My own modern day migration story
I'm back in Canada temporarily and I'm reminded, especially after nearly a year living in the Chinese countryside, how good we have it here, and how many migrants risk life and limb for a chance at what we sometimes take for granted.
Thank you, Mr. Nakamoto
In 2006, while I was a reporter at the Ottawa Citizen, I met a man named Jack Nakamoto. He was 85 years old, a second world war veteran, and a Japanese Canadian. He had an amazing story to tell. Mr. Nakamoto was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, but when the Japanese entered the war,...
Masked man was probably helped by human smuggler: lawyer
Old white guy boards plane. Goes to toilet. Emerges mid-flight as young Asian Man. That’s the story that’s been all over the news around the world. And everyone’s been asking ‘why’? The Air Canada flight took off from Hong Kong and landed in Vancouver. The man has asked the Canadian government for refugee status. PostMedia...
First the Mexicans. Now the Canadians..
Ohmy. News that 25 Canadian students have been quarantined in China. The students, on language exchange from the University of Montreal, were pulled aside after they landed in the city of 长春 Changchun, in the north-east province of Jilin. They have been placed in quarantine – with internet access – in a hotel where...
Bullied student used taekwondo to defend himself; now charged with assault
When people ask me about life in Canada, they are usually interested in hearing about one of two things: about the country’s natural landscapes and about how naturally nice everyone is. That’s because Canada has a reputation for being a tolerant place – where people of all different races and nationalities can live together, with...
Recent Comments