Foreign workers deserve Canada’s respect, hospitality
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Chris Hearn
A small amount of Canadian corporations—a few Tim Hortons and McDonald’s franchises, for example—have reportedly been abusing Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Some have argued the program, which allowed businesses to import...
It takes a village
By
Chris Hearn, volunteer staff
According to a statement made in mid-December by Canada’s Industry Minister James Moore, it is not the federal government’s job to feed hungry children.
What? Come again?
No, sir. That is exactly what...
Polar bears don’t belong in captivity
By
Chris Hearn, volunteer staff
Why do we humans love to play the role of God or Mother Nature? What gives us the right to decide the fate and future of every other living thing on...
Foreign intervention in Syria a mistake
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It seems things have deteriorated to a point in the Syrian civil war that chemical weapons have been used against civilians. As with much in the Syrian war, there is some mystery and confusion...
Getting serious about male-on-male violence
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The Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman story needs little introduction. Even though it occurred far south of the Canadian border in sunny Florida, the media coverage has been hard to miss.
Much of the debate concerning this...
Keystone controversy
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There has been plenty of controversy over the proposed Keystone Pipeline project that will see an oil pipeline stretch through Alberta into the U.S., carrying unrefined oil from the infamous Athabasca tar sands to...
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