New Dangers While Crossing The Border Part 3 – Dealing with cannabis-related questions
With the legalization of recreational cannabis coming soon, Canadians are becoming worried that they will be barred from the US for life because of strict American cannabis laws- and reasonably so, since the number of people who have been barred has skyrocketed this year! While there are steps that [...]
New Dangers While Crossing The Border Part 2 – Preparing Yourself Before Travelling into the US
As I demonstrated in my first article, Canadians will be putting themselves at significant risk every time they pass over our southern border after the legalization of recreational cannabis on October 17th. If you aren't careful, you could easily find yourself at odds with American federal drug laws and [...]
Legalized Cannabis: New Dangers While Crossing Our Southern Border
Every day, 400 thousand Canadians cross our shared border with the US for a variety of reasons, including visiting family, shopping, or even pursuing a career. However, with the legalization of recreational cannabis being only a few months away, everything could change for these travellers. These Canadians could easily [...]
Integration is the way forward
No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land. – Warsan Shire, Poet Fleeing one’s home is not an action undertaken willingly, it is not a choice, it is not a life that a mother foresees for her children nor is [...]
Black History Month
"We must open the doors and we must see to it they remain open, so that others can pass through." - Rosemary Brown During the month of February we as a community come together to recognize the important and lasting contributions of people of African and Caribbean descent in [...]
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Legal Rights, Part 2 – Liberty and Security of Person
Out of all the sections in the Charter, few have seen as many landmark rulings as Section 7, which contains the right to life, liberty and security of person. In my previous blog, I demonstrated this by highlighting how the right to life has changed over the last 35 years- [...]