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O Canada: Greetings & Reflections from Poland
This July, I had a chance to return to Europe, to reconnect with family, friends and colleagues. A conference dedicated to the study of empires took me to Poznań, Poland. […]
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O Canada: my home but not native land
IN MEMORY OF YASMIN KARA Like many others now living in Canada, I was born abroad. My summer vacation is not just a time to disconnect from work or explore […]
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O Canada: What are the Limits of your Tolerance?
I actively call for centrist thinking and encourage respectful disagreement. However, the question remains: are there limits to tolerance? At which point should I as an individual turn my back […]
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O Canada: A PR’s Perspective on Making Your Voice Count In and Beyond the Elections
Nearly as far as I can remember back, I had an interest in politics. As a teenager, I rarely shied away from heated debates on public or ethical topics at […]
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O Canada: Cancelling or Developing Culture?
Cancel Culture has been one of the terms most often evoked in public discourse for some years now. Originally describing a new social media trend of exposing and opposing injustice, […]
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O Canada: are you having a just transition?
If there ever was the illusion that society stood still during the pandemic, the honking of the truckers in Ottawa last month may have been the loudest signal for us […]
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O Canada: Whose Freedom?
The taste of freedom is the sweetest for those who (re)gain it. The more people are accustomed to their freedom, the more they may be inclined to take it for […]
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O Canada: Have You Learned Your Lesson from the 2021 Capitol Attack?
Today, many memories and mixed feelings of a remarkable day are emerging. They are accompanied by much uncertainty, since the role that last year’s storm on the Capitol will be […]
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O Canada: Let’s Celebrate the Diversity of Christmas
One of the often-overlooked beauties of Christmas is that it can have so many different meanings for different crowds. For devout Christians, it is a joyful reminder that their loving […]
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O canada: take your mental health seriously and thrive
Oct. 10 was World Mental Health Day. From among the many themes we are encouraged to take note of or to remember throughout the year, this is one of these […]