Rosalina Bustamante – a long-serving community leader is gone, and as we mourn her passing at the age of 90, we can’t help but be in awe at the legacy she has left behind. It is a treasure worth celebrating. When Ros arrived in Canada in 1973, she took a job at Willard Hall in Toronto and began her… Read More »
“Wisdom begins with wonder,” so said Athenian Socrates, who is credited as the first moral philosopher of the Western ethical tradition of thought. Nice one, Soc. Now, may we please start wondering and hoping to be a bit wiser? ***** Did we ever wonder why, about half a decade or so ago, our parents were at ease and… Read More »
Did you know that Canada was referred to as the most gay-friendly country in the world? Canada was ranked first in the Gay Travel Index chart in 2018, and among the five safest in Forbes magazine in 2019. This is supported by the fact that 85% of Canada’s general population had favoured social acceptance of homosexuality as revealed… Read More »
The term “America First” has been bandied about in the US for so long that nobody knows what it really stands for today. After Trump was kicked out of presidential politics last November, remnants of the Trump political family have been struggling to create a new identity for themselves. But none of the top Republicans that include Senate… Read More »
Little did 26-year-old Ana Patricia Non realize that by organizing a bamboo makeshift food bank on a street would make her a celebrity and, ironically, at the same time put her in hot water. All she did was bring to life the time-tested Filipino “bayanihan spirit” of helping people in need. It all began on April 14, 2021… Read More »
According to Wikipedia, “The melting pot is a monocultural metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements ‘melting together’ with a common culture; an alternative being a homogeneous society becoming more heterogeneous through the influx of foreign elements with different cultural backgrounds, possessing the potential to create disharmony within the previous culture. Historically, it is… Read More »
Hmmm. Looks like fun. How is pandemic jargon understood? Stop the Spread – Does not work on a peanut butter and jam sandwich. Super Spreader – Yummy! (See above.) Public Health Protocols – Rules to LIVE by. Frontliners – Responsible people who work better when those they serve desire to be safer. Stay Home – When adults worry… Read More »
In my column, “Quo Vadis, Tea Party?” (December 14, 2012), I wrote: “Is the Republican Party in disarray? No. Is it dysfunctional? Probably, yes. Is it crumbling? Not yet. Yes, at the rate the bloodletting is going on, the Grand Old Party of Abraham Lincoln is going through like what ‘Honest Abe’ went through during his tumultuous presidency—a… Read More »
Did you know that 1 in 5 Toronto households experience food insecurity? As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen, it is affecting a rising number of low-wage earners in terms of food security, and this is producing negative health outcomes. Food insecurity refers to the inadequate or insecure access to food due to lack of money. Many households… Read More »
What a beautiful 1st day of spring it is today – March 20, 2021! Blue skies and bright sun. Still cold but the resplendent sun and sky makes a whole world of difference. Aware of the coming warmer days, I am looking forward to finally bring out my potted plants which have been “wintering” (or is it winterizing?)… Read More »