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by Janice Dickson in Ottawa
Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch's campaign says she did not know Ron Banjaree, an anti-Muslim advocate, or the organization Rise Canada would be at the event she attended Monday evening in Brampton.
"Kellie did not know this person or this organization would be there. Had she known she would not have attended," Leitch's campaign spokesman Michael Diamond told iPolitics in an email.
Diamond said Leitch attended a meeting organized by an organization called "Keep Religion Out of Public Schools" in support of secular and pluralistic public schools.
"Kellie does not believe that this long standing Canadian practice should be changed to accommodate one group. Other individuals and groups attended this meeting, there was no guest list sent to Kellie prior to the event. This meeting was about the place of religion in public schools," wrote Diamond.
Leitch did address the anti-Muslim group, though, and the money raised at the event was to go toward fighting the construction of a mosque in Brampton.
Banjaree, director of Canadian Hindu Advocacy and an advisor to Rise Canada, spoke to the audience awaiting Leitch's arrival on Monday. In a video of his address posted to YouTube — posted below — Banjaree says Rise Canada is connected to different groups, including the Jewish Defence League of Canada, the United Christian Federation and other groups he describes as "fighting the Sharia creep."
He tells the audience that, five years ago, the group didn't exist, but with the help of mostly Christian groups it was able to do a series of "large scale demonstrations regarding prayers, Islamic prayers, in Toronto District School Board public schools, specifically it was Valley Park School."
"At the time they had taken over the cafeteria for school prayers. They're still doing it, by the way," he tells the group. He goes on to claim that those organizing the prayers have made female students sit behind the boys and in some cases have excluded them from prayers altogether.
A Caucasian man in the audience pipes up at this point: "Sometimes they do panty checks. It's disgusting."
Diamond wrote that the meeting was attended by "a number of people from a number of different groups, including people from Rise Canada. That is clear.
"It is also clear that Kellie was not at the event while a representative from Rise Canada was speaking."
Banjaree recently attended a Toronto school board meeting on religious accommodation where someone ripped up a copy of the Qur'an. At that board meeting, someone else was distributing flyers from Rise Canada which called for the elimination all policies of 'religious accommodation' in schools.
On the recording, Banjaree welcomes Leitch as she slowly makes her way to the podium, stopping along the way to shake hands with Banjaree's supporters.
Leitch takes questions from the audience, but it appears only one — from Banjaree — was captured on video.
Banjaree claims that India has the best human rights record in the world and should be considered a "safe country" for migration, like Canada, the United States and many countries in Europe. He says that there have been problems with people from India claiming refugee status in Canada and people involved in the 1985 Air India bombing were able to claim refugee status in Canada.
Banjaree asks Leitch to look into why India is not considered a "safe country"; she says she will.
Diamond said that while Leitch responded a question from the floor, "she did not know this person or this organization would be there. Had she known she would not have attended.
"She wants to be very clear that this guy and his opinions are repugnant and do not reflect her own views."
Diamond said Leitch is supportive of secular and pluralistic public schools. She is committed to building a country that promotes the shared values of hard work, generosity, freedom, tolerance, equality of opportunity and equality of individuals. "That includes the freedom to practice your religion and the responsibility to be tolerant of other people's religion."
A blog called Anti-Racist Canada posted an exhaustive list of links to reports of controversial activity by Banjaree, including the video from the event Leitch attended with him on Monday.
At the end of the video, an attendee says that former Mississauga mayoral candidate Kevin Johnston collected $244 from supporters at the event that will go toward fighting the construction of a mosque that was recently approved by Mississauga City Council.
In early March, city council gave the Meadowvale Islamic Centre Inc. and the City of Mississauga a green light to move forward with the development of the mosque.
Johnston reportedly expressed his concerns about the mosque on his website, "Stop the Mosque". According to Mississauga.com, Johnston wrote on his website that the mosque would drive up crime and vandalism, set back women's rights and affect housing prices.
Some Tory leadership contenders came under fire for giving interviews to Johnston on his YouTube channel, FreedomReport.ca.
In one of his video rants, he warns Liberal MP Iqra Khalid, author of motion 103 condemning Islamophobia, that he'll be there "with a big, fat smile" to film the moment when she's shot by a "gun nut."
Published in partnership with iPolitics.ca.
Commentary by Fred Maroun in Ottawa
Kellie Leitch is one of the candidates seeking the leadership of Canada's Conservative party, and she attracted much attention with her proposal for "screening immigrants, refugees, and visitors, for anti-Canadian values". There are two parts to Leitch's proposal.
First, there is the concept of Canadian values then there is the screening.
Leitch is simply advancing widely accepted principles. She lists six values, which belong in three categories:
· Nice-sounding but unenforceable character traits: "helping others", "hard work", and "generosity".
· "Freedom and tolerance", which she elaborates to mean "equality of men and women, freedom of religion, and equality of all under the law". These values are already covered in further details in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which is part of our constitution.
· "Equal opportunity", less a moral value than a political belief because it affects the functioning of government rather than the actions of individuals.
Canadian values are not a Conservative or even a Liberal idea even though we owe our charter to former Liberal Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The term "Canadian values" is not widely used, yet the values are widely accepted by Canadians and even enshrined in our constitution.
On this basis, Leitch's proposal should not be controversial, but it has become a lightning rod because there is the suspicion that it targets Muslims.
Are Canadian Values Islamophobic?
If Canadian values are seen to be hostile to Islam, it is because they are, at least when it comes to Islam as practised today by the vast majority of Muslim-majority countries. Those countries have no democratic freedoms, lesser rights for women and some ethnic groups, limited freedom of religion, and limited legal rights for non-citizens.
Islam is often used as justification for terrorism and other forms of violence in many parts of the world.
It is natural to be concerned about whether Muslims who come to Canada will negatively affect our values in the long term by adopting some of the same practices used in their countries of origin. This fear exists among much of the population of the Western world, including Canada, yet few mainstream politicians dare raise it or, even less, propose solutions.
Charter principles
Although Leitch does not state it, it is clear that her proposal is a way of addressing the fear of Islam. Her refusal to make the connection may be an attempt to avoid being labelled anti-Muslim. Leitch insists that her proposal is not anti-Muslim, and she is correct. Leitch is addressing legitimate fears of Islam in a positive way, by promoting Canadian values, which are consistent with the values of many individual Muslims, and not in a negative way, which would be to single out Islam as U.S. President Donald Trump has done through his recent executive order.
Our charter contradicts some of the widely practised Muslim principles, but it also contradicts some Christian and Jewish principles. For example, some Christian and Jewish denominations do not support gender equality.
If our Charter, and by extension our Canadian values, were anti-Muslim then they would also have to be considered anti-Christian and anti-Jewish, which is not the case. The Canadian Charter explicitly protects freedom of religion, while it expects Canadians to abide by our Canadian values. This is a recognition that individuals can think for themselves and can believe in a faith without blindly applying each of its stated principles.
Highly Desirable Policy
In this light, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is Pierre Trudeau's son, should be even moral vocal than Leitch in promoting Canadian values, but instead, he is choosing to support a motion that condemns "Islamophobia". Muslims and all other minorities must be protected against discrimination and violence, but politicians are hypocritical when they pretend that Islam is not a legitimate concern for many Canadians.
Canadian values should be a source of pride, not a source of partisan debate. If newcomers to Canada can be screened to protect our values, such a policy should be welcomed by everyone, including by Muslims who are here to escape the tyrannical regimes of their countries of origin.
Leitch's proposal is still at a very early stage, and there are valid questions on how it would be implemented to avoid discrimination on the basis of religion. It is on such practical aspects that the debate should center. It may turn out that her proposal is not feasible, but it does not necessarily follow that this is a needless debate.
Fred Maroun is a Canadian of Arab origin. He lived in Lebanon until 1984, including during 10 years of civil war. He regularly blogs for the Jerusalem Post and The Times of Israel.
by Jeremy J. Nuttall in Ottawa
The Trump campaign's symphony of bigotry has vibrated through the Conservative Party leadership race as two of the candidates choose markedly different paths to victory.
While Simcoe-Grey MP Kellie Leitch applauded Trump's victory and pushes screening new immigrants for "anti-Canadian values," former immigration minister Chris Alexander is marking his turf as a candidate who would let immigrants in and keep Trump's style of politics out.
