Reflecting on Canada's relationship with Black History Month
Originally published YorkRegion.com 19 March 2021 February 2021 is now behind us, and with it, Black History Month. In 1979, the City of...
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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
- 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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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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Brian Sankarsingh
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
Friday Reflection - What if they were wrong 08-4-2022
The only thing that history teaches us is that we are a stubborn, militaristic race. Our past is replete with countless atrocities,...
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Loretta Fisher
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Thoughtful Monday - What Intervention Really Means for BIPOC Communities 04-04-2022
“The verb “intervene” is a strong word, suggesting a range of actions which are supposed to be lifesaving. The assumption is that...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Apr 1, 2022
- 3 min
SPECIAL FRIDAY REFLECTION Violence is never the way 01-04-2022
By now many of you would have seen Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the Academy Awards. It has sparked debates ranging from Jada’s...
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Brian Sankarsingh
- Mar 25, 2022
- 3 min
Friday Reflection - All about Tomatoes 25-3-2022
Have you ever heard the saying “You say toh-may-toe, I say toh-maa-toe?” Well, this phrase had me thinking about the state of the world...
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