BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Martin Niemöller was a Lutheran pastor who initially supported the Nazi rise to power. As he watched what was […]
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BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning When speaking in Nova Scotia in 1937, Marcus Garvey, a descendant of people who had been brutalized by forced […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning On Dec. 4, United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was murdered in New York City. What has happened since is […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Conservative leaders in Canada have a long history of improving the lives of Canadians and building our international reputation. […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In a recent speech, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani expressed a belief that some people seem to hold. […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The recent U.S. presidential election offers valuable lessons for Canadian politicians. Donald Trump’s victory was less about a surge […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The United States’ support for Israel is rooted more in American geopolitical interests in the Middle East than cultural […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The Conservative Party of BC has been surging in the polls ever since former BC United leader Kevin Falcon […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The world just said goodbye to talk show host Phil Donahue. Most of the tributes state that he revolutionized […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning If one looks at the mainstream media and listens to leading Western politicians, it seems that support for Israel […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Canada is one of the most diverse countries in the world, and this diversity is one of our greatest […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It is an understatement to say that we live in tumultuous times. There is murder and suffering in Israel/Palestine […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning One point I gather from listening to experienced diplomats like Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who served in the American State […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning After the Second World War and the Holocaust, numerous efforts were made to define and protect human rights. 1948, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning I owe an apology to Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. In a recent column, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In the 1982 film Gandhi, Ben Kingsley, who played the iconic leader, confronted British administrators in India and stated […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The retaliatory strike on Gaza – in response to the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 – was […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The great African American writer Maya Angelou said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning When studying crimes against humanity, one notices that there are victims and perpetrators and that large numbers of individuals […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning This month marks 30 years since the start of the Rwandan Genocide. I still feel profound embarrassment when I […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Trust in the mainstream media is declining, and for good reason. Rather than relying on the media solely for […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It is said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning As we start 2024, a prevailing sense of despair engulfs much of the world, unlike any we’ve experienced before. […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning According to the United Nations Genocide Convention of 1948, “genocide means any of the following acts (five possible acts […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning This op-ed is intended to be an open letter and a plea to Christian Zionist teachers to bring clarity […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning We are living in an unprecedented moment in human history. Never have we seen public opinion shift so quickly […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning With the growing violence in the Middle East and a groundswell of global support for the well-being of Palestinians, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning We are all aware that “In war, truth is the first casualty.” Truth, of course, is the antithesis of […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Moral consistency means being true to the same standards, regardless of who the actor is. If something is wrong, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning If there’s a hell, it’s a teenage mother with a sick child strapped to her back, breaking rocks and […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The terms “left” and “right” date back to the French Revolution. Their meanings have evolved over time, with those […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The acronym DARVO is becoming more common in the public lexicon. It stands for deny, attack, and reverse victim […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The media landscape has changed drastically in recent years. Few of us see current events through the lens of […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Donald Trump was recently found liable for sexual abuse and defamation by a civil court in New York. He […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Whether or not the leaders in North America and Western Europe are listening, something significant is happening all around […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Thirty years ago, I went to Kinshasa, the capital of Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) on […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The concept of a Doctrine of Discovery came into the consciousness of many people during the Pope’s visit to […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning There is a great dichotomy in the world of sports. Sports can motivate us to live a healthy lifestyle […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning A parent recently stood up in a school board meeting in my community and shared his opinion. He said: […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The world watches in horror as the death toll from an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale in […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre recently reflected on a very important question, “Why are people so angry?” […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning There is nothing more tragic than a person looking back on their life and saying, “My God, what have […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Andrew Tate rose to great prominence among our young people in 2022. He was banned on several social media […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning For many of us, January first is a good time to reassess our progress in life and set goals […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Christmas is the time of year when human beings put aside their differences and come together. It is difficult […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Dutch historian Rutger Bregman is very good at asking questions and challenging deeply held beliefs. Many, for example, assume […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning There is an interesting online debate taking place as to whether Jesus of Nazareth was a socialist or a […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The American rapper GZA hit the nail on the head when he said, “Live a life full of humility, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It is difficult to identify a world leader who has not betrayed their integrity for the sake of wealth […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning We are potentially living in the most dangerous time in history since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. The […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning There is an interesting phenomenon happening in the world. The quest for truth is gaining momentum, and it cannot […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The world is facing trying times. How did we get here? Did we learn anything from the death and […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning On average, fewer people vote in local elections than in provincial or federal elections. Interestingly, each vote has a […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Being a sports fan is interesting. There are certain teams and athletes to whom we willingly give the utmost […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Comedy is like any art form; some of it is brilliant, and some of it is dehumanizing. What we […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Perhaps the most essential key to happiness is to find meaning in our lives. What’s meaningful depends on who […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Self-development specialist Brian Tracy says, “People with clear, written goals accomplish far more in a shorter period of time […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Given the criticisms of Critical Race Theory (CRT) on the far right of the political spectrum, I set out […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Anger can be a powerful force for good. It can also be extremely destructive, both to ourselves and the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The city of Prince George recently decided to change the name of O’Grady Road to Dakelh Ti, meaning First […]