The Conservative Right and their Saviour Complex
The Conservative Right in America has a saviour complex. As the American political landscape becomes more fractured and polarized, the...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Nov 9, 2022
- 4 min
Alternative Facts
Two words many people thought could never be strung together to make a coherent sentence were alternative and facts. As an adjective,...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Immigrants are not here to live off the system
Originally published November 21, 2021 - YorkRegion.com Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s statement about immigrants coming to Ontario to live...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Oct 12, 2022
- 2 min
What do immigrants really want?
Originally published on October 29, 2021 - YorkRegion.com Every immigrant has a story to tell, and each of those stories are intricately...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min
Why you should support immigration
Originally published August 30, 2021 YorkRegion.com Immigrants are the lifeblood of any growing nation. They inject new life, fresh...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Sep 14, 2022
- 2 min
Being an immigrant is hard
Originally published on July 21, 2021 - YorkRegion.com People often think immigrants have it easy. They imagine that the country they...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Aug 31, 2022
- 2 min
400 days into the pandemic - now what?
Originally published on May 28, 2021 - YorkRegion.com By the time you read this, we would be more than 400 days into the pandemic that...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Aug 18, 2022
- 4 min
I ran for office, here is what I learned
I ran for the position of councillor in the 2018 Municipal elections, now four years after as we approach another election, here are some...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
Why are you really offended?
Originally published on May 12 2021 - YorkRegion.com Words are important. How we use them to describe a person, group or community will...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
Words matter
Originally published April 29 2021 - YorkRegion.com When we reduce people to a subset of their condition, we dehumanize them. For...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
Why are BIPOC people demanding equity?
Equality is equal treatment; equity is fair treatment. Originally published on April 8 2021 - York Region.com If you are disadvantaged —...
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Loretta Fisher
- Jun 27, 2022
- 3 min
Blessed Are the Peacemakers
Inspired by some true events I can't speak for anyone else, but I've experienced the ability to communicate as one of life's greatest...
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Loretta Fisher
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
Late Blooms
Now I know personally unfortunately how it feels to be that tree. That tree mid-field without even a trace of an embryonic leaf Why...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Jun 3, 2022
- 3 min
Friday Reflection - Social Media Warrior 03-06-2022
Do you remember when all the kids were on Facebook? They were the ones who grew and sustained the platform during its infancy. Facebook...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- May 6, 2022
- 2 min
Friday Reflection - OK Boomer 06 05 2022
By the true definition of the term, I am not a boomer – but sometimes I think like one…and sometimes I even look like one. The last...
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Loretta Fisher
- May 2, 2022
- 3 min
Thoughtful Monday Racial Justice - Renaming is just the first step 2 -5-2022
This is an historic time where The City of Toronto has voted to re-name Dundas Street & Dundas Square. I wonder if we should celebrate as...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Apr 29, 2022
- 3 min
Friday Reflection - I'm Sorry 29-4-2022
When did it become unpopular to apologize or say you were mistaken? As kids, we are taught about right and wrong, and we are taught to...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Apr 22, 2022
- 3 min
Friday Reflection - Racial Tensions 22-4-2022
I recently came across a tweet, where the tweet writer proclaimed: I am convinced that 90% of racial tensions remaining in the West would...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Apr 15, 2022
- 4 min
Friday Reflection - The Black Animal 15-4-2022
Recently, during a meaningful conversation about the effects of racism and colonization with a friend he mentioned that he did not...
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Loretta Fisher
- Apr 11, 2022
- 3 min
Thoughtful Monday - What does protecting our loved ones really look like 11-04-2022
"Violence is Never the path to follow unless destruction is the goal." I've always heard the first 5 words of this phrase, but never...
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