Alexander lost his seat of Ajax-Pickering in last year's election, but said he remains committed to politics.
Speaking to The Tyee during an hour-long interview in Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau airport before grabbing a flight to Winnipeg for a campaign stop, Alexander explained not only why Leitch's plan is flawed, but could ultimately hurt Canada.
"You only get great results from immigration and integration when there is trust," Alexander said. "We have relatively high levels of trust and that is one of the most precious assets we have."
Canada is built on a unifying narrative about immigrants' importance, he said, and the shared reality that it is a nation of people who arrived from other countries — aside from Indigenous peoples.
A divisive campaign framing immigrants as potential threats could damage that trust and the benefits it creates for the economy and society, he said.
Alexander said elements in the Conservative Party embracing Trump-like rhetoric don't recognize the differing challenges and attitudes in Canadian and American societies.
Leitch is echoing Trump's approach, Alexander said.
Leitch, a medical doctor and professor, congratulated Trump on his win, calling it an "exciting message" and suggesting Canada needs to oust "elites" from the halls of power. The move sparked rebukes from former students and even her former press secretary.
Leitch has said she doesn't endorse Trump. But her proposal to screen potential immigrants for "values" and her vitriol against "elites" has resulted in criticism she's attempting to follow Trump's path to victory.
Leitch, like Trump, has also lost support from the party establishment. And last week she left a leadership debate at the last minute, saying she needed to deal with "threats" and a possible break-in at her Creemore home.
Alexander said Leitch's tactic of claiming the immigration system is weak and a threat to Canada is "unfair."
And her plan, which would include a face-to-face interview for all immigrants, refugees and even visitors, would cost a fortune, he said. Immigrants alone account for up to 300,000 people a year, he said, and having enough staff overseas to interview each one would be hugely expensive.
And the money would be wasted, Alexander said, because people who really are a danger to Canadian society are not going to be honest.
He said the current measures — background checks, a review for possible terrorist connections and merit-based admission — work well and are admired by much of the world.
"We do that better than we've ever done it and you can see the result," Alexander said. "I don't think you can point to a lot of high-profile crimes, and certainly not terrorist attacks in Canada, recently that go back to immigrants."
But last year, in the federal election campaign's homestretch, Leitch and Alexander stood side by side to announce the Conservatives' plan for a "barbaric cultural practices" hotline.
The plan to create a tipline for people to call if they suspected neighbours of activities like forced marriage brought accusations of racism and opponents attacked the Conservatives mercilessly on the issue.
Leitch, then minister for the status of women, said she regrets taking part in the announcement.
Alexander said Saturday that he wishes the Conservatives had run a different campaign.
And he said that even though he was immigration minister, he only found out about the hotline plan an hour before he announced it at a press conference.
Alexander still insists the intent of the plan was to deal with acts like forced marriages.
Alexander also acknowledged what he now calls a "meltdown" on a CBC news show when he tried to blame the media for the Harper government's limp response from the government about the refugee crisis.
The government's response to the Syrian refugee crisis became a major issue in September after photos of the drowned body of three-year-old Alan Kurdi on a Turkish beach sparked a global outcry for Western nations to accept more refugees.
Alexander said he cared deeply about the plight of refugees and had suggested the Conservatives announce plans to increase the number of refugees admitted to Canada within 48 hours of the Kurdi story breaking. Then Conservative leader Stephen Harper had announced an increase in refugee admissions from 10,000 to 20,000 in August. Alexander says his suggestion of a further increase was not accepted.
Instead, the Conservatives committed to speeding up refugee applications and an increase after the election.
Alexander took most of the flak for the government's refugee decisions. A year later, up against the public's memory of the election, he said wants to build his campaign based on the trust he says is so important to Canada's functioning, not just on immigration but on other policies.
Meanwhile, Leitch told a Toronto radio station last week she isn't concerned racists may be supporting her campaign.
Leitch said she isn't a racist and is delighted so many people were supporting her candidacy.
"There have been some people that have obviously become upset because of these ideas I'm putting forward, but I'm going to continue to talk about them," she told AM 640, saying polls show a majority of Canadians agree with her.
Later in the week Leitch condemned the appearance of anti-Chinese posters in the Vancouver suburb of Richmond as racist and against Canadian values.
Alexander said there is no list of Canadian values to use in screening immigrants. (Though Leitch has assembled her idea of Canadian values on her website.)
Values are individual and the most important one is respect for the law, he said.
Leitch will not likely be persuaded to change her views, Alexander said, dismissing the suggestion she was merely taking her positions to generate media coverage.
"She's a person of integrity and I don't think she's going to come out and say things she doesn't believe in," he said, noting he considers Leitch a friend.
But he said Leitch is likely being "brought" to believe they are sound policies by her campaign team. The team is centered around Nick Kouvalis, who ran the campaigns for both Rob Ford and John Tory when they were elected mayor of Toronto.
Leitch is a frontrunner in the crowded leadership race, polling as high as 20 per cent support.
Alexander said the best way to respond to her policies is by not engaging and remaining adamant Canada is "in a different place" — though he worries a weak economy could lead to a populist Trump-style movement.
"Let's have policies and let's have debate that actually are inclusive and focus on issues that actually matter," he said, pointing out Leitch's views on immigration are opposed by most of the 12 Conservative leadership candidates.
"We're going in other directions and I think that's the mainstream conservative and mainstream Canadian approach to immigration."
Republished with permission from The Tyee
Commentary by Bhupinder Liddar
Did the seismic shift in Canada's political landscape, a year ago, following the election on October 19, 2015, also trigger a shift in Canada's diplomacy, defence and development agenda? To a large extent, yes, and for the most part for the better.
The first strong signal of change in policy came immediately after the election when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared Canada's intention to accept 25,000 Syrian refugees by Christmas 2015. The former Conservative government of Stephen Harper had been dragging its feet on this issue and most of Western Europe was devising ways to block their entry.
Canada re-surfaced at the United Nations – the world family of 193 nations. Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's disdain, disrespect and disapproval of anything to do with the UN was well-known, resulting in Canada's isolation at the UN, including losing its bid for a seat at the Security Council, the ultimate decision-making body on world affairs. While Harper rebuffed the UN, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embraced the world body, and addressed the General Assembly in September declaring, "Canada is back" on the international scene.
Good money after bad
In re-emerging at the UN, Canada also pledged financial assistance to various UN agencies that was withdrawn by the previous Conservative government. One must, however, caution against throwing good money after bad, in the case of UN agencies, as they are rife with inefficiency. The previous Conservative government was adamant in demanding accountability before approving funding for any UN requests for financial assistance.
A country the size and strength of Canada can leverage its influence effectively and efficiently through multilateral organizations. Hence, Canada seems to be enhancing its role in various international and regional organizations, including, the G-20, NATO, and the African Union, among other forums. While pursuing the Canadian agenda through multilateralism remains an essential part of Canadian diplomatic strategy, bilateral relations are also playing an important part, as with Prime Minister's state visit to China in September and various foreign heads of government knocking on Ottawa's door.
Pursuit of free trade agreements goes on with the same vigour as under the Conservatives. The Canada-India Free Trade agreement seems to have died with the defeat of the Harper Conservative government. Much too much energy was wasted on this agreement, which at the end was designed to appease Canadian voters of Indian origin, most of whom were not too impressed or thrilled with the blatant and transparent vote-getting antics.
Canada's relations with the United States of America are foremost on Canada's diplomatic agenda. Trudeau has restored much needed personal diplomacy with U.S. President Barack Obama, who addressed the Canadian Parliament in June. And, Trudeau was the first Canadian Prime Minister to be hosted at a White House State Dinner, in March, in almost two decades.
Within a year of coming to power, the Liberal government has kept its commitment to climate change agenda, by signing the Paris Agreement on controlling carbon emissions.
Canada has resumed an active role in defence matters, too, with a promise to participate in UN peacekeeping operations. The problem is that while Prime Minister Trudeau committed to providing 600 Canadian Armed Forces troops, we have not found a place to deploy them. The government seems to have put the cart before the horse.
Showcase our pluralism
Consistent with the previous government, Canada is actively monitoring Russian jockeying in the Baltics and Ukraine. It has pledged to contribute more troops, as part of NATO's efforts to protect and ensure sovereignty of the Baltic states.
