The article is not new, but Bambi just had the time to read it. It is entitled “Some N.B. businesses using staff’s COVID-19 vaccination status as marketing tool“.
Did the restaurant owner in question ask his staff if he can share their medical (and thus personal) information with the general public? Did they consent to it? If so, this should be mentioned in the article.
Bambi thought we were too much attached to our privacy in our culture. What happened to the latter?
Plus, we have lived for almost two years without vaccines. As a reminder, those of us who kept going to restaurants willingly lived with the risk of catching the coronavirus as well as other viruses (which are sometimes as or more serious). For example, think of the impact of Hepatitis A, a virus that attacks the liver, on some individuals (sometimes it can be severe, especially for the 50+). Hepatitis A is not as common in Canada as in other parts of the world although some other provinces have seen outbreaks in the past. Indeed, Bambi herself surprisingly discovered a few years ago that she has the antibodies against it (without having been sick).
Who knows? Perhaps this restaurant owner is only tailoring to clients with a visa to “high Fearland” on their double vaccine passport? What about his other clients who may not be that worried or those who may not had the vaccine because they had Covid-19 or for whatever other reason? Doesn’t he care about them too, Bambi wonders.
Bambi is asking and yet she is for education about vaccination and the value of massive vaccination (as much as realistically possible).
Before going to sleep, Bambi read that the Hezbollah and its allied Amal militia were calling for a large demonstration in the streets against Judge Bitar (leading the investigation about the Beirut blast). She closed her eyes to sleep with a prayer in her heart for her birth country…
This morning, Bambi received a call from her parents reassuring her that they are safe and sound. They thought of calling before she reads the news about the war scenes in Beirut streets. She begged them to stay away from windows/their balcony.
There has been at least (for now) 6 dead people and 30 injured, including a 24-year-old young woman in her own apartment. What is her fault? What is the fault of the innocent population?
Look at those kids and their parents scared to death? Bambi just read in the L’Orient Le Jour about a child telling his mom that he does not want to die.
A picture taken from An Nahar.
A picture taken from l’Orient Le Jour
A picture taken from An Nahar (like the above). Thank you for protecting this scared boy…
Shame on anyone who uses his or her illegal weapon (whomever the powerful group of the era or country) to play war games in the streets, killing innocent people!
The irony is to see some of those playing war in the streets of Beirut appearing to be so health-conscience (with their medical masks). Yet they do not seem to mind the loss of lives of their fellow innocent citizens. Do you see the ironic contradiction? Or was the mask just meant to help in hiding one’s face behind? Whatever it is and whomever you are: just STOP!
A picture taken from An Anahar. This Lebanese newspaper had the following title:” A message from An Nahar: Do not shoot yourselves“. Yourselves (or us all) is the best antidote to the “us” versus “them” that extremists hide behind to justify their rigid positions. Hezbollah is a master in the latter, especially when they feel threatened (by the blast investigation or by demands to disarm, etc.). So is and would/could be any other extremist group, make no mistake.
Although Bambi may be wrong, in her mind, the real issue behind all this comes down to the unresolved problem since the end of civil war: The weapons of the Hezbollah (and its allied other militia?). Any country should ONLY have the legal weapons of its army.
A wise answer to violence is not more or reverse violence.
Indeed, everyone loses when violence rules, especially the innocent population.
Sadly, violence is part of the past, present, but hopefully not the future of tiny, bankrupt, heavily-armed, yet hopeful Lebanon.
To conclude on a (VERY short-term) more positive note, if Bambi understood well, there has been a ceasefire agreement now… Fingers crossed!
Bambi would like to thank Joumana who made her day by sharing the YouTube video shown below.
In turn, Bambi could not help not to share this talent with you through this post.
Who knows? Some of you are perhaps already fans of this singer. As far as Bambi is concerned, she just discovered him (thanks to her Dear Cousin who was beginning her day when Bambi was about to go to sleep :).
This singer is called Mr. Omar Kamal and this is his official website:
His voice is both beautiful and moving! He is SO talented (OK handsome/cute too :)!
While googling him, Bambi learned that he was born in 1992 not too far from Beirut… in Nablus, Palestine (wow). He is internationally known as the “Frank Sinatra of Palestine“, imagine! When you will hear him singing, you will understand why.
In addition to Arabic and English, he also sings in Italian. He grew up listening to both classical and world music. In addition to his passion for singing, he plays the piano and his music has multi-cultural influences.
