Tag: Canadian

Travel to Canada began on Tuesday, 7 May 1957, as noted on immigration records. The good-hearted Senhor Laudalino met him at the pier to act as chaperone. Other men were lining up for orientation before embarking on a ferry ride. All were processed like they were in a conveyor system. They took grou...

It’s official, a little Canadian lake called Crawford Lake has been designated the Golden Spike which marks the beginning of a new geological time where humans have significantly modified the Earth’s environment called the Anthropocene. Could this also mean the beginning of the end? ...

A little background. The history of racism in Canada is tied to its relationship with its Indigenous people. Canada never had slavery. Slavery did exist in the British colonies that became Canada up until 1836. But the reality was that the Canadian climate was unsuited to plantation agriculture a...

On September 20, Canada entered a federal election called by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; lots of things happened in the campaign, but not much happened in the result — the Tories, Greens, and People’s Party maintained their seat count of 119, 2, and 0 respectively, while the Liberals ...

Ahh, it’s been over 4 years since my last blog post. I contemplated for a while whether to keep my old site or start from scratch. Lowkey regretted deleting everything, but here we are. Flipping a few chapters ahead. What is it the gen-z’s say? Late twenties “core”. Here is m...

Nearly 20% of the total Canadian population is made up of the immigrant permanent residents as of 2023 (Statista.com). Out of these immigrants 70% are white populations and highest in minority groups are South Asians (statcan.gc.ca). Although in India, we hear the news of students going to Canada so...

Years ago on a stint as a construction worker in rural Alberta, I met a peculiar coworker. We’ll call him Travis. Travis, like most of the men on that work crew, was from the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. One day I found myself alone in a truck with Travis, and chided him about the St...

My friend Tim lives in the smallest apartment I have ever seen. A single bed lines one wall, from which you could easily touch the opposite wall. When I asked if he’d been writing much lately, he told me he couldn’t because his desk was too small for a pen and paper (to be fair, he also ...

Imagine waking up one day to find that the dream of owning a home in your city has become a distant mirage, a luxury only the rich can afford. Welcome to the reality of many Canadians today, especially those in bustling cities like Toronto and Vancouver. Today we will tell the story of the Canadian ...