Whereas the Harper government was hostile to an international development agenda and inflicted serious financial cutbacks to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Liberal government has resumed Canada's role in providing humanitarian and development assistance, be it immediate help in the aftermath of the recent hurricane in the Caribbean or funding women's education and literacy programs to furthering gender equality, under the aegis of UN agencies.
As for the future, the volume of consular matters will continue to increase and become more challenging, both because of changing demographics and dealing with countries that have different value and legal systems.
Instead of indulging in cost-cutting exercises, Canada needs place more diplomats in foreign missions. We should end the practice of replacing Canadian diplomats with locally-engaged staff.
One hopes that the year-old Trudeau government will continue to make Canada's presence felt on the international scene, as it has in the past year, and showcase the Canadian experiment in building a pluralistic and multicultural society.
Bhupinder S. Liddar, is a former Canadian diplomat and publisher/editor of "Diplomat & International Canada" magazine. He can be contacted at email@example.com or visit www.liddar.ca
Commentary by Susan Delacourt in Ottawa
The good news for Kellie Leitch — and she might need some right now — is that many Canadians believe this country needs young, female political leaders.
The bad news is that most Conservatives — the people who make up the party Leitch wants to lead — do not share that view.
These findings come from new research by Abacus Data. By sheer happenstance, Abacus and the Leitch leadership campaign were out in the field in late August, doing some survey work that touched on Canadian values. The two surveys dovetail in some fascinating ways.
The Leitch survey asked, controversially, whether respondents would support screening immigrants for "anti-Canadian values." This was quite the surprise coming from the MP for Simcoe-Grey, once the federal labour minister, who only months ago was apologetically backtracking for her role in the infamous "barbaric cultural practices" tip line proposal of the 2015 election campaign.
Now, we seem to be back in the middle of a debate we thought had been settled in the last election. Maybe it wasn't.
The Abacus survey sounded people out on the traits and values they're seeking in political leaders. Leitch and her supporters no doubt will be heartened to hear that 54 per cent of respondents to the Abacus poll said they would prefer a woman leader. Moreover, a whopping 65 per cent — nearly two-thirds — said they would rather have someone under 50 years of age. Leitch, 46, comfortably meets both criteria.
The problem for Leitch, however, is that her own fellow Conservatives aren't as enthusiastic about young female leaders. Almost 60 per cent of Conservative respondents to the Abacus poll said that if they had their choice between someone over 50 and someone under 50 to lead a political party, they'd select the older candidate. Only 13 per cent said they would prefer a younger, female leader.
Those results are even more striking when compared to the views of Liberal and NDP supporters who participated in the Abacus poll. Nearly 70 per cent of Liberals and 77 per cent of NDP supporters said they'd opt for a woman leader given a choice between a man and a woman of equal qualifications.
The obvious conclusion, then, is that Leitch is running for the wrong party. Then again, she might have trouble selling Liberal or NDP voters on the idea of screening immigrants for potential anti-Canadian values.
Even some folks in her own party (her leadership rivals, anyway) are balking. Michael Chong called it "dog-whistle politics." Maxime Bernier, taking a more practical approach, called it an "unworkable" idea.
Abacus conducted its poll online in late August, asking 2,010 Canadians of voting age all kinds of questions about their ideal political leaders. When they got around to the subject of leadership qualities, the results turned out to be highly interesting.
The top two traits? "Understanding different parts of the world" and "thinking about what's right for the next generation." Respondents also placed a high value on leaders who "think a lot about the future of the world", are "open-minded about different lifestyles" and "care about the poor."
Buried in the list, however, is a possible rationale for Leitch's controversial survey question.
Only 18 per cent of the respondents to the Abacus poll said that a leader must embrace the idea that "immigration is good for Canada." Understanding different parts of the world is one thing, apparently, while welcoming them here is another matter entirely.
Nick Kouvalis, Leitch's campaign manager, has said that the survey was based on what the campaign had been hearing out on the road over the summer. Kouvalis, for those who may have forgotten, has not been shy in the past about courting controversy with provocative survey questions. His firm, Campaign Research, was scolded by the Commons Speaker several years ago for polling Montreal residents about Irwin Cotler's allegedly imminent resignation. (Cotler, then the MP for Mount Royal, protested in the Commons that the survey breached his parliamentary privileges, though he did eventually step down before the last election.)
Kouvalis, let's also remember, was one of the early backers and staffers for former Toronto mayor Rob Ford (he was also one of the first to walk away when things started to go crazy in Fordland). Kouvalis was on John Tory's team in the last mayoralty election in Toronto and helped B.C. Premier Christy Clark pull off an unexpected victory in 2013.
On Twitter, Kouvalis has been predicting that all the leadership candidates eventually will perform some "world-class gymnastics" to embrace Leitch's views on screening immigrants for anti-Canadian values. Clearly, her campaign manager believes this issue taps into a rich vein of support, at least in Conservative circles. Which could explain why Bernier called the idea "unworkable" rather than, say, "egregious."
Among the other admirable leadership qualities cited by respondents to that Abacus poll were the ability to "ask for help when you need it," to "seek advice from smart people everywhere" and to "apologize when you make a mistake."
One can't help but notice that Leitch hasn't apologized for this survey question — perhaps on the advice she needed from people she considers smart.
"Oftentimes, debating and discussing these complex policies requires tough conversations — conversations that go well beyond media sound bites and simplified labels," Leitch wrote in an emailed statement after the controversy.
"I am committed to having these conversations, to debating theses issues, and I invite Canadians to give their feedback."
So, like it or not, immigration may become a hot-button issue in the Conservative leadership race. Consider this an early warning — especially for those complacent Canadians who say that Donald Trump's rhetoric on immigration couldn't possibly work here.
The people in Leitch's Conservative party may not be the biggest fans of female leaders under 50, but this particular candidate could be giving them the campaign's sleeper issue. In other words, the debate about "barbaric cultural practices" didn't die in 2015; it's simply been slumbering, waiting for an opening.
MICHELLE Rempel, Official Opposition Critic for Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, on Thursday slammed the Liberal government for ignoring the Conservatives' calls for a formal visa exemption review on Mexico. Referring to reports that the government plans to lift visa requirements on Mexican nationals in December 2016, she added: "During a committee meeting on May 5, […]
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by BJ Siekierski in Ottawa
Patrick Brown has already taken the Ontario Progressive Conservative party in a new direction since becoming its leader — now he's encouraging his former federal colleagues to do the same as they try to reinvent themselves in the post-Harper era.
On Saturday afternoon, over 300 people filled a warehouse in Barrie, Ontario to hear from Brown and six current Conservative MPs, all of whom are at least exploring the possibility of running for the Conservative party leadership.
The event was called "Conservative Futures" and the majority of them were confident about the party's prospects in 2019, convinced the Liberal government will defeat itself through a combination of bigger-than-promised deficits, unmet promises, and arrogance.
Fewer, however, were willing to really look critically at the past — and specifically the last election.
Patrick Brown was an exception.
"(It's) important to have this pause and understand where mistakes have been made so we can go into the future with a sense of conviction that we're on the right path. My sense, showing up to probably about 1,000 cultural events in the last year in the GTA, is that if we do not defend minority communities of every religion, of every race, then every other cultural group will say: are we next?" he told the crowd.
"I think we lost our way when we did not say that unequivocally. I think there were mistakes made, and I think we have to learn from that."
Reconnecting with ethnocultural communities
As both his and Jason Kenney's persistent outreach to different ethnic communities have proved, Brown added, many ethnic minorities share Conservative values. But the party went "too far" with its niqab rhetoric during the federal election campaign.
They alienated voters they'd spent years bringing into the Conservative tent.
It was a blunt assessment that only Conservative MP Michael Chong would come close to matching on Saturday.
"I think it's clear in the last election we lost the ethnocultural communities in this country, and we need to regain their trust," Chong said.
He then recounted the struggles his father faced as a Chinese immigrant to the country in the 1950s, only four years after the repeal of the Chinese exclusion act. And the struggles he faced as a "mixed-race kid" growing up in rural Ontario in the 1970s.
"I tell you these stories because we need to reconnect with ethnocultural communities. We need to tell them that we understand the challenges of coming to a new country, often with a foreign language. We need to tell them that we understand the barriers that they face; that we understand their fears, hopes, and aspirations; that we understand the plight of Syrian refugees coming to this country, scared, facing an environment unknown," he said.
