Lettre à l’éditeur du journal Le Droit.Date : 1er nov 2012 Il y a exactement 85 ans jour pour jour, la province de l’Ontario met de côté le Règlement 17 qui interdisait l’enseignement en français après la première année scolaire au niveau primaire. Il y a lieu de souligner cet
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The Adventures of Diva Rachel: My link to The Linc
Lincoln Alexander served as the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991. Alexander was also a Governor of the Canadian Unity Council. In 1968, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons, becoming Canada’s first black Member of Parliament. He held the seat for four successive elections.
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Lincoln Alexander served as the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1985 to 1991. Alexander was also a Governor of the Canadian Unity Council. In 1968, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons, becoming Canada’s first black Member of Parliament. He held the seat for four successive elections.
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: The Guardian : What ails Canada?
Maple leaf ragged: what ails Canada? Country's increasingly hardline stances on immigration (http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/rachel-decoste/kenney-immigration_b_1411909.html), tar sands, indigenous people and Quebec separatism (http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/rachel-decoste/pq-immigration_b_1842349.html) spark soul-searching. On the topic of Immigration Canada is one of the few countries in the world that still looks to immigration as a tool for nation-building – 20%
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Stephen Harper trumpeted his lust for Brit colonialism in 2006 speech
At the heart of our relationship is the golden circle of the Crown which links us all together with the majestic past that takes us back to the Tudors, the Plantagenets, the Magna Carta, habeas corpus, petition of rights, and English common law […] all those massive stepping stones which
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Stephen Harper jubilait son admiration pour la colonisation britannique dans un discours de 2006
Au cœur de notre relation se trouve le cercle de la Couronne, qui nous relie tous avec son passé majestueux qui nous ramène à l’époque des Tudors, des Plantagenets, de la Magna Carta, de l’habeas corpus, de la pétition des Droits, et de la Loi du peuple britannique […] tous
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Obama Campaign Day 7: Do You Want Obama Swag?
There is a steady stream of Obama supporters who drop into the office to ask for a lawn sign or a bumper sticker. If I had a dollar for every Obama supporter who walks in asking for a lawn sign, I'd be richer than Mitt Romney. In 2008, field offices
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Obama Campaign Day 7: Do You Want Obama Swag?
There is a steady stream of Obama supporters who drop into the office to ask for a lawn sign or a bumper sticker. If I had a dollar for every Obama supporter who walks in asking for a lawn sign, I'd be richer than Mitt Romney. In 2008, field offices
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Obama Campaign Day 6 : fits and starts
Quick observations. There is no pho in Detroit suburban area. They don’t even know what pho is. I am trying not to cry. Heard during the phone-bank I coordinated today: “Did you see the President on The View today”. “No, I missed it”. “It was taped yesterday in NYC and
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Obama Campaign Day 6 : fits and starts
Quick observations. There is no pho in Detroit suburban area. They don’t even know what pho is. I am trying not to cry. Heard during the phone-bank I coordinated today: “Did you see the President on The View today”. “No, I missed it”. “It was taped yesterday in NYC and
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Obama Campaign Day 5
This college kid comes in every other day to help out in the office. Data-entry, mostly. He is bright, talkative and surprisingly insightful. Let’s call him Thomas. Thomas is an independent, but he has chosen the side of Saint Obama this election. Mitt Romney’s multiple gaffes and flip-flops have soured
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This college kid comes in every other day to help out in the office. Data-entry, mostly. He is bright, talkative and surprisingly insightful. Let’s call him Thomas. Thomas is an independent, but he has chosen the side of Saint Obama this election. Mitt Romney’s multiple gaffes and flip-flops have soured
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: La francophonie affaiblie au fédéral
MISE A JOUR: Le HuffingtonPost Québec publiera ce texte dans les jours qui viennent. En ce Jour de la Francophonie en Ontario, l’heure et au bilan du fait français dans la province la plus peuplée et dans le reste du Canada.La Loi sur les langues officielles fut adoptée par le
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Obama Campaign Day 4
Promptly at quarter to six, an army of volunteers storms the Obama campaign office. The energy and buzz created by the storm of supporters could light up the Empire State Building. Most of the volunteers are over 50 years old; some are still working for a living, all of them
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Promptly at quarter to six, an army of volunteers storms the Obama campaign office. The energy and buzz created by the storm of supporters could light up the Empire State Building. Most of the volunteers are over 50 years old; some are still working for a living, all of them
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Obama Campaign Day 3
The Diva is data-entering with two retired ladies who believe in The Cause. I think CBC would have loved for me to tape this conversation. The Lady named Pearl*, retired for “a couple of years”, comes in to help out. She has a mid-western accent an a sarcastic sense of
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The Diva is data-entering with two retired ladies who believe in The Cause. I think CBC would have loved for me to tape this conversation. The Lady named Pearl*, retired for “a couple of years”, comes in to help out. She has a mid-western accent an a sarcastic sense of
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Obama Campaign Day 2.5 / Arab Americans : integrated into the USA
Why don't they ever cover this on the news? The area outside of Detroit is bustling with Arabs from Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, etc. With a burgeoning Yemeni immigrant population. They brought back a section town that was in decline, opened new businesses, integrated in the fabric of America, speak
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Obama Campaign Day 2.5 / Arab Americans : integrated into the USA
Why don't they ever cover this on the news? The area outside of Detroit is bustling with Arabs from Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, etc. With a burgeoning Yemeni immigrant population. They brought back a section town that was in decline, opened new businesses, integrated in the fabric of America, speak
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Obama Campaign Day 2
Entering the Obama Campaign office, I introduce myself to the hard-working people. I mentioned that I heard Obama has a slight lead in this, Romney's home state of Michigan. Ms. Mallory says "Yeah. We're just hopin' he keeps on talkin'." It seems Mitt Romney's foot-in-mouth disease is blighting his own
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