You are going to read about the story of one man, yet also the story of so many who were called to sail the seas in wartime and who continued in peacetime. The memoirs of Lt. Cdr. Joseph C. Marston, RCN, CD, DSC, edited by his son J.C. Marston, Jr., will appeal to veterans and
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How The Mali Empire Built Its Ego
on February 15th, 2022
The summer of ‘99 marked the beginning of my five-year stay in Senegal, my parents’ home country. By that time, I was attending my seventh school, and I remember walking into my first history class with a pit in my stomach. I recall my teacher, Mr. Diouf, writing ‘Soundiata Keita et L’Empire du Mali’ (‘Sundiata
Feeding Souls, Finding Home: Kombii Nanjalah’s Journey in Community Care
on May 11th, 2021
“Home for me is global… I am a mother to so many.” Kombii Nanjalah
Africa’s Glorious Past and Continued Impact
on February 28th, 2021
Africa’s connection to the World’s History from Ancient China to Canada’s Parliment.
Sir James Douglas “The Father Of British Columbia”
on February 3rd, 2021
The fact that Douglas was a person of colour does not always get mentioned in articles about him.
We Stand In Memory
on November 10th, 2020
We are wise to acknowledge the hard truths of history and to work for the very values our predecessors, our family members, our fellow citizens fought hard to achieve wherever they came from. The responsibility is now on us to remember and to not take for granted the Canadian values and institutions that support us all.
Training for Your Own Communication Olympics
on February 23rd, 2020
If you’ve gone off track somewhere with your communications, look back at your pattern. Were you genuinely engaged? Did you come to the conversation with a sense of purpose? Did you remain open to listening and appreciating what your conversation partner wanted to express?
Opioids Are Killing Canadians In The Thousands
on April 10th, 2019
Abstinence-based treatment is ineffective. We need to invest heavily in harm reduction strategies “I wasn’t born to be a drug addict,” said a brave member of the audience at our recent open caucus meeting in the Senate on the Opioid Crisis in Canada.He told us of his struggle with drug addiction over two decades. His closing
One on One With Honourable Mary Ng, Canada’s Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion
on March 28th, 2019
TAN: Would you share with us your professional journey – and did it prepare you to enter politics and to your appointment to your current position and its essential responsibilities? I was born to a young and entrepreneurial couple in Hong Kong. They wanted a better life for their children, and so, in a story
Powerful Anti-Oil Groups March into Canada’s Halls of Power
on March 23rd, 2019
With Gerald Butts and others at the epicentre of power, it’s no wonder the oil industry has plummeted into purgatory Canadians watch Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election comfortable in the belief that such foreign interference couldn’t happen here. Except it did happen here. And while the Russians adamantly
