: I was born in 1955 in British Columbia. As a teenager, I joined marches to protest poor working conditions deemed acceptable then, as now, for migrant workers. We Canadians as a country like to pat ourselves on the backs for all kinds of perceived niceness. Perhaps it is time to admit we aren’t.
Rhoda Howard-Hassmann PhD, FRSC, Canada Research Chair in International Human Rights 2003-16, Wilfrid Laurier University; Hamilton: With all due respect to columnist André Picard, many elderly men and women choose to live in “institutions,” a.k.a. seniors’ residences.
GlobeDebate Whenever we are talking about privilege, none who owns the privilege will admit it, none has such self conscious about privilege. They knew it is out there, and it is bad, this is why everybody denied.
GlobeDebate 'White privilege' used as a pejorative by Whites is an absurdity fuelled by the true privilege of cosseted gentry who want plebeian 'Whites' to suffer tribal privation on their behalf.
GlobeDebate It seems Whites will never get it right and in your eyes will always have privilege. Why then, if integration is not working are you not suggesting segregation?
GlobeDebate How do you answer my question with regards to these two VERY different headlines covering the exact same moment at two separate times in our political history...?!? 🤔 I don’t expect you’ll answer however; so I won’t hold my breath...