Mr. Kamal’s medley captured in the video below comes from Lebanon’s Famous Beiteddine Festival. His medley is “from his own repertoire combining Fayrouz, Mozart, and his own swing version of Symphony No. 40“. Bravo to him as well as to the talented musicians for the magical moments… Thank Goodness, there is music in life!
Thank you Mr. Omar Kamal. Please keep singing for us… FOREVER!
How refreshing to see reason, critical thinking, acceptance, and respect in action.
Bravo for courageously, and just simply saying no, to the violence stemming from (any) dogmatic thinking and its resulting bullying behaviour.
Bambi feels proud of this student (bravo to Audrey or Ms. Unverferth).
Bambi is happy for Dr. Dorian Abbot! As a reminder, she has supported him last week on her blog when she heard of his absurd story (see further below).
Finally, thank you Fox News for reporting this positive piece of news online.
To conclude this post, a big thanks to our courageous neighbouring country, for giving Bambi hope that brighter days can be ahead in not just the United States but also in our entire world.
With simple yet powerful ingredients like critical thinking (along with courage), people can come together to stand up against injustice and violence in life.
Whether you endorse wokeism or not yourself, whether you like to listen to Fox News only or CNN only (or both/any channel like Bambi), just remember that no one deserves to be silenced in life. Everyone has something valuable to express that we can all learn something from (including a smart professor like Dr. Dorian Abbot). Bambi is saying this regardless of the target, perpetrator, story, historic time, ideology (secular or religious), workplace, institution of higher education, country, continent, etc.
To conclude this post, when will Canada also start seeing some light of hope in the darkness of our collectively insane times?
Once again, if you are a regular reader of her blog, you probably know that one of Bambi’s little pleasures in life is to have fun replying to Mr. Nasrallah’ speeches following the surrealistic Beirut port explosion of August 4, 2020.
Well, Bambi could not help the urge to reply to Mr. Nasrallah before going to sleep. If this topic is of any interest to you, you may wish to read the brief timeline of Mr. Nasrallah’s speech. FYI, the bold characters indicate Bambi’s reply, point by point.
“Nasrallah: The port blast judge is acting like an ultimate ruler in this file. “
Bambi: Bravo to Judge Bitar for his competence, impartiality, and courage.
“Nasrallah: The responsibility of judges is bigger than that of presidents, ministers and MPs, because they’re the ones who gave approvals for the nitrates ship.“
Bambi: ? or ☹. Do you believe your own lies, Mr. Nasrallah? Can you please tell us how come you are not blaming Israel for the first time of your life? ODD.
“Nasrallah: What’s happening in the Beirut port probe is a very big mistake and we won’t accept for the issue to continue in this manner in the coming days.“
“Nasrallah: We are not calling for ending the probe and we want a transparent and honest judge.”
Bambi: Sure, if you say so…
“Nasrallah to Bitar: Why haven’t you heard the testimonies of President Aoun [and] ex-president Suleiman? “
Bambi: No comment. No clue why you are saying this. Surely to deviate the attention or to manipulate for other reasons. Mind you, maybe you have a point that Bambi does not understand (benefit of the doubt?).
Bambi’s understanding, if accurate, is that President Aoun (the Hezbollah’s ally) and many of his peers knew about the 2500 tons of ammonium nitrate that detonated on that sad August 4, 2020 :(. Despite this, they did not inform the Beirut firefighters about the burning product they rushed to extinguish at the port. Had they known, perhaps they could have had enough time to evacuate the city. Furthermore, rescuers (many of them rushed from France and other European countries to help) were prevented from entering the site for many critical hours. This is what was reported in the media as well as in interviews with the families of the victims and on social media.
Anyhow, as far as Bambi is concerned, she trusts Judge Bitar’s judgment. Since you are working hard to prevent him from doing his job, this tells us he is most likely on the right track…
“Nasrallah: Judge Bitar’s work is selective and politicized.”
Bambi: No comment.
“Nasrallah: The investigative judge should identify those who brought the nitrates ship to Beirut port.”
Bambi: Words are cheap in life… especially when stating
the obvious.
“Nasrallah to families of victims: You will not reach the truth with this judge.“
Bambi: Please stop your campaign against Judge Tarek Bitar… as has been done with his predecessor, namely Judge Fadi Sawan.
“Nasrallah: We are keen on investigations into the port blast and we will insist on accountability even if the families of the victims abandon the case.”
Bambi: What a joke… and how insulting to the grieving families ☹ (+ Beirutis, your own country, and the entire world).
