Late last month, Canada welcomed its 25,000th Syrian refugee in response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the century and also based on the fulfillment of the Liberal government’s campaign promise. The plane carrying Canada’s newest citizens arrived at Montreal’s Trudeau Airport on a cold Canadian evening and was greeted by a number […]
Dan White, Edmonton executive, others reiterate needed support for Syrian refugees
The mass Syrian refugee migration has been called the biggest humanitarian crisis of this generation. It’s estimated the ongoing crisis in Syria has claimed over 250,000 lives and displaced over 12 million people. Over the past several months, the plethora of news reports and videos of over-crowded dinghies battling ocean waves and currents has only […]
What does the Internet know about you?
The recent media storm regarding Kent’s Youth Crime Commissioner Paris Brown is an example of where the collective memory of the Internet can cause problems. A series of dubious tweets sent several years ago unseated Ms Brown after just one week in the job. It is entirely possible that Paris Brown had completely forgotten all […]