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Book cover for Love & Courage: My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected
whenever I’ve been faced with Islamophobia, my answer has never been “I’m not a Muslim,” because hate is wrong, no matter who it’s aimed at. When it comes to stopping fear and division, all of us, no matter who we are, have to stand ...more
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“In 1995, the result of the PQ-mandated second referendum on Québec independence was such a close call that in many other countries it might have degenerated into civil conflict. But that didn’t happen. Why not? Maybe because on all of those occasions we kept talking, since we know in our heart of hearts that what we’ve got is worth keeping.”
Tom Mulcair, Strength of Conviction

Bono
“Every age has its massive moral blind spots. We might not see them, but our children will.”
Bono, U2 by U2
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John Ibbitson
“Politics and the stock market are the two most ruthless environments outside an actual battlefield. The market creates and destroys wealth; politics creates and destroys power. Power and wealth are both highly prized, and those who acquire large amounts of either are unlikely to be gentle souls.”
John Ibbitson, Stephen Harper

Marshall McLuhan
“Our Age of Anxiety is, in great part, the result of trying to do today’s jobs with yesterday’s tools!”
Marshall McLuhan

Bertrand Russell
“To like many people spontaneously and without effort is perhaps the greatest of all sources of personal happiness.”
Bertrand Russell

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