Category: Opinion
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How we fought racism in 1970s to start Toronto’s first Krishna temple
HAMILTON: I was adopted from a Roman Catholic orphanage when I was one and a half years old and named Bobby Hebert. I still remember learning to walk with the help of the nuns who lived full time in the orphanage back then. My adopted parents moved from St. Johns, New Brunswick, to Hamilton, Ontario,…
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Why Andrea Horwath could be disaster for Ontario
The NDP leader will break the back of taxpayers as she plans to welcome all illegal immigrants by turning Ontario into a `Sanctuary Province’ There is a saying in the Gujarati language which translates as follows: “Throwing a feast for the pastor, when one’s family members are starving.” The spate of virtue-signaling policies and announcements…
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Why the Indian community in Canada should heal its differences
TORONTO: India is a country of diverse cultures, religions, languages, foods, clothing, rituals and beliefs. Most tourists from the western world visiting India speak very highly of its diversity. In North America, the US is called the melting pot and Canada the multicultural mosaic. Though both the US and Canada have been very successful in…
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PIPE DREAMS: Jagmeet’s baffling support for BC Premier on Kinder Morgan
TORONTO: The controversy surrounding the proposed – and approved – Kinder Morgan pipeline to transport bitumen from Alberta to the port of Burnaby in B.C. has escalated to a point where it now has the potential to derail the careers of several senior politicians. This is demonstrated by the acrimony that has developed between the…