Month: February 2023

Written by on February 18, 2023

Please, Not Yet

Cancer Stories . Mutterings And Murmurs

“It’s the cancer that’s straightened me out. It spooked me so bad I got over being scared.” “Kind of hair of the dog.” “Maybe. When they first told me I had it, I was so frightened I used to feel like at night I was being smothered. I would feel death like it was lying Read More

Written by on February 13, 2023

Deployment of Resources and Public Engagement – Letter To The City of Airdrie

Poly Tics . Social Studies

Hello Mayor Brown,    As community involvement and public engagement grow, citizens of Airdrie will no doubt be attending more public sessions. Our goal is to encourage greater numbers to engage, to better understand the workings of our city council and management, with the goal being to gain visibility and understanding of proposed policy or Read More

Written by on February 12, 2023

UNDRIP EMIGRE

Poly Tics . Social Studies

A basic definition – Emigre – an emigrant, especially a person who flees from his or her native land because of political conditions. The sad reality for many Canadians is that they fundamentally have nowhere to go to claim refugee status whether because of economic, political or religious persecution. The U.S. is the nearest neighbor. Read More