Ishrat! Ishrat!! Ishrat!!! I never met you. I was born in India. Circumstances were such that I tried and successfully landed in Britain. Thought nothing of leaving the country. I was young and naieve. My family was not rich.. 'Going abroad' was what it was called. All of us in...

Deepan  Budalkoti is an unfortunate Canadian being hounded out of Canada by the minions of the Immigration department currently headed by Jason Kenny also known as the minister of 'Curry in a Hurry'.Deepan was born in Canada. His father was a gardener for the Indian High Commission. His job as...

Terrorism reared its ugly head again. This time in Victoria. It is frightening to think these two numb skulls from Surrey were preparing to target unsuspecting families at the Canada Day celebrations. This is obviously not the first act of terror emanating or aimed at Canada. The Squamish Five ,...

Egypt has gone through momentous changes in the last three years. There was the popular overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. The elections resulted in the Muslim Brotherhood regime of Morsi. Many secular democrats did not like it. Morsi did not at all  try to appeal to those that did not support...

As I sit down to blog today my mind goes back to the day I lost the Election in May,2011. I had sensed the defeat coming. I was already wondering where my heart  may lead me next. Yes, heart. I have followed the dictates of my heart all my life....

The floods in Uttarakhand in India have been devastating. The Monsoons arrived early and with a vengence. The floods came the ferocity and destruction rarely seen before. About the same time came the largest flood in the history of Calgary, Canada. In both Canada and India people, volunteers and NGOs...

I just sat down to watch the national on CBC and came away wanting to share the thoughts that went through my mind as I watched some of the stories. Let's take the G8/Syria issue. Obviously the US is not sure a US assisted removal of the murderous Assad regime...

The Canadian Senate has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. Most senators do valuable work . There are a few whose arrogance and undeserved sense of entitlement legitimately angers Canadians.That diminishes whatever little credibility the body has in the eyes of most Canadians.

The Senate lost much legitimacy during the Preston Manning led Reform assault on it. Reform Party pushed for a"tripple e Senate", a concept based on the  US model. It did not jibe with our system of government then. Nor does it today.

The first hurdle is our Constitution, a carefully crafted document that has withstood the test of time. The structure of the Senate is enshrined in it. It requires  Seven Provinces with at least 51% of the population agreeing to change it. That is just the basic legal requirement.Other national imperatives dictate a much more substantial consensus bordering on unanimity.

I do not believe Quebec will agree to a relative weakening of its position any time soon. So there is no question of consensus 

I am starting on a journey with blogging. I am sure it is going to be exciting, challenging and rewarding. Am I a bit nervous? You bet. As my blogging begins , i notice that the Quebec Soccer federation has reversed its unreasonable ban on patkas and keskis for sikh...