Closer to turning the page
Though Chong acknowledged the mistakes, he didn't mention the niqab specifically. Nor did he mention the barbaric cultural practices tip line Conservative candidates Kellie Leitch and Chris Alexander introduced in the final weeks of the last campaign, and which was met with widespread scorn and derision.
Leitch, who spoke of the need for tolerance on Saturday, didn't touch on it either.
"We know as Conservatives that we have to make sure that every Canadian is treated fairly and equally," she said.
"We are the party where families of all religious backgrounds, of all ethnic backgrounds, have a home. As Patrick was mentioning, Jason Kenney has done outstanding work in reaching out to so many different groups across this country. He did a remarkable job. And he had many of us join him in doing that."
A few weeks ago at the Manning Centre Conference in Ottawa, it was clear Conservatives were still bothered by the divisive identity politics that featured so prominently in the last campaign.
On Saturday in Barrie, five months to the day Canadians replaced a Conservative majority with a Liberal one, they came a bit closer to turning the page.
But they didn't get all the way there.
"The reality is, in four years there will be people looking for change," Brown said. "And if the Conservative Party has the courage to talk in a positive fashion…I believe there's going to be a lot more Conservative MPs, and one of the people running for this Conservative leadership will be the prime minister of Canada."
Republished in partnership with iPolitics.ca.
Commentary by Pradip Rodrigues in Mississauga
Canada's Minister for Immigration, John McCallum, made a startling announcement in Brampton. on Tuesday, about welcoming a whopping 305,000 permanent residents by the end of 2016. This is a 7.4 per cent increase from the 2015 admission target.
All this comes during a time of rising unemployment — namely, 7.2 per cent. Youth unemployment hovers at 13 per cent and the projected economic growth in 2016 is expected to just exceed one per cent.
So, against this gloomy economic backdrop, the announcement of record high immigrant and refugee numbers leaves many, including me, wondering if there should be some co-relation between economic growth and immigration.
While economic immigrants are made up of highly-skilled workers and caregivers, who may not be highly skilled but will still make up the majority of newcomers, McCallum's number will include 60,000 sponsored spouses, parents and children as well as 20,000 parents and grandparents by the end of the year.
Historically, Canada has admitted between 251,600 to 262,200 immigrants every year, a number that was seen as striking the right balance between population and economic growth.
Going forward, it's clear that the Liberals will be shifting the focus away from the economic class and placing a greater emphasis on bringing in more family-class immigrants, seniors and refugees.
Skilled workers forced to take survival jobs
University of Toronto economist Peter Dungan points out in a Globe & Mail article that if Canada were to double the number of economic-class migrants only, average entry wages for all immigrants would rise by between five and six per cent.
I am not sure how bringing in immigrants with lower skill sets will help either the country or these newcomers in a rapidly evolving Canadian economy. Will a significant number of them be condemned to working at minimum wage?
I immigrated to Canada in 2000 under the now-defunct points system under a category of Writer/Journalist. Lawyers at that time encouraged people like me to find a "good job" on the understanding that after a short struggle, we would land well-paying employment.
Reality struck when I got to Canada and heard heartbreaking stories about men and women who held good jobs back in the old countries, only to be crushed and broken after being forced into survival jobs in order to put food on the table.
I've met dozens of former doctors, engineers and accountants working in factories or other dead-end jobs simply because their credentials weren't recognized. No one would give them "Canadian experience". For many educated immigrants, toiling in warehouses or driving taxis was all they got.
Then Harper's Conservatives came along in 2006 and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney drastically overhauled the immigration system, bringing in skilled refugees and calibrating immigration to support the country's specific economic needs.
I am sure that if I applied for immigration under the revised system brought in by the Conservatives, I might not have been eligible to immigrate to Canada. That would've been fair, because, looking back, letting hundreds of immigrants into the country like myself when there were no real jobs now looks like a case of false advertising.
Concerns over competition and economic burdens
When I speak with new Canadians who've struggled to find their professional footing in Canada about more immigrants, seniors and refugees being accepted as permanent residents, they aren't very thrilled by the news. Unless, of course, they're sponsoring family or senior parents.
A couple of weeks ago, I found out that an acquaintance who spoke out against bringing in more seniors had herself sponsored her parents ten years earlier to Canada.
In previous estimates, a set of grandparents can cost the system $400,000. Statistics have pegged sponsored parents and grandparents as receiving, on average, $6,262 in Old Age Security (OAS) and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) payments plus $1,381 in other government transfers each year.
Many Canadians, new and old, who are struggling to keep or find jobs are wary about having to compete with new waves of job seekers. One parent I spoke to thought it might be a good idea to reduce immigration numbers until the economy improved. She was also opposed to foreign student workers because they're often willing to work for less than minimum wage.
And in any case, a large percentage of the almost 350,000 international students currently studying in the country have every intention of becoming permanent residents. For many South Asians and Asians in particular, coming to Canada as an international student is just another way to immigrate.
Many immigrant parents with university-going children stay awake at night, worrying that their children may not find jobs once they graduate. How are they supposed to feel optimistic about Canada bringing in more immigrants who will likely compete with them as well as their children for a limited number of jobs?
Considering this, economic indicators should also be factored in when setting annual immigration quotas.
Bringing newcomers into a broken system
I often wonder how practical it is to have a large number of immigrants come in without taking into account the state of the economy. While I get it that Canada needs immigration in order to keep its economic engine running, I worry that the immigrants and refugees now being admitted into the country could end up being a burden on the system.
How can an immigrant contribute to the economic success of the country if he or she is not working at their full potential or is not working at all? That will be the likely fate of so many new immigrants in the years to come.
Meanwhile, it is the over-burdened taxpayer who is obliged to pitch in at a time when their own job security is shaky.
Pradip Rodrigues is currently the editor of Can-India, a weekly newspaper and website catering to the South Asian diaspora in the GTA. He immigrated to Canada in 2000 and currently lives with his wife and young son in Mississauga. Prior to coming to Canada, he was the Assistant Editor at Bombay Times, then the city section of the Times of India.
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Commentary by L. Ian MacDonald in Montreal
In one sense, the Liberal majority in the House is good for the Conservatives. It puts them in a position where they needn't be in any rush to launch a leadership campaign and convention.
No one sees a convention before the spring of 2017, and there's every reason to consider putting it off until the fall of next year, mid-mandate for the Trudeau government. Unless the Fixed Elections Act is amended, we know now when the next election will be held — on the third Monday in October four years from the previous election. That would be October 20, 2019.
Two years is all the time a new opposition leader needs to establish his or her presence in the House, recruit new candidates, fill the party coffers and hit the hustings.
The money factor is also an argument for delaying a leadership convention. Individual donations are limited by law to $1,500 a year, and by putting the convention off to next year, candidates would be able to raise twice as much money by announcing in the second half of 2016.
In the meantime, the Conservatives have the opportunity to refurbish their brand, in the Commons and in the country. This starts with putting Stephen Harper in the past, where he belongs. But Conservatives can't really do that while he's still sitting in the House.
He needs to leave town, and soon. When it's over, it's over. And it's definitely over for Harper, even — and perhaps especially — within the ranks of Conservative MPs, who have been liberated by the departure of the Harper gang. They're even having fun. Imagine that. And the interim leader, Rona Ambrose, has set a refreshing and exemplary change of tone.
Reflecting on what went wrong
Then there's the policy convention set for Vancouver at the end of May, which will allow the Conservatives to complete the election post-mortem. That shouldn't take long. They ran a lousy campaign and deserved to lose. Exhibit A: the barbaric practices snitch line, the precise moment when moderate Conservatives gave up and crossed over to the Liberals.
Conservatives must ask themselves how they can make their party relevant again in Canada's major cities, where they were clobbered in October. The Greater Toronto Area is the prime example. Where the Conservatives held nine out of 23 downtown 416 seats in the last Parliament, they went zero for 25 in the new House. And where the Tories owned suburban 905 in the last House, with 21 out 22 seats, they were knocked back to only a handful out of 29 in the new one.
Maybe closing Harper's GTA campaign with the Ford brothers wasn't such a good idea.
The Conservatives also won zero seats in downtown Vancouver and on the Island of Montreal. It was the same in Ottawa and every city to the East Coast, excepting only Quebec City. Calgary and Edmonton — Conservative heartland — were the only cities in the West won by the Conservatives.
