Building ties with India
By Paul Davidson President, AUCC Canadians are going to hear a lot about India in the coming months. That’s partly because 2011 has been designated the Year of India in Canada, and we’re going to be exposed to Indian culture like never before through performances, exhibitions, film festivals, food festivals and other events and activities. [...]
Midterm election losses and Barack Obama
By Gwynne Dyer If the Republicans take control of both houses of Congress, it could set the stage for the reelection of President Barack Obama in 2012. About eight months ago, I was visiting an old friend in San Francisco. For reasons I couldn’t then explain, I found myself betting him and his son $100 [...]
The beginning of the end?
By Dr. John Samuel The current minority Conservative government in Canada led by Stephen Harper seems to be coming to an end. Most recently, it lost the seat for which it contested a non-permanent Security Council seat. In the last 60 years this has never happened since Canada had the reputation of a fair-minded, middle [...]
The bumblebee nation
By Richard Gwyn Recently, after taking part in a literary festival, I asked an organizer how to fill in the expense claim. She answered: “Our mileage rate is 50 cents a kilometre.” Only if she had said “kilometrage rate” would I, or any Canadian, have had any difficulty understanding what she meant. To us, it’s [...]
India’s not-so-friendly Commonwealth Games
Jenny Wivell LONDON-Have you ever wondered why some countries play cricket while the U.S. plays baseball? Why some opt for rugby instead of American football? It all has to do with the Commonwealth – a collection of 54 sovereign states around the globe, all but two of which were former British colonies. As the British [...]