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Post-writing pause for thought: I’ve written this and I believe what I have written, but I am neither an expert nor a professional. This is a charming anecdote, not financial advice. This is part two of a two-parter. Here is the link to part one: Retirement Savings — you should have some — and you should invest it. Part 1. | by April Goodwin-Smith | Apr, 2023 | Medium So, as I mentioned, the little bag of peanuts I saved during…

Research Essay — Introduction The Sri Lankan Civil War brought destruction to the Tamil community. As the Tamil community sought to heal from the gaping wounds of the war and the impact it had on their families, protests arose across the Tamil diaspora. These protests campaigned for the justice of the Tamils. This essay…

Too Many Judges Make It Up As They Go In Canada judicial activism continues to grow making the Supreme Court ever more powerful. This has far-reaching implications that affect the lives of everyday Canadians. In fact, some momentous legal decisions are contributing to an increase in crime. According to Statistics…

Around 400,000 people cross the Canadian-US border every day, traveling to entry points across the 8,891 km border for immigration, asylum-seeking, tourism, or even just a weekend of fun. However, not everyone who approaches the Canadian-US border goes with the intention of crossing to the other side. …

… from two continents — It’s the last day of March and my very last opportunity to write something for this month’s challenge. There have been so many wonderful stories by other writers, on the topic of “green”, and I’ve already written one piece with a rather depressing tone. Time to write something more positive…

The political ideology of one of slavery’s most aggressive defenders in being practiced and perfected… in Canada John C. Calhoun argued that slavery was good. Really. He called slavery “a positive good”. And, in many ways, he has —correctly— been given some credit for the American right’s laser-like focus on…

It’s been 5 days since I moved to Canada. It has always been a dream of mine. I studied in Canada for half a year on a student exchange programme. Back then I saw Canada as a dream country. Did something change here or I just faced adulthood and real…

Aiden Pleterski, self-proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ of Canada, was kidnapped, tortured, and held hostage by angry investors in Ontario, Canada. — The bankrupted self-proclaimed ‘King of Crypto’ Aiden Pleterski was kidnapped, beaten, and held hostage over a $3 million ransom. According to what his father told the police, “They basically held him for approximately three days, drove him around different, various parts of southern Ontario, beat him, tortured him, allowed him…