It's clear that in 2015, most Canadians living in cities didn't recognize themselves, or their aspirations, in the Conservative party. That should be an important part of policy development, and clearly needs to be addressed in the leadership campaign.
So who's going to jump in when the race does begin?
Well, Tony Clement for one. He can't win — but he probably can't be talked out of it, either.
Maxime Bernier, for another. He can't win, either. But he represents the economic-libertarian wing of the party, and in the Quebec wing of the party, he would begin as a native son.
Kellie Leitch probably can't be talked out of running. She was working the room hard last November at the Albany Club's Sir John A. Macdonald dinner at the Royal York ballroom in Toronto. She is one of the smartest people in any room — but she made a major error in agreeing to front the snitch-line announcement, and she'll have to get past that.
Michelle Rempel, only 36 at her birthday next month, is probably too young, but that may not stop her from running.
Then there's Jason Kenney, whose candidacy once was regarded as inevitable. In government, he was in charge of the party's outreach to multicultural communities, and he built his own network among them. But there's been very little talk about or support for a Kenney candidacy in the Conservative caucus. It may be that he can be kingmaker, but not king.
Lisa Raitt is whip-smart and, as transport minister in the Conservative government, was among the strongest members of Harper's last cabinet. A Cape Breton girl turned suburban Toronto hockey mom, she would be a strong candidate. At 47, she represents generational change, with a strong profile in the GTA. But she would need to work on her French.
Outside the caucus, the name of Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall keeps coming up. But he has an election this spring and doesn't speak French, either. Kevin O'Leary? Please. This is a leadership race, not a reality show.
Finally, there's Peter MacKay, who probably leads the prospective field in name recognition. He definitely would be the favourite son of Atlantic Canada, and would be the clear choice of the Progressive Conservative wing of the united-right party he co-founded with Harper in 2003. And he's still only 50.
But MacKay is at a different place in life right now — married to human rights activist Nazanin Afshin-Jam, with two young children at home. As a former justice minister he can practise law in any province, and as a former foreign minister and defence minister, he has a network in G7, G20 and NATO countries. Any big Toronto law firm would be lucky to get him.
The thing is, he hasn't ruled out a return to politics yet. Unless and until he does, his name will be on the list.
L. Ian MacDonald is editor of Policy, the bi-monthly magazine of Canadian politics and public policy. He is the author of five books. He served as chief speechwriter to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney from 1985-88, and later as head of the public affairs division of the Canadian Embassy in Washington from 1992-94.
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Family reunification is at the core of the Liberal government's immigration policy. After our two-part in-depth piece on the pros and cons of the family class immigration stream, this new series takes a closer look at the process from the perspectives of major immigrant groups in Canada. What are the opinions and experiences of individuals and families who took this route or are in the process of doing so? We find out what works and what needs improvement. The following report is the first in our series and looks at what can happen when family reunification rules bring together and split apart a family at the same time.
by Shan Qiao in Toronto
Canada's family reunification program brought Simei Wu's parents to Canada, while simultaneously separating her from her husband, who chose to return to Mainland China to be with his parents.
Wu and her husband Feng Xie immigrated to Canada in 2008. Two years later, after they settled down in Toronto working full-time in the service sector, Wu applied to have her parents come to Canada under the Family Reunification (FR) class.
"I'm the only child to my parents," she says. "They [wanted] to live with me and help me take care of my child."
As a popular tradition in the Chinese community, elderly parents often help their children by looking after their newborn grandchildren and assisting with housework.
Wu had her first child in early 2010. At that time, both she and her husband earned just enough to pay the bills. There wasn't too much leftover to hire a nanny or for Wu to be a stay-at-home mom.
"I sent applications to sponsor my parents to immigrate in May 2010," she recalls. "I learned from CIC's (Citizenship and Immigration Canada's) website that the average waiting time was five to eight years."
She initiated the same application process for her husband's parents later that year.
The impact of changing policies
When Wu submitted her applications there was no yearly intake cap for the parent and grandparent sponsorship program.
This soon changed, under the Conservative government, due to the large backlog of applications.
On Nov. 5, 2011, CIC imposed a two-year moratorium on new applications and announced that when they were accepted again, only 5,000 a year would be permitted. As such, the government also created the super visa allowing elderly parents to visit Canada for two year periods. The visa is good for 10 years.
Wu's parents were consequently on the super visa, remaining with their daughter while waiting for their FR application to progress.
"My parents were anxious when they learned [about] the halt on new applications. They didn't know when they will receive immigrant status and worried [that] they might not be able to afford going to the hospital if sick," Wu shares.
In addition, when Wu initially applied, the minimum required income for a family of her size (four grandparents, two parents, one child) was $59,907. This was determined based on the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) established by Statistics Canada annually.
The Conservatives then introduced a 30 per cent increase, meaning Wu's family would need earn $77, 879 annually in order to sponsor all four grandparents. This posed a challenge since the family had been earning a humble $60,000 a year.
Last summer, after Wu's second child started to walk, she found out through CIC's website that her parents' applications had been approved and their next step was to undergo a medical check.
Her husband's parents' applications, however, had been forwarded to a Hong Kong office for further review, meaning possibly another five to eight years of waiting.
"Everything goes back to zero for my in-laws," Wu explains.
She says the prolonged process has already consumed her relationship with her husband Feng. The different outcome of each other's parents' applications has caused tension between Feng and his in-laws. He now works in China to look after his ailing parents, and only returns to Canada during holidays.
Getting through the red-tape
As a result of her own experience, Wu has become more involved in talking with her immigrant friends and helping their elderly parents to apply for family reunification.
She and her friends formed an unofficial parents' immigration club at the Peanut Plaza in Toronto's Don Valley West community.
Group members exchange information with each other on the bench outside of the Feng Tai (Foody Mart) Supermarket. They pick up free Chinese weekly newspapers and magazines, searching for knowledge-based articles or immigration consultant advertisements.
Each November, Wu and her friends begin preparing application documents. They secure Purolator couriers and meet them right at 9 a.m. on the first work day of each new year for CIC, to hand in their application packages, which are now only accepted by mail or couriers.
"People pay couriers an extra $200 or more for this job," explains Wu. "They have to line up at CIC's office to ensure the application is sent … it's a battle to get your hope started."
Skeptical of changes ahead
Yang Haifeng, the president of New Canadian Community Centre, is doubtful about the Liberal government's campaign promise to double the number of applications allowed for parents and grandparents to 10,000 a year.
"We're not sure if it is really 10,000 applications yet because the additional 5,000 applications are not a small amount. It takes four to five years for applicants to get their FR status approved," Yang says.
"I'm concerned that doubling the application numbers will also double the process time, making the waiting time as long as eight to 10 years. How could our seniors afford to wait for such a long time?"
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Zarre's totem pole
Digital Totem Pole With the year 2000 coming up, major changes within technology and science are taking place. This gave me the idea for the Digital Totem Pole. The Digital Totem Pole is the new god of our society. It dominates our lives through the medium of the IT world, mass information and the new technology which is taking over the whole world--permeating all areas of society from industry, the universities, politics and the cultural spheres. I want to say two things with the Digital Totem Pole. First, I want to enlighten people to the fact that the new technology can be used within all different kinds of areas. Secondly, that all computers are dependent on electric current, which, if cut off, can destroy all the work done and eradicate important information. There is also a danger with computers. They can eliminate closeness and love between people. To enhance my two messages, I asked two poets to write a poem each based on the Digital Totem Pole. Reza Rezvani, traqnslator and poet, wrote about the first message in a serious and jokingly ironic tone of voice. Anna Franklin, journalist and poet, wrote instead about the second message, drawing a parallel with the original totem poles The Digital Totem Pole was first shown at a public open-air exhibition called 'Brusa lilla ĺ..' ('Rush on you little stream...'), part of the Cultural City of Europe Year 1998, in Uppsala. After that it was shown at an exhibition in the Botanics in Uppsala. The exhibition which brought scientists and artists together in common themes went under the name of 'Colour and Seeing'.

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Pac-12 Senior Days: Arizona State's Shaquille McKissicPosted by Connor Pelton on March 7th, 2015
One year ago this week, Arizona State hosted California on Senior Day. Small forward Shaquille McKissic was honored, as were five other Sun Devil seniors. They dominated the Golden Bears on that afternoon, but the team would go on to lose its final four games. The last of those came in the Sun Devils' NCAA Tournament opener, a game that was lost on a last second putback against Texas. You may have seen the heartbreaking pictures.
