by Diane Bederman | Feb 20, 2019 | Politics
Let me introduce you to Canada’s Ilhan Omar: Fatima Benhatta. Canada has a Prime Minister who stands up for those who face racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia. He stood proudly beside Iqra Khalid, an MP and member of the Liberal Party when she brought...
by Diane Bederman | Feb 18, 2019 | Ethics, Mental Health, Politics
We talk a lot about bullying. We talk to kids in school about bullying on social media, especially now that bullying has moved from the school yard right into the homes of our children. Yet, when it comes to protecting our children, we too often...
by Diane Bederman | Feb 17, 2019 | Politics, Religion / Spirituality
Antisemitism is sky rocketing from the right, and more importantly, from the left.Common ground between two extremes. Jew hatred is rising in Europe. Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University concludes that “Europe’s...
by Diane Bederman | Feb 14, 2019 | Politics
Part 2: Global Climate Accords. PM Justin Trudeau signed on to the Paris Accords. It is another non-binding agreement, but that hasn’t stopped nasty attacks on those who question policies made to satisfy the non-binding agreement’s calls to...
by Diane Bederman | Feb 12, 2019 | Politics
Look up Progressivism. Lots of links. But I think this one is at the heart of the meaning of Progressive. Given the predilection to progress, the past is viewed as an inferior state of existence with various afflictions that wither away over...
by Diane Bederman | Feb 6, 2019 | Politics
(Updated Feb 8, 2019) This is the first in a series of articles about Justin Trudeau and #Awakening2019. Justin Trudeau is the antithesis of Donald Trump. I can hear many cheering. Yet, while Donald Trump is listening to his citizens and working to make...
