Defense lawyers for Omar Khadr have tried for years to arouse a sense of compassion among Canadians for what has happened to the young boy but, so far, have failed. The release of a tape which shows the 16 year old being questioned by Canadian interrogators reveals a frightened boy who is crying, rocking back […]

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The study of children invariably elicits continual studies which attribute violence in their behavior to television or to some form of exposure to the evils of media. The latest study by Daniel Anderson of the University of Massachusetts, claims exposing children to background sounds and images will somehow impede their development. His study of 50 […]

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The story of Omar Khadr continues unraveling much to the dismay of the American military and Canadian officials who colluded in the torture and brutalization of a Canadian citizen. Omar Khadr was a fifteen year old boy whose family brought him to al-Qaeda headquarters in the wilds of Afghanistan and during an operation by US […]

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The police of Toronto will be stationed in schools wearing their uniforms and armed for battle according to the police chief of the city. Bill Blair emphasized, ‘I believe in police officers in uniform. I want the people of Toronto to see their police. I want them to have a relationship with the entire police […]

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The government of Canada has long been known for its generosity in accepting refugees from throughout the world, but apparently some Canadian officials are ready to end this spirit of concern for oppressed people. Canadian citizen Azad Sarkissian’s sister and her family escaped the horror of Iraq to find some temporary respite in Jordan and […]

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Last year marked a dramatic increase in Roma Czechs leaving their nation in order to migrate to Canada in search of a nation which respects the rights of Romas. About 367 left in 2007 in contrast to only 130 who had migrated in the previous six years. Max Berger, a Toronto lawyer who works with […]

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Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been advised not to see things they witness such as sexual abuses of women and children in the country. Jean Jones, who served as a chaplain had to counsel Canadian soldiers who had witnessed terrible cases of sexual abuse at the hands of Afghan soldiers, they were not to […]

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Canadian history, like that of the United States or Australia, has a record of regarding aboriginal people as being inferior and in need of being educationally uplifted. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared before parliament to make clear the importance of his nation to apologize for this mistreatment. “Mr. Speaker, I stand fore you […]

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It was just another of the hundreds of minor incidents in the Afghan war, but to Canadian correspondent, Rosie Dimanno, it exemplified why more and more Afghans are losing patience with American soldiers. “I am not an American-basher,”says Ms. Dimanno, “I have immense respect for U>S. troops, for all soldiers doing their government’s military bidding […]

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The Canadian government has agreed to drop its three hour test on English for new immigrants in light of the reaction it elicited from Americans. The language test was designed by British language experts and included a British interpretation as to what is proper or improper English. For example, immigrants were asked to explain what […]

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