BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Significant opposition to the Donald Trump administration in the United States is coming from a surprising place: the Roman […]
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BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning On March 31, we said goodbye to Stephen Lewis, one of the greatest Canadians of my lifetime. Growing up […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Young Canadians are the group least likely to vote. According to a study by the Canadian Labour Congress, “the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The esteemed American writer, editor and essayist William George Jordan said, “Mistakes are the growing pains of wisdom.” In […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Last month marked the fortieth anniversary of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines. This was a bloodless, indigenous, […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Donald Trump has used the word “armada” to describe the amassing of American ships around Iran. His choice of […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It was very healing for Canadians to see our politicians on all levels of government and across party lines […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning. I spent the Christmas of 1991 visiting friends and family in Germany. I had a wonderful time. It is […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning In an April 2025 interview with the infamous Nardwuar, Mark Carney revealed to the world that in 1982, he […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It again feels like we have little to celebrate at Christmas. We are seeing a complete disregard for the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning It is always interesting to look back on a year and reflect on the most memorable cultural moments. A […]
In a 1979 interview, psychiatrist, Holocaust survivor, and author Viktor Frankl lamented the aimlessness of my generation as we struggled to find our place in […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning “Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.” This concept, taught to us by the […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning The crime of genocide not only destroys the lives of many innocent people, but it also eats away at […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent social media post glorifying mass deportations offers a disturbing window into the mindset behind […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the official opposition in Canadian Parliament, recently stated, “Christians may be the number one […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning A tragic event happened on September 10. A young father engaged in discussions with American university students was shot […]
BY GERRY CHIDIAC Lessons in Learning My first experience with Conservatism in Canada was living in a constituency where my Member of Parliament, Michael Wilson, […]
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 […]
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 […]
