Archive for 'World'
Atlantica
The two-day 2007 Atlantica Conference began yesterday at the Halifax World Trade and Convention Center. For those of you who don’t know, ‘Atlantica’ is an effort at better economic integration for the Atlantic region of North [...]
A Touching Plea for Help
I often receive emails at work from international citizens of less-fortunate countries asking for scholarships or bursaries to attend studies in Canada for free. Normally, I would kindly decline and point them to international resources for [...]
Money Talks on Capitol Hill
On the topic of acquisitions, it appears that at least four US lobby groups are succeeding in brokering a deal that would see Dubai Aviation Enterprise (DAE) purchase the aviation arm of the Carlyle Group for [...]
Conservatives To Regulate Foreign Takeovers
As if on que to my May 31 post on foreign acquisitions (Eh-Rabs Buying Out Canada), Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced Ottawa’s intention to “draw up principles that more carefully spell out the grounds on [...]
New Trade Deals Give Canadians More Skiing Options
Ok, so the Tory machine is working overtime to make sure everyone knows that “we, the new government of Stephen Harper, make things happen”. Today the Federal Trade Minister announced that Canada finally signed trade agreements [...]
2012 London Olympics Logo Unveiled
The London Olympics logo was revealed yesterday, to many frowns. In their attempt to come up with a logo that ‘captures’ the diversity of the host, the Brits managed to alienate a global audience. The branding [...]
'Eh-rabs' Buying out Canada
Canada has no problem selling out to foreign companies, except when it comes to the sectors that matter: Transportation, Telecommunication, and Banking. The ‘monogopolies’ enjoyed by the handful of market players in these sectors translate into cushy [...]
Masdar Zero-Carbon City
On May 8, 2007, The Masdar Initiative officially launched the world’s first attempt to create a zero-waste, zero-carbon sustainable city in Abu Dhabi, UAE (‘Masdar’ is the Arabic word for ‘Resource’). The project plans are undertaken [...]
Stop the Clash of Civilizations
An interesting video from Avaaz.org showcasing common stereotyping exercised by many in the world today. The video was produced using ‘Agit-pop’. Agitpop is “the process of using popular music to present ideology and political ideas. The [...]
Are Muslims doing enough?
A lively discussion today in the Globe and Mail started with another article regarding Sharia-Compliant banking in Canada, but quickly moved into a wider discussion of the alleged intolerance of Islam/Sharia towards women, the role of [...]
Confirmed: Islamic Banking in Canada
Brother I am not familiar with canadian environment.But as a student o
Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy
With regards to Farak's comments: 1st, Hitler and the others you ment
Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy
Stumbled upon this accidentally and didn't finish reading, but I'm won
Confirmed: Islamic Banking in Canada
Salam All, This is in response to the comment from Abdirizak and all
Muslim Prayer in Toronto Schools: Social Engineering vs School Board Policy
Nice article. It just goes to show that the Canadians are becoming the