Author: Vijay

Politicians make statements all the time, nothing wrong about it  and in fact good because they learn more, but what I like about Jason is that he is intricately well versed with ethnic communities and has a genuine passion to better understand and better help them, that helps not only

Happy Diwali. Here is a nice piece on Diwali that I got from a friend by email. It is the story of Diwali and how it is celebrated around the world. A good read for those who celebrate Diwali and who dont.

The Story of Diwali:

Divali or Deepavali is the name given to the festival of […]

Here is a compilation of speeches from Daw Suu Kyi during her visit to US in September 2012. This was compiled by Canadian Friends of Burma. http://www.cfob.org

U.S-Burma/Myanmar Relations – Sept. 18 – hosted by Institute of Peace/ Asia Society Aung San Suu Kyi spoke about U.S.-Myanmar (Burma) relations, and she received the Asia Society’s Global […]

Here is the link to the ipolitics .ca original article The article is reproduced below. This is an interesting perspective on how often policy makers over look the legal side of how to make drugs more affordable to Canadians and reduce cost to government. Controlling drug costs … one lawsuit

The Junta in Burma has removed around 2000 people from its blacklist. These blacklists were created by the military regime to stop pro democracy and human rights activists from visiting Burma, during the peak of their oppression.  The past two years has seen dramatic changes and progress under the leadership

Please see below joint announcement from Myanmar Muslim Organizations and also  announcement from Burma’s Foreign Ministry on communal violence in Rakhaine State.  This announcement comes after several fake propaganda has been posted on internet on Rohingya Muslims in Burma. Photos from Tsunami, earthquake, Tibet protests  and even some from Iraq

Here it is, our first Indo-Jewish Canadians joint networking event with a background of great music featuring Indo-Israeli artists, Kosher Indian food and lots of networking opportunities with leaders from both communities and guests. An evening celebrating the fusion of Israeli and Indian music culture featuring Shye Ben Tzur and

FOTOtalk August 16, 2012 JOIN US AT THE ING DIRECT Toronto Downtown Café 221 Yonge St. (Yonge & Shuter Sts.) Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 6:30 PM Register Now Sri Lankans Without Borders is excited to present another unique event for the community: FOTOtalk, an evening of photography, diasora talent and discussions,

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced Canada’s plans to open an embassy in Burma. The announcement was made during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum and Post Ministerial Conference, where Baird met with his ASEAN counterparts, including Burmese Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin. “Canada continues to

Call from ICCC Mentoring Program 2012 The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the launch of the 4th round of its mentorship program. This three-month long program was launched in May 2010. The main objectives of this program are to connect internationally trained Indo-Canadian newcomers with successful Indo-Canadian

Thanks to Tin at CFOB for putting this together,sharing this for your convenience , a collection of speeches by Daw Suu Kyi during her current tour of Europe. Will update it as we go. DASSK’s speech at Westminster Hall on June 21, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo1MHK1FBic&feature=share DASSK’s speech @ Oxford on June

I was looking for someone to fix my leaky hot tub and found this company Tubwerx and regret it all together now. So this guy Jim Gramatikopoulos (also goes by alias Jimmy, Dimitri) comes and puts a sales pitch on how the tub has to be removed and will cost

Dear member and friends, Sri Lankans Without Borders (SLWB) is currently looking for individuals who want to develop their skills while contributing to a great cause. Internships runs from June 1 – September 1, 2012; Internships range from one to three months; Paid and unpaid positions are available. Paid positions entail

Minister Kenney surprises Burmese community with special announcement Statement of Canadian Friends of Burma – May 7, 2012 OTTAWA – Honorable Jason Kenney, Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and Multiculturalism, visited to Burmese Buddhist Temple in Toronto on May 6 to meet with members of various Burmese/ethnic communities. Community members and

Minister Kenney to meet with Burmese-Canadian community leaders in Toronto May 4, 2012 TORONTO – The Honourable Jason Kenney – Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism – will be meeting with Burmese community leaders in Toronto at Mahadhammika Buddhist Temple on May 6, 2012 at noon for a special reception and felicitation

In an expected move, Baird today announced that Canada will suspend most sanctions on Burma. Canada follows other countries like US, UK, Norway who have done the same. Imports, exports and financial transactions are allowed but the embargo on arms still remains. Most companies have done the same and we

I did a blog few days back comparing the cost of Grekko baby stroller in Canada and US and for those who found that interesting, here is something I saw on media today. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/04/24/canada-us-price-gap_n_1448931.html?ref=canada OTTAWA – Canada’s retailers are blaming their suppliers for the large gap that still exists between

Results are starting to come in Alberta #abvote , its a Tory majority. For once Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, Dippers, Greens , Rhino’s and everyone else are happy with the victory of the Progressive Conservatives in Alberta, well technically the defeat of Wildrose party. Once again pollsters were way off the

Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB), policy session April 27, 2012- Ottawa. Yeah, that’s right. We, at CFOB are conducting a one day policy consultation session to engage both the public and Burma analysts towards developing our policy on Canada-Burma relations. A lot has changed in the past two years that

We are stroller shopping and looking at a whole range of strollers. We have settled to choose between the Quinny Buzz, Maxi Cosi Foray, Britax B3 and finally something new today in Toys R us – Gracco Trekko caught our attention.  So I wanted to check online and out of