Posts Tagged ‘canada’
Aid Gone Wrong—the CIDA/New Brunswick Malawi Dairy Foreign Aid Project
The CIDA/New Brunswick Malawi Dairy Farm Project As many of you know, my interest in things African, and specifically in Malawi, was piqued as a teenager. I remember the day back in Grade 11 in good old Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada when they came back early. A family had been sent to Malawi, Africa to…
Read MoreThe Evolution of First Nations Relations in Canada
As many of you know, my recently published book, Those Who Would Be King: The People’s Prince (#1 bestseller on Amazon), delves into the sensitive subject of financial aid to African countries. My interest in this subject is strong, having grown up in remote mining communities across Canada, it is impossible not to draw parallels…
Read MoreWhy History Matters in a Cancel Culture World
Why History Matters in a Cancel Culture World Canada has become extremely polarized. Conservative versus Liberal. Woke versus right-wing conspiracy theorist. Climate change believers versus global warming deniers. Everybody has a view. And south of the border, the U.S. is equally, if not even further, divided. As a student of history and an author of…
Read More5 Musings From A Small-Town Boy
Just a small-town boy … living in a big city world … So…I was that kid. I was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, while my dad was going to mining engineering school, but quickly upon graduating, we began the nomadic mining brat way of life. My parents moved our family pretty much every year at the…
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