McKissic decided that he didn't want his career to end that way. He and the university petitioned the NCAA for a sixth year of eligibility, and on April 18, the word from Indianapolis came back. Because of McKissic's unique situation — mainly stemming from his time at Edmonds Community College — the NCAA gave him another chance. A second chance to make a run at the NCAA Tournament. A second chance to impress any professional scouts that might be watching. And a second Senior Day, coming once again on a Saturday against California.
The sixth year senior's story is full of second chances. McKissic blew an opportunity at attending Northern Idaho, one of the country's premier junior college programs, when he was arrested for breaking into a home. He spent three months in jail and ended up having to play his 2009-10 season in Lynwood, Washington. The small forward thrived at Edmonds, averaging 16.2 PPG. Things began to fall apart once the season ended, however, as he was left homeless when his mother and younger brother moved across the country. And worst of all, his best friend Devin Topps was shot and killed at a Halloween party on October 31, 2010.


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Cajuns Headed For New Orleans Again??
Now that the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns are bowl-eligible for the third straight time, already speculation has started as to where they'll wind up.
That has spawned loads of questions to our show, as well as other stations affiliated with Townsquare Media, Lafayette.
Here are some frequently asked questions, along with some misconceptions of fans, that have come to the surface (and will continue to).
1. Doesn't the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl have to take the Sun Belt Champion this year?--No. They don't. Once the Sun Belt got a second guaranteed bowl tie in (godaddy.com), the agreement was New Orleans, with the first pick, had to take the champion of the league twice within a four year period. But, that's no longer part of the equation. New Orleans can take whoever they would like to have (as long as that team is bowl-eliglble, of course.)
2. Is there a rule that states a team can't go to New Orleans three years in a row?--No. There's no such rule. And as far as I know, there never has been.
3. Is it guaranteed the Cajuns will be in a bowl?--Actually, no. All bowls are contracted to certain conferences. The Sun Belt has only two guaranteed bowl tie ins: The R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and the godaddy.com bowl in Mobile. The SBC champion is guaranteed a game somewhere. Now, it's likely a few of the conferences won't be able to fill their requirements because they don't have enough bowl eligble teams. If that happens, other slots become available. But there are only 70 bowl slots available. And, there will be more than 70 bowl eligible teams. Some teams will be left out in the cold (Middle Tennessee and Louisiana Tech were both bowl eligible last year, but did not play in a bowl game.) So, is it a guarantee? Technically, no. LIkely? Yes. We'll get to that in a minute.
4. So...the top two teams in the Sun Belt get the two slots, right?--Nope. Bowls aren't based on merit. When you see a bowl contracted to, let's say, Big 12 #4, it doesn't mean the fourth place team is in that bowl. It means that bowl has the fourth choice. They can select any of the bowl eligible teams remaining after the first three picks. In the Sun Belt, New Orleans gets the first pick. godaddy.com gets the second pick. That does NOT mean first and second place. As long as the champion has a place to go (either an SBC tie in, or an available slot somewhere else) the bowls can take who they want. Obviously, with the Cajuns' track record of ticket sales, they would be extremely attractive to the Sun Belt bowls...and probably some others as well where an opening is available.
5. If the Cajuns run the table and go 10-2, could they possibly get into a better bowl?--Define better. You've already learned about conference tie-ins. Any slots that could become available will be after every team in a contracted conference is accomodated. As an example, The #6 selection in the American Athletic Conference (formerly Big East), is slated for the Beef O'Brady's Bowl in Orlando. If the AAC can't fill that slot, it becomes available to the at-large pool. Other bowls that could conceivably become open are the AdvoCare V 100 Bowl (formerly Independence Bowl) in Shreveport, the Poinsettia Bowl (if Army doesn't qualify) in San Diego, the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Little Caesar's in Detroit...you get the idea. Here's the reality. The Cotton Bowl isn't an option. And, since bowl payouts from these bowls is based on ticket sales, there is no better financial option for the Cajuns than New Orleans.
6. With the Cajuns selling as many bowl tickets as they have the last two years, doesn't that make them more attractive than other Sun Belt teams? Yep. Which is why we say, although they aren't technically an automatic, they'll be selected before a lot of other teams simply because bowls are in the business of selling tickets. It also means New Orleans is loving the idea of the Cajuns coming back to the Crescent City. But, taking all that into consideration, a 10-2 or 9-3 Cajuns team is a lot more attractive than a 7-5 or 6-6 team because a team with more wins will sell more tickets to their own fan base.
7. If the Cajuns go to New Orleans, who will their opponent be?-That's an excellent question. The contract reads Conference USA #7. But, traditionally, after the Liberty Bowl, which gets the CUSA champion, CUSA works with the bowls and the schools to slot their other teams. Two years ago, CUSA was a team short and left New Orleans open. Last year, East Carolina filled the slot. There has been a lot of speculation there could be a matchup between Lousiana and Tulane. In order for that to happen, however, Tulane would have to be out of the running for a CUSA title, and the Wave, who haven't been to a bowl game in a dozen years, would have to agree to stay home, rather than give their team an out of town bowl experience. This matchup absolutely could happen, but it's by no means a lock.
8. What if there's a bowl open that has a higher payout?-"There are a lot of misconceptions about bowl payouts," Sun Belt Associate Commissioner John McElwain told me. The reality is, especially with the "smaller" bowls, the "payout" has everything to do with the teams ability to sell tickets. For instance, a bowl with a $500,000 payout means the school gets the money if they sell $500,000 worth of tickets. After the school sells that number of tickets, any other revenue is split 50/50 with the bowl in most cases. And remember, schools have to pay their own expenses. Outside of the BCS bowls, most of the schools that play in bowl games actually LOSE money. That's why the Cajuns love New Orleans so much.
9. Yeah...but what if the Texas Bowl in Houston has an opening? Their payout is $1.7 million!--Not so fast my friend. The Texas Bowl is contracted to the Big 10 and the Big 12. The payout is assuming the teams participating will come from those two leagues. If there's an opening and another conference gets involved, negotiations begin. And, chances are, the payout for a school from the Sun Belt becomes less...a LOT less.
10. Should I make reservations in New Orleans now?--Can't hurt. In fact, it's probably smart. Bowl bids will be announced no later than Dec. 8th. If the Cajuns are somewhere else (or if they're at home), you'll have plenty of time to cancel without penalty. Now, if CUSA offers Middle Tennessee or North Texas as the opponent, it's possible the Cajuns would opt to play elsewhere since those two teams were in the Sun Belt last year and that matchup wouldn't excite fans that much.
Hope this answered your questions (and didn't confuse you even more...if it did, that's my fault.) Here's the bottom line. New Orleans loves the Cajuns. The Cajuns love New Orleans. There's still some football to be played, but my guess is the odds are 80/20 we'll all be on Bourbon Street the weekend before Christmas. The New Orleans Bowl will take place Saturday, December 21rst, at 8:00 p.m.


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Recently I heard two stories of "life" happening to people of faith. One responded with bitterness and despair toward a God who had deserted him. The other told a story of lessons learned, inexplicable peace and trust in a God who is faithful. Why the difference? A song by Josh Wilson offered some food for thought as the iPod Devotional for this week. The song is called Before the Morning and the lyrics explore the tough question of why we must deal with pain even as we seek to follow God faithfully.
Do you wonder why you have to,
feel the things that hurt you,
if there's a God who loves you,
where is He now?
Indeed. Where is He now? I suspect there is not an honest believer who has never wrestled with that question. I have. I wrestled with the question when our only daughter was born with a terminal birth defect. When my beloved bride was diagnosed with breast cancer. Death and suffering of family and friends have caused me to wonder.
The song Before the Morning was written about Wilson's friends Tim and Paula Beal. You can see their story here and it is a blessing and encouragement to watch. When they faced an agonizing decision Paula offered this amazing insight to her husband.
"If we can trust God with our eternity we've got to trust Him with our now."
I remember my bride making a declaration of trust when she faced an uncertain future with her breast cancer diagnosis. Her words inspired me. "I am not and I will not question God." She just passed her six year mark as a survivor.
Joni did not want to go through what she went through. But she knew that God had been faithful and she believed that would not change. It did not.