“Nasrallah on port case: The current judge is continuing with the mistakes of the former judge.”
Bambi: May God protect Judge Tarek Bitar… from you.
“Nasrallah: I reiterate my call for the government to seek a waiver of sanctions in order to import fuel from Iran.”
Bambi: Why are you putting Lebanon in danger of sanctions from the USA? Why not let the new government take the time to decide what is in the best interests of its country from out of all the ideas/options?
“Nasrallah: I call on the government to accept the Iranian proposal for the construction of two power plants and to obtain a U.S. waiver of sanctions.”
Bambi: No comment about the first part (perhaps helpful? No clue). As for the second part of your comment: Well, same as the above.
“Nasrallah: The issue of electricity should be the government’s priority in the coming session and the country must be put on the track of solution, seeing as the issue needs a drastic solution.”
Bambi: True, electricity is a top priorityfor a country!
“Nasrallah: We call for lowering the voting age to 18.”
Bambi: No clue what the voting age in Lebanon is. Of course, as a smart man, you will ask to lower it if it is to your advantage.
“Nasrallah: We will not oppose expat voting although it is not fair for us in Hizbullah, seeing as we cannot campaign or vote freely in some countries. “
Bambi: No comment… Maybe you are right on this one.
“Nasrallah: We call for holding the parliamentary elections on time and within the constitutional time frame.”
Bambi: Good idea indeed.
A screenshot taken from the Naharnet article cited above (October 11, 2021)
On this Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, Bambi would like to warmly thank you for your incredible support, whether in the form of a word or a gesture of kindness, courage, fairness, openness, generosity, and… especially humanity. This is called love in Bambi’s dictionary. For her, love is simply the essence of life. THANK YOU from the bottom of her heart!
Dans la langue de Molière
En ce congé de l’Action de Grâce au Canada, Bambi aimerait vous remercier chaleureusement pour votre incroyable soutien que ce soit en forme d’un mot ou d’un geste de gentillesse, courage, justice, ouverture d’esprit, generosité et… surtout d’humanité. Ceci s’appelle de l’amour dans le dictionnaire de Bambi. Pour elle, l’amour est tout simplement l’essence de la vie. MERCIdu fond du coeur!
To continue on a musical note, first Bambi will offer you a fun kids’ song to highlight the season in French. This will be followed by another kids’ song in English. Finally, Bambi will share a more serious and surely beautiful song in Arabic by Lebanon’s unifying pride, Fairouz. This song is taken from one of the musicals of the Rahbani Brothers (1973), entitled “Al Mahata” [“The Station”/”La gare“]. Bambi was surprised to hear herself singing it while cleaning the house, even if she hasn’t heard it for ages :). Seriously, Fairouz’ song, Imani Satwe, is meaningful because it talks about someone’s faith in life. “Faith in whatever life will bring… faith in the spring that will come after the storms“, perhaps also faith, if you wish, in the whatever you strongly believe in or not (atheism, your own spirituality, God, Allah, G-d, Goddesses, love, respect for all, science, politics, ideologies, nothing or all/some of the latter).
To conclude this post, and as far as she is concerned, Bambi’s faith in life has always been in humanity. For the latter, she will keep singing (despite her ugly voice!). In other terms, until her last breath in life… even when too frail to clean the house :).
Lebanon has been experiencing multiple crises, all at once, including in its energy sector. As a consequence, the misery of the people of this tiny Mediterranean county just reached new, yet sadly expected, dark levels. Related to this, Bambi would like to start this short post by thanking her friends in Ontario and Québec for reaching out concerned about her family in Lebanon. Thank you/Merci!
First, you can watch if you wish, a France24 news documentary on the blackout.
Below this video, you can see (and it is heart-breaking for Bambi) another Wion short news documentary on the financial crisis related to the crash of the banking sector.
Hyperinflation in Lebanon has reached exponential levels. Just to give you a concrete example, in Beirut today, a whole chicken (of a rather small-to-medium size) now costs the equivalent of Canadian $125. Can you imagine?! As the currency lost over 90% of its value, MOST of the population cannot afford neither meat nor chicken for a long time now… including the country’s own army!
As the journalist explained, no electricity means no water or access to water… and likely no internet/access to the internet as well.
The blackout is expected to last for a few days (2-3, they seem to say, if the fuel from Iraq arrives on time and its inspection shows its good quality , etc). Bambi’s heart is with Lebanon and its people whomever they are, wherever they are… of course, starting with her own family and her loved ones (relatives and childhood friends). Bon courage! Be SAFE!
