languages being spoken in Canada, coupled with the need for a common language in the public setting, raises the probability of misunderstanding harmless expressions. The biblical…
A Short Note on EV’s
For all the shouting about transitioning to EV’s, there isn’t so much as a whisper regarding their affordability for people with lesser financial means. That is a hugely relevant omission.
Anticipatory Squabbles
Talking about how to allocate Covid vaccine in Canada when supplies are drying up could lead to fraying of the social fabric.
Once Too Often
Why Canadian media’s obsessive coverage of US news irritates many One curious reality that I observed after coming to Canada was that a significant percentage of Canadians – citizens and…
Catch ‘em young
JUSTIFIED ENVY At the Montreal Olympics in 1976, India failed to win any medal. This was also the first time since 1928 that the Indian Men’s Hockey team had failed…
Stolen Earring
Manner Of Speaking ‘Words matter.’ We started hearing this as a political phrase some years ago. In short order, this morphed into ‘Words can hurt.’ It is difficult to disagree…
You’re Next
In an earlier article, Windward Islands, I explored reasons behind the curious phenomenon in Canadian politics, where immigrants from socially conservative societies tend to vote for parties with socially liberal…
DIVVYING UP
The dogma of 'social justice' demands that some people be discriminated against on account of an immutable characteristic.