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TOM MULCAIR, Leader of the New Democratic Party and the Official Opposition, did not shy away from some very blunt questions I put to him on a wide range of questions. He exuded the kind of calm confidence that you see him demonstrate day in and day out in the House of Commons even as he so deftly tears a …

Canadian PM Stephen Harper proudly pontificated before the Israeli Knesset about the shared values between Canada and Israel, “the most natural of allies”. He boasted of the pride he felt for what Israel had “accomplished here”, of Israel’s “courage in war… generosity in peace, and of the bloom that the desert has yielded” of course “under [Israeli] stewardship”. Ignoring for …

I’d always known him as this strange and quiet old man that barely ever left his room, so imagine my surprise when he decided he wanted to go back home to India. Mom and dad tried to talk him out of it – not just because he was in poor health, but also because of what “they” might do to …

I have been working in Law Enforcement Field for the past 8 years.  During this time I have had the opportunity to work in a number of specialized units such as the Major Crime Section, Organized Crime Unit, Gang Enforcement Unit.   At the community level, I have worked as patrol officer.  I have a passion of police work and I …

Even as it attacks the Congress for its “dynastic politics”, the BJP appears to be charting a similar course going by the number of sons and daughters of its leaders in the fray for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has often derided Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as “shehzada (prince)” in his election rallies …

Hell-bent on entering Britain, a group of young Punjabis board a container truck in Amritsar for their tough journey to jobs and riches. Freezing and bouncing, they arrive in Kabul, Afghanistan. After a brief rest, they trundle to Krasnoyarsk in Russia’s Siberia. From here, the container truck rolls to Russian capital Moscow. The next stop is Belarus capital Minsk, before …

There are British Columbians with international degrees who have scored in the top 2% in the American licensing exams who will be going to work in the US, not because they want to, but because of the barriers and restricted opportunity to compete they face in BC.   The Society for Canadians Studying Medicine Abroad (SOCASMA) states that entry into …

Click – to fit together; function well together; to succeed; make a hit; to become intelligible. Lounge – place to relax, hang out and have fun. Well-known, successful marketing entrepreneur and pop culture maven Rina Gill will host a panel of South Asian women in a weekly talk show to discuss hot topics, local issues, beauty, fashion, politics, work-life balance, …