To conclude, also as the journalist explained, Lebanon is now in intense negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). BEST wishes!!
Is there any move that is, apparently at least, more useless and tyrannical at the same time as this one? Is it mere political virtual signalling while also trapping some Canadians in… and, as the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms wrote in its statement, also banning them from earning a living?
Many thanks the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms for speaking out against this measure. Same for Mr. Maxime Bernier in his a recent tweet. Sadly, our official opposition is still silent. Why?
When Bambi shared this decision by Canada with her mother on the phone, her smart 81-year-old mom immediately said: “But why since all the countries of the world already have restrictive rules to enter them” :)?
A list of
countries of departure has been drawn up on the basis of the health indicators.
The lists of countries can be altered based on changes in the epidemic
situation.
If you are not vaccinated and you arrive from a “green” country
Upon
boarding, each traveller aged 12 and over must present a negative PCR or
antigenic test taken less than 72 hours before the flight. If you are
travelling from Cyprus, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands or Portugal, your test
must be taken less than 24 hours before the flight.
If you
have previously contracted COVID-19, instead of a negative test result you may
present a certificate of recovery dated more than 11 days and less than
6 months prior to the date of arrival. A certificate of recovery is a document
issued to persons who have contracted COVID-19, upon presentation of a positive
RT-PCR or antigenic test.
This will
not apply to:
trips by residents of cross-border areas (border within a 30 km radius of your residence, and for a duration of less than 24 hours).
work-related trips, the urgent or frequent nature of which makes them incompatible with these tests;
trips by hauliers carrying out their work.
To avail
of the exemptions above, you must have a document proving the reasons for your
trip.
So, Mr. Trudeau et al., when you were supposed to close our borders at the start of the pandemic to protect us, you were TOO slow that the Governments of Nova Scotia (Liberals, at the time, like your own red colour) and Québec went into their airports to do the job that the federal did not do. In Montreal, even Mayor Valérie Plant and staff helped with this (Bambi has older posts on this topic).
Plus, Canadians have been accused, by you, to be discriminating against Asian-Canadians simply for asking to limit airplanes from China, as it was A HOT spot. As shown in older posts on this blog, the citizens of Lebanon also asked their (Iran-leaning) government to do something with airplanes from Iran as it was a coronavirus hot spot.
Was it the fault of the Iranian or Chinese population if that was the case? Of course, not! Mind you, you appeared more compassionate back then than what you seem to be now with some of your own people, the unvaccinated. Yes, we are in a much better place now than two years ago when we did not know much about this coronavirus/Covid-19 new illness) and we did not have vaccines.
The irony, back then, was that tiny Lebanon (which is like an Iranian colony, via the Hezbollah) ended up acting FASTER than Canada at the Beirut airport (Bambi has earlier posts on the topic). Bambi is saying so and she is surely not defending any corrupt Lebanese politician. At least, public-health wise, this country showed competence and transparency, as much as realistically possible (despite any error, inconsistency, despite the widespread corruption, and the multiple crises).
Anyhow, we now have vaccines, Mr Trudeau et al. (the “et al.” includes the whole team). Plus, despite outbreaks here and there, the pandemic is slowing down/stabilizing everywhere (right now at least), including Canada (even Dr. Tam, from our federal government, told us so lately. Plus Bambi has a post on the topic).
So why are our politicians behaving in such an authoritarian way? Is it because some people are too afraid and they are appealing to them? Or are they too sure of themselves when it comes to generating ideas? And/Or are they lacking an effective political opposition or at least questioning?
The questions above were more about our federal government, but look at another worrisome example. This time coming from the Government of Saskatchewan. Thanks to Journalist Ezra Levant for sharing the information… Bambi could not help not to think of what she learned just yesterday from one of the readers of this blog: “ The first province in Canada to legislate civil rights was Saskatchewan with its Bill of Rights passed in April 1947. It was Canada’s first general law prohibiting discrimination.” Does pandemic-related fear justify how this provincial government, among the world leaders in Charters protecting civil rights, is now encouraging its citizens to report each other, individuals and small businesses? Isn’t this too much?
Why is Canada turning into such an authoritarian country in front of our eyes? When will these excesses stop? Or how will we economically and psychologically recover from their impact?
Why don’t we focus on fixing or better funding the healthcare system instead (this question also applies to NB, Québec, and all provinces)? When will the federal government also transfer the needed funds to them (without conditions, etc.)? Last but not least, how about working more on educating citizens about the protective value of vaccines? About the differences between them, etc.? And about the need/value of massive vaccination?
