According to Mr. Lawrence Martin, the next generation of Canadian leaders simply don’t care. (If there’s an inspiration deficit in our politics, blame it on the young) He claims, and rightly, that Canadian youth are more interested in voting for Americian/Canadian Idol than we are in voting in elections that influence the future of our [...]
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“To Be a Canadian Abroad”
Featuring Cashewman: Cambridge, UK, February 2008 Sitting in a library in England on a late December night seems like an unlikely place to be able to change anything in Canada. Distance hinders direct action, but does provide the benefit of perspective: once I am outside Canada, I can see our country more clearly for what [...]
Conflicting Feelings
At the edge of changes that lead to confusion and conflict we often find our greatest insight. The uncomfortable feelings can either be pushed aside in a broad stroke, or addressed. A fellow volunteer, Nick Jiminez, chose to address it as he left Ghana for Canada. It is best expressed in his own words. A [...]
Integration… a cultural collage
Part of Engineers Without Borders’ guiding philosophy for their overseas volunteers is to integrate yourself as much as possible into the community in which you are living. “Integration” means many different things to each of us. It may be eating local food at a nearby restaurant or at home, maybe even learning to cook some [...]
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