Maybe, there are things you can't see
and all those things are happening
to bring a better ending
some day, some how, you'll see, you'll see
We have seen how God has used our trials in our lives and in the lives of others through His grace. I am reading a thoughtful book called The Perfect Loss. Author Chip Dodd begins the volume with these words.
"Life is tragic; God is faithful."
He concludes one story with this observation.
I wish the story from that point onward could be idyllic, the way we long to have life, but instead God's faithfulness so often shows most clearly through tragedy. The same way the beauty, the richness, and the detail of a photograph is taken from the negative.
So much of life is like this pattern—tragedy, then redemption to victory—because we rejected God's freedom in the beginning, initiating tragedy. Freedom seems like such a wonderful thing, but only if we recognize it as a gift and treat it accordingly. The responsibility of freedom humans have failed miserably. We take the gift and use it over and over and over again to refuse how we are made for relationship with our own hearts, the hearts of others, and the heart of God. Instead of finding full life in how God made us, we use our freedom to refuse relationship if it costs us potential pain of hurt or more hurt; we block with fierceness the very thing that can grant full life—a vulnerable heart before a good God.
To be that vulnerable we have to trust the truth that Josh Wilson sings about in the song chorus.
Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,
that you still have a reason to sing,
'cause the pain you've been feeling,
can't compare to the joy that's coming
I believe that. I believe I have a reason to sing. I believe in the joy that's coming. I believe in a God who used brokenness and hurt to tear down the protective walls of self to learn how to trust Him and others with my needs. I believe I can live in a realm of grace that allows me to see and love others without the judgment that clouded the eye of my heart for so long. And I believe in the outcome of the journey no matter how tough it can be at times.
And hold on cause there's good for those who love God
But life is not a snapshot
It might take a little time but you'll see the bigger picture because the pain you've been feeling,
it's just the hurt before the healing
the pain you've been feeling,
just the dark before the morning
Paul wrote this to the church at Corinth.
...As God's grace reaches more and more people, there will be great thanksgiving, and God will receive more and more glory. That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don't look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. (2 Corinthians 4, NLT)
I pray that you hold firm to your trust and surrender to God when "life" happens. And I pray that you and I will remember that trials and hurt are just the dark before the morning.


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Live action filming for the Pilot of the Shield series just wrapped up, here are a couple of pics from the set.
Fingers crossed that we see it and it goes to full series.
"I can do this all day." -Steve Rogers
"The truth points to itself" - Kosh, Babylon 5, "In the Beginning"
I think this is one place where Disney's parental status is a problem because this program just screams to be on Fox or FX and I know ABC did Alias but it just doesn't seem like a good fit to me, especially after the way they handled "No Ordinary Family".
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A sneak peek of SHEILD will be aired on Sunday May 12th at 8pm. More info, a pic of the cast and the Logo are available at the link-
The premiere date has finally been set for "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." Yaaay!
It will hit the air on Tuesday, September 24 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
Combine that with the news that Bear McCreary is scoring the series, plus some great looking trailers, and I'm even more excited. Fingers crossed!
"Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying 'End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH', the paint wouldn't even have time to dry."
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Next in line, the Singapore Mini Maker Faire 2012 would like to introduce another workshop "Make your own portable handphone microscope".
In this workshop, participants will be presented with a number of simple and cheap lens-bearing tools such as door-viewers and loupe, as well as small mirrors, LED torch lights, etc. Some of these could be taken apart and put together to create a new optical toy. According to the workshop facilitators, the main goal of this workshop is to create a microscope that could be easily fixed to your handphone. There will be handphones and webcams for use at the workshop but participants are strongly encouraged to bring your own camera phones that you would like to transform as you will be able to take your device home.
Food for thought: – How much can we enlarge our image? How good is the image? How do we use light? If the magnification is big, how do we hold the microscope?
So, who are the brains behind this workshop?
There are a total of three persons behind this workshop:- Isabelle Desjeux, Marlou Jasmin Madrio and Leonardus Adi Prasetya Suherlan. Interestingly, the three of them got to know each other only during the briefing session for the Singapore Mini Maker Faire 2012 and the idea to conduct this combined workshop came out of this session! Leonardus even shared a pretty animated (though short) account of how it happened. 😛
About Isabelle Desjeux
Isabelle Desjeux: artist (Masters in Fine Arts), scientist (PhD in Molecular Biology) and arts educator (Isadora's Workshop).
Isabelle is a full-time artist whose art deals with the reality of working in a lab, blurring the boundary between the two fields. In her spare time, Isabelle also runs an art workshop that teaches kids to draw realistically, and observe the world around them. Her ultimate goal is to make children naturally enquire and ask questions.
What inspired her?
Isabelle was exploring making portable microscopes for her new "Art and Science" space (L 'Observatoire) and found that there are many things that one could learn from playing with lenses and cheap cameras. Hence, she thought it would be fun for children to have a go at making their own microscopes too! Besides making microscopes, she is also exploring projecting the images for participants to be able to share what they see down the microscope, in a simple and affordable manner. With the recent craze about the transit of Venus, she also started playing around with lucida-type of camera devices to explore better way of seeing and recording the world around us.
Her word of advice
For makers, Isabelle advised that it is good to be ready to adapt any "recipe" you find according to what you have. She found it useful to seek resources from the internet, to find other people who might have the solution to your question, and improvise from there.
For "teachers", Isabelle felt that one need not give specific instructions. On the other hand, she felt that it would be better to present your "students" with an open problem, some materials and tools. She highlighted the importance to be open about the outcome, and not to be fixated at getting a specific end-product. That way, people have the necessary "play space" and "play time" to come up with interesting stuffs!
On the maker scene in Singapore, Isabelle encourages everyone to keep an open eye on what people throw away as there is always a way to transform what other people do not want!
What's next?
Isabelle shared that this workshop will probably be incorporated into the activities for her new "Art and Science" space, where tinkering will happen once a month.
About Marlou Jasmin Madrio
Marlou (better known as Marl) is a Systems Engineer working for NCS Pte Ltd, and had a myriad of career experience before moving to Singapore.
What inspired him?
Marl's account of his life is a testimonial to his in-born maker spirit. Like Ken, the previous maker we introduced, Marl attributed his building passion to the encouragement of his father, whom he proudly shared was a talented automotive mechanic.
Marl reminisced fondly about his High School days when he built things when he couldn't afford one. In Secondary School, Marl was already an electronics hobbyist. It was then when he already built his first Stereo Audio Power Amplifier which gave him and his family years of enjoyment. He also recalled his College days when he had the time of his life building a Jalopy of a Race Car which was a thrill to drive in. It also brought him fond memories of his late father building this car with him and attending races with him.
Making things in Singapore
In Singapore, he is avidly pursuing IT and open source.
Last year, he built a Lab Bench Power Supply for the Arduino, Phidgets and Beaglebone microcontroller platform. He also has an Arduino Mega microcontroller which he intended to use to build a trans esterification system for converting waste vegetable oil to bio-diesel because he love working on cars.
Marl also shared that he would like to start a "HomeBrew Club" in Singapore one day.
However, Marl said he had recently sidetracked to IT innovations both for his personal pursuits and for his work. For example, he is keen on Internet of Things (IoT) where everyday devices meet internet connectivity. He cited the example of modifying a washing machine to recover grey water which could then be used for flushing the toilet and to make the machine tweet you "your wash is done, Sir". Sounds interesting, doesn't it?
However, because he is pursuing these as a hobby, finances would be a hindrance. Marl wish to eventually own his own lab or workshop, which I guess would be the dream of most Makers.
His word of advice
Marl's sense is that there is not much Maker culture here in Singapore. He is saddened by the fact that youths he met have no interest in making (including those who were taking Design & Technology programme) despite having access to tools and machineries.
Marl would like to advise all budding Makers to pursue their hobby with passion and a purpose. He felt that if a hobby can help to make this world a better place, it would be good for everyone.
Read more about Marl here.
About Leonardus Adi Prasetya Suherlan
Leo is an NUS Electrical Engineering student from Indonesia. His favourite tools are penknives and cellotapes (which he said can fix half of the problems around the block :P).
What inspired him?
Leo mentioned that he was inspired to do DIY work from his frequent trips to his Uncle's place where he would be invited to build stuffs, from a telescope to a wooden gun to a clock that ran backwards. He grew up with the belief that one can make anything that one can imagine.