To come back to Ottawa’s travel decision, a question that begs itself has been raised by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom: When will all this stop? Will our federal government add to this measure booster 3, 4, etc.? And then what? And again, what?
If the above point becomes a reality (yak), what if citizens who are fully vaccinated (like MOST of the population now) do not wish to have boosters in the future, even if they are illegible to get them? Will they be prevented from leaving Canada? Who knows? Mr. Trudeau himself may perhaps be one of them? Will he be stuck inside the country :)? Or the latter is not a good example since he is above rules and ethics (Bambi has older posts on the topic)?
Finally, to conclude this post, if we do not want to leave the country for whatever reason, should we now just refuse to be vaccinated :)? Bambi may seem to be joking. However, it is a serious question. As a reader, what are your thoughts… if we are still allowed to think, even in a pandemic?
According to MTV, Lebanese politicians are trying for a second time to dismiss Judge Tarek Bitar. Shame on them!
As a reminder, they did try to do so a few days ago. Judge Bitar was temporarily suspended from his position. Then, the judicial system resisted to the blatant political interference. Bambi was happy to hear the good news (expressed in a post).
For those who do not know it, this judge is leading the investigation about the surrealistic Beirut port explosion of August 4, 2020. Actually, he took it over after a first Judge (called Fadi Sawan) was dismissed from his position. For the record, Judge Bitar also received death threat from the most powerful group in Lebanon. Bambi’s heart is with him because he seems to be in the crossfire between the milita and the mafia of his country.
Many thanks to Judge Bitar for his courage and willingness to uncover the truth in order to finally bring those responsible for this tragedy to justice. He is doing it in the name of the 215 families of the victims. Plus, one must bear in mind that there were 6000+ injured people, 300-400,000 homeless residents, and MASSIVE destruction (in almost half of the capital). Think also of ALL those who migrated because of the blast.
What will the Lebanese justice system do now? How to fight back? And what’s next? Bambi has been worried about Judge Bitar from the start, as expressed earlier. Perhaps now more than ever… May he remain safe (she is praying in her heart).
Below, if you wish, you can read the latest news from MTV. This will be followed by a famous song to Beirut interpreted by Mr. Amine Hachem, an American tenor of Lebanese background. The song is sub-titled in English and Bambi has an older post about Mr. Hachem singing it. Bambi will dedicate it to this judge, if she may, and though him to all the disappointed and upset people like her.
Related to this new development, Bambi wonders if there will be other sit-ins and if her sister will attend again like the last time. At the very end of this post , you can see an earlier post on the topic.
Well, how unfair all this! Without wanting to be cynical (Bambi is usually an optimistic deer in life), she has expressed doubts about justice regarding this blast in earlier posts, even if the investigation becomes international. Back then, she thought so because of the UN’s Special Tribunal for Lebanon on the assassination of Mr. Hariri in 2005 and its shy verdict. The later was indeed disappointing to the victims’ families (i.e., innocent citizens), to Beirutis, and to the entire Lebanon, which lost its Prime Minister. One must also recall all the funds later injected into the UN bureaucracy by Lebanese governments for several years (i.e., half of the costs, if Bambi is not mistaken).
To conclude this post, Bambi will repeat her best wishes to Judge Bitar and… good luck to Lebanon!
Second, Bambi will say “Mabrouk“. However, she will not offer you the happy Lebanese song of Congrats that she loves, called Mabrouk, for this annivesary… her heart is not into it, as you will see below (her replies to parts of your statement appear in bold letters).
You wrote in your statement the following:
“The diversity of Canadians is a fundamental characteristic of our heritage and identity. For generations, newcomers from all over the world, of all backgrounds, ethnicities, faiths, cultures, and languages, have been coming to Canada with the hopes of making it their home. Today, in addition to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, people from more than 250 ethnic groups call Canada home and celebrate their cultural heritage with pride – they are at the heart of our success as a vibrant, prosperous, and progressive country.“
What about our Canadian pluralistic, yet unique, identity/culture, Mr. Trudeau? Doesn’t it deserve to be celebrated too? Actually, newcomers, or older immigrants alike, want to celebrate Canada FIRST, before their so-called “cultural heritage”? They have precisely chosen to come to Canada because of its values, languages, laws, etc. They worked hard to fit in it and they are proud of their adjustment. Why not also celebrate what glues us together, as Canadians (within or despite multiculturalism)? Thank you.
