Cancel culture is the opposite of multi-culture. And as the world’s most multi-cultural country, this should worry Canadians more than most. As Michelle Goldberg noted last week, there’s “an aggressive new censoriousness.” True, she was referring to America where some school boards aren’t satisfied
Bob - I have just finished reading Marie Henein's memoire and it's changed everything about how I view defence lawyers. This book should be mandatory reading for all school aged children (not just girls) as it presents a clear and critical view of each role within the legal system. In addition, Marie provides a detailed and thoroughly engaging look into her past and family life (the daughter of middle eastern immigrants to Canada), that is honest and would resonate with many. Her directness is formidable, and as a women, she's truly opened my eyes. I've been inspired by her confidence in herself and her own uniqueness, especially when her narrative deviates from mainstream. I have told everyone I know about this book (in glowing terms), having previously judged Mrs. Henein to be quite malevolent and loathsome, for defending Mr. Ghomeshi. The TDSB should have read the book first - had they done so, they would have had a completely different take and welcomed her warmly. The kind of ignorance they displayed here is unacceptable and those girls really lost out.
Very timely. Very well said. With all the finger pointing at the United States, it’s necessary to be reminded that the problem can lie at our own front steps.
Excellent commentary Bob. My father was arrested on Kristallnacht, Nov 10 1938, because he was Jewish. His parents perished 4 years later in Theresienstadt. Once governments, or quasi-government organizations like the TDSB, start to influence what people can hear and see it's a slippery slope into thought-control hell...
In Berlin, there is a glass brick embedded in one of the town squares, and there is a quote from renowned German Poet Heinrich Heine, "where they will burn books, in the end, they will burn people." And that's exactly what happened. Does history have a plan to repeat itself?
Bob - I have just finished reading Marie Henein's memoire and it's changed everything about how I view defence lawyers. This book should be mandatory reading for all school aged children (not just girls) as it presents a clear and critical view of each role within the legal system. In addition, Marie provides a detailed and thoroughly engaging look into her past and family life (the daughter of middle eastern immigrants to Canada), that is honest and would resonate with many. Her directness is formidable, and as a women, she's truly opened my eyes. I've been inspired by her confidence in herself and her own uniqueness, especially when her narrative deviates from mainstream. I have told everyone I know about this book (in glowing terms), having previously judged Mrs. Henein to be quite malevolent and loathsome, for defending Mr. Ghomeshi. The TDSB should have read the book first - had they done so, they would have had a completely different take and welcomed her warmly. The kind of ignorance they displayed here is unacceptable and those girls really lost out.
Very timely. Very well said. With all the finger pointing at the United States, it’s necessary to be reminded that the problem can lie at our own front steps.
Excellent commentary Bob. My father was arrested on Kristallnacht, Nov 10 1938, because he was Jewish. His parents perished 4 years later in Theresienstadt. Once governments, or quasi-government organizations like the TDSB, start to influence what people can hear and see it's a slippery slope into thought-control hell...
In Berlin, there is a glass brick embedded in one of the town squares, and there is a quote from renowned German Poet Heinrich Heine, "where they will burn books, in the end, they will burn people." And that's exactly what happened. Does history have a plan to repeat itself?
Well said Bob. It will help me bear the burden of my guilt today.