Leo joined the Mini Maker Faire with the intention to meet other Makers. He felt that since he shifted to Singapore, he had not been making. Hence, he seemed pleased to share that NUS has now started a Tinkering Club for student makers to meet, discuss and help each other with their projects.
Leo felt that there are many creative people in Singapore but there are not much platforms for these people to showcase their work. He felt there could be more competitions or Maker Faires to facilitate the Maker movement.
His word of advice
Leo's word of advice to other budding Makers is to just start making. He suggested the website http://www.instructables.com for those with less confidence.
Isabelle, Marl and Leo are all looking forward to see the first Singapore Mini Maker Faire and meet other Makers.You may also check out Isabelle's blog which also talked about the workshop. The workshop is chargeable at a fee of $5 per participant, payable on the spot as you register for the workshop. There are limited places for up to 10 participants for each day, so do register early when you are there!


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Prior to Pres. Nixon's closing of the gold window in 1971, world currencies traded in value relative to the U.S. dollar, which was tethered to gold at $35 an ounce. Following the divorce, currencies began trading relative to the dollar, but the dollar in turn began trading relative to other currencies.
Economies that wanted to stimulate growth, like Japan in the 1980s or China in the 1990s, would intentionally peg the value of their currency well below fair value to make their goods and services cheap in the world marketplace.
It worked. Today, in a fierce contest for growth, several nations have initiated similar devaluation policies. The fear mongering media has now labeled these conflicting policies, "The Currency War."
The U.S. has pursued a weak dollar policy over recent years in an effort to offset the Chinese weak yuan policy. This has put upward pressure on the euro and the yen.
The current Federal Reserve policy of printing $1 trillion annually in new money not only continues their devaluation policy, but augments it. Advantage America!
In response, Japan has now formally committed to a significant debasement strategy. The mere suggestion has decreased the yen by 15 percent over the last three months. Advantage Japan!
Europe, haunted by hyperinflation in Germany in 1923, has to date refused to enter the fray. However, Germany sells cars. Japan sells cars. Japan's cars on currency movement alone have recently been discounted 25 percent against their German rivals.
The Europeans may philosophically be monetary pacifists, but economic pressures to devalue are building. In a currency war, the central bank that prints the most wins.
Of course, the emerging market economies that have all benefited from export advantages due to their own cheap currencies are incensed.
The thought that the developed nations would use their strategy against them is reprehensible! They, of course, will respond swiftly to preserve their advantage. India cut interest rates last week.
So far, the currency war has been an exchange of friendly fire. The more open and globalized the world economy becomes the better.
The risk, if the battle gets acrimonious, is an increase in government retaliation through industry subsidies, tariffs and capital controls.
These policies reverse global economic integration, and lead to an inefficient allocation of resources, lowering growth overall.
All countries in the battle need growth. Gaining more of a shrinking growth pie through a bitter currency war doesn't really make economic sense.
What will offset these tendencies is more communications and coordination between independent central bankers.
Unfortunately, the last time this occurred meaningfully was at the Mount Washington Hotel after World War II when the U.S. dollar became the gold standard.
The impacts of the currency contest will influence markets, and since it is a zero sum game, there will be winners and there will be losers.
Investor portfolio's in 2013 need to be diversified among industries, geographies and currencies to mitigate potential damage.
David Waddell, who is regularly featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Forbes, as well as on Fox Business News and CNBC, is president and CEO of Memphis-based Waddell & Associates.
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Just left of center sat a square featuring a vibrant block of yellow material, along with some blue-red-and-white plaid, sewn in the shape of a bow tie. It was one of 80 such shapes of varying colors that together made up the quilt hanging on the wall of Town House at Mill Hill Historic Park in Norwalk.
Laura Macaluso moved closer, gently touching the plaid.
"I'm 100 percent certain it's his shirt," she said, turning to smile at a visitor.
It was Macaluso's grandmother, Nancy Paul, who created the quilt, which Macaluso said appears to be a mix of store-bought material, as well as pieces cut from such familiar items as her late great-grandfather's shirts and her grandmother's aprons.
After having spent about 50 years in the care of Macaluso's family, the quilt has a new home in the quilt collection of the Norwalk Historical Society.
And, now, the community will have a chance to see it, along with many others, as part of the Norwalk Quilt Trail.
Last Tuesday, Macaluso, the trail coordinator and cultural heritage consultant to the Norwalk Historical Society, was busy working with Mary Juillet-Paonessa and Susan Jerome of Lyme-based CT Quilt Works to install the exhibit and prepare the space for what is hoped to be many visitors.
Four sites hosted the opening weekend of the trail, which took place Saturday and Sunday, while additional sites will become stops in the months to come. Each site will put on a distinct exhibit that focuses on a particular theme. The exhibit ends Nov. 16.
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The trail's organizers also have created a website, on which one can find a photo gallery of the quilts included in the trail, as well as a map of the trail.
On opening weekend, visitors were encouraged to check out the Rowayton Historical Society, the SoNo Switch Tower Museum and the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum on Saturday, and make their way to the Norwalk Historical Society on Sunday.
In addition to the displays, there will be receptions, tours and lectures.
Through the summer, additional exhibits will open at the Norwalk Museum, Norwalk Seaport Association's Sheffield Island Lighthouse and Stepping Stones Museum for Children.
For those who set off on the trail, their reward will be about 100 quilts, including about 40 from the institutions' permanent collections.
"These are all Norwalk quilts, made in Norwalk, or collected by Norwalk people," said Macaluso, who grew up in Norwalk, but now lives in Milford.
The remaining 60 that will be featured are on loan by members of the public, many of which were gathered during a quilt discovery day the Norwalk Quilt Trail Committee held in April.
"You just don't know what someone has stashed in their attic," Macaluso said. "We've had some surprises that have been wonderful."
From quilts that convey poignant family stories to those that document a city's history, the trail reflects how these material creations are often at the intersection of history and art, and how the individual stories represent a chapter in the larger story of a community.
For instance, over at the Rowayton Historical Society, some of the quilts are visible reminders of Norwalk's industrial and maritime background. One such example is a machine-sewn pattern shaped by the ribbons and hat bands that were once made in the city.
"These quilts hold all these stories and memories to individuals and families, but they also have a broader sociological and cultural meaning," said Lesley Korzennik, curator at the Rowayton Historical Society.
Sue Reich, a quilt historian and co-author of "Quilts and Quiltmakers Covering Connecticut," has been sharing her expertise with the quilt trail team. In April, for example, she spent several hours at the Norwalk Historical Society assessing the quilts brought in from the public.
Reich complimented the committee on their work.
"They have done a remarkable job using the quilts that were available to them," she said. "They have really developed an amazing program and collection. They really did their homework and put a lot of time and energy into it.
"No one will be disappointed," Reich added. "I think people will have a great opportunity to see historical quilts from the area."
For information, visit www.norwalkquilttrail.org or call 203-246-3740.


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Associate Professor of Philosophy Cheryl Hughes has been named the winner of the McLain-McTurnan-Arnold Award for Excellence in Teaching at Wabash College.
The award, established in 1964, honors in a special way a member of the Wabash faculty for exemplary teaching. Gary Phillips, Dean of the College at Wabash, presented the honor at the annual Awards Chapel convocation Thursday night.
In presenting the award, Dean Phillips summarized the comments by Professor Hughes' faculty colleagues.
"They speak of a person who possesses a quiet authority and dignity; integrity; and who is deliberate and serious," said Phillips. "[She is] a demonstrated leader who focuses on pedagogical issues; a mediating and moderating influence, intellectually astute, careful and precise; fair-minded and honest; organized and enthusiastic; a knowledgeable musician; of humorous temperament, never superficial, deeply reflective, one who is not only a good teacher for students but also for faculty."
Hughes came to Wabash in 1992 having earned her bachelor's degree from Portland State University and her Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Massachusetts. She is currently the chair of the Philosophy and Religion Department at Wabash.
"Cheryl is also a deep well of moral and material support to our minority students be they African-American, Hispanic, gay, international," added Phillips. "She has been a cook for students when stranded in Crawfordsville over winter recess; a leader on the Multicultural Concerns Committee; and someone who has conducted an independent study on the back porch."
Professor Hughes' area of expertise is 19th and 20th century continental philosophy, ethics, social and political philosophy, and feminist philosophy. She is a talented musician who performs with Wabash's chamber orchestra, and her hobbies include cooking and gardening.