“Canada’s multiculturalism policy was implemented based on the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. These recommendations were made upon the urging of diverse ethnocultural groups throughout Canada, a reminder of the lengthy and ongoing struggle for equality in this country. The policy promotes respect for cultural diversity, acknowledges the freedom of all members of Canadian society to preserve, enhance, and share their own cultural heritage, and considers their cultural contributions throughout the country as essential to Canada.“
Does this also include the culture of Québec, as a nation, with its language and values (including secularism)?
“The policy received constitutional sanction in 1982, with an explicit recognition that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms should be interpreted in a manner consistent with the multicultural heritage of Canadians.“
Very good. Bravo and thanks to your dad, and Canadians, for this heritage. By the way, and as you know (just in case you forgot it), Québec’s own charter is older, from 1975:
This year, several disturbing and divisive incidents motivated by hate have reminded us that prejudice, systemic racism, and discrimination continue to be a lived reality for many Indigenous and Black peoples, religious minorities, and racialized communities.
True, but this is called racism. If you insert the term “systemic”, as our Prime Minister, can you please help Bambi by pointing to those specific laws that discriminate or are systemically racist against her, as a “deer of colour”?
Note please that she did not say a “racialized deer”, like you. Her community of deer and many other communities, like them, do not like this term, Mr. Trudeau. It actually sounds condescending (even if you did not mean it, Bambi is sure). Her different communities are made up of different unique individuals. Some may have bought your term of systemic racism. Some haven’t. Many are fed up of hearing this term, especially without seeing concrete actions to fix the problems that need to fixed. In other terms, they are divided on this issue, just like the rest of the population of Canadians.
This being said, what about black people or religious minorities also? How are they discriminated at in Canada? By which laws specifically? She just knows about the “Indian Act” as the Canadian’s state’s form of injustice. Thank you.
“Today, Canada strives to be a respectful, prosperous, and compassionate country thanks to the tremendous contributions of people of all backgrounds who call it home”.
Beautiful and well said. Thank you, Mr. Trudeau.
“On behalf of the Government of Canada, I invite all Canadians to find out more about multiculturalism in Canada, celebrate the cultural diversity that makes us who we are, and continue to learn from one another. By appreciating our differences as the source of our strength and resilience, we can build a truly inclusive, vibrant, and multicultural society.“
Very good: What about our unity now?
Bambi listened to you, Mr. Trudeau and went to read about multiculturalism:
When she opened the link above, she came across the “Black History Month” supposedly beautiful initiative:
“Every February, people in Canada are invited to participate in Black History Month festivities and events that honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities.
The 2021 theme for Black History Month is: “The Future is Now”.
How sad and ironic that perhaps likely in the name (or at least context) of this supposedly well-meaning initiative, a Canadian associate professor from N-B (OK, it is Bambi) became the target of an online and media censorship campaign, precisely on February, 22, 2021. Mind you, although Bambi does not have evidence (beyond what has circulated in media), she had the impression back then that she has been a sort of human sacrifice (or a scapegoat) for this “black history month“.
Anyhow, later in May, following an “independent” investigation, this professor was suspended from her tenured position without pay, for SEVEN long months, and without the right to go to campus, like a criminal. Yes, that was her “discipline” for having a personal blog on which she enjoys writing (“diverse” opinions on social topics). Is this fair according to you, especially that you say that you see the citizen she is as part of a “racialized” community?
As far she is concerned, Bambi is convinced that no one deserves such ordeal in life, whomever the person and regarding of any opinion(s) expressed. Indeed, just imagine a censorship (or cancelling) saga happening to you when you were a teacher. Imagine it happening, may God forbid, to your children in their careers in the very far future. Imagine the (psychological and financial) impact on your loved ones. How could this be fair?
Thus, given all the above, are we allowed to perhaps wonder if your father’s multicultural government policy has failed Bambi, ironically when it was supposed to be welcoming, protective, and inclusive to/of her, as a Canadian who happens to be a migrant established in our country for over 31 years?
To conclude, regardless and beyond Bambi’s saga, how can we prevent excesses in Canada ironically practised in the name of multicultural policies? Do you envision more identity-based policies in the name of multiculturalism? Or will you and your government finally see the need for a mindset shift in order to finally and truly bring us all together, in order to preserve the beautiful part (not the excesses) of the heritage of multiculturalism?
Thank you, Mr. Trudeau. Happy Thanksgiving to you/your family.
