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Traffic Jam – Sex Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery
There are many unresolved issues to which we give our attention but, of all those issues, how many of us stop to think about the trafficking of humans for either sexual purposes or free labour? While...
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Part Two: Canada’s New BFF –China!
It will get worse Part Two: Canada’s New BFF –China! The last time out, I explained to America why China is such a swell new Canadian ‘Best Forever Friend’. The former Mao men have no compunctions...
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What Would a Romney Win Mean for America’s Relationship with China?
Sino-American relations have always been a carefully choreographed exercise. This exercise has been well-played by President Obama and has worked to manage China relations for the benefit of American...
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Swara Case in Swat Puts Girl’s Life at Stake
The tribal system of justice is a continued agent of injustice and human rights violation in many parts of Pakistan. In some parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there is still this senseless tradition of...
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Sign Of The Times
In a massive strike to protest untenable work conditions, job cuts and wages hundreds, thousands of employees abandon their post in _______ (a) England, (b) the U.S., (c) Israel or (d) Greece?...
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Can the Law Make Us Better People?
It was the day of the election and we were talking about gay marriage. “I think what really needs to happen is that people need to educate each other on tolerance and acceptance, because even if the...
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Making the World Borderless: Elevating Human Rights and Democracy. It’s...
Who would have thought that the simple act of visiting a neighbour could be seen as historic? In this day and age of global communication, technology that facilitates instantaneous news reports and...
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Workers’ Rights: An International issue
At the very last minute, the strike planned by teachers was called off. At 4:00 am today, the Ontario Labour Relations Board declared that a planned one-day walkout by elementary school teachers is...
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Free Your Mind
“Before you can read me you’ve got to learn how to see me.” This week’s “Say It In Song“ pick is “Free Your Mind” by En Vogue. If you’re paying attention at all to the current political climate, it is...
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Is This Disneyland, Or Am I In Prison?
No country has more faith in the power of an adorable mascot than Japan. Their talisman-like powers have been employed in almost every walk of life: museums, theme parks, tourist attractions,...
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In the Shadow of China’s Growing Cities: Farmers Resort to Self-Immolation
Throughout rural China, controversial land acquisitions have been taking place since 2009, often without consent of or compensation to the local residents. In an effort to continually expand China’s...
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