Analysis of Canadian issues from a multi-cultural perspective.| Darshan Maharaja | Blog
The answer to ‘Who is a Canadian?’ lies between the extremes of ‘A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian’ on one hand, and ‘Just because someone has a Canadian passport doesn’t make them Canadian’ on the other hand.| Darshan Maharaja
There is a widely shared opinion that Canada is a Left-leaning country, and is becoming more Leftist as time passes. Let us examine if this opinion aligns with one specific series of data. The result will surprise you.| Darshan Maharaja
Once we are done laughing at CBC and its journalists / Pundits for their agonizing over who was allowed to ask questions of the leaders, we should understand the power-shift that is at play in the political arena. The post Analyzing CBC’s post-debate pearl clutching first appeared on Darshan Maharaja.| Darshan Maharaja
In March 2025, a court agreed that ‘death is a possible side effect of the Covid vaccine’. In November 2024, another court ruled that the invocation of the Emergencies Act by the Trudeau government was illegal. We need to talk.| Darshan Maharaja
Considered as a whole, the various widely believed ideas about immigration form a veritable maze. Here is my attempt to navigate it. The post The immigration maze first appeared on Darshan Maharaja.| Darshan Maharaja
Every election is touted as ‘the most important election in the history of (insert name of country / province / state / municipality)’. But in the case of the upcoming Canadian federal election, that claim is actually true.| Darshan Maharaja
As the tariff war between Canada & the US gets under way, the bigger danger for Canada is that it will be led by grifters, poseurs and ideologues. We will see a repeat of what happened during Covid, including rhetorical tactics.| Darshan Maharaja
Reaction in Canada to President Trump’s threat of tariffs reminds us that the dividing line between patriotism and zealotry is often blurred. That hazy area between the two can be identified by the heavy presence of jingoism.| Darshan Maharaja
At a time when Canada faces generational challenges, our political class is carrying on as if the ship called Canada was sailing in calm waters. Or their ideas to address the challenges amount to doing the same things that caused these problems in the first place.| Darshan Maharaja
As of end-September 2024, there were only 29 immigrants who had been approved under the Skilled Trades category & awaiting the issuance of visa. The govt narrative of tackling the housing shortage via immigration was empty talk.| Darshan Maharaja
In view of the tragic death of Adam Burgoyne as a result of not being given timely medical treatment, I have compiled the links to my 13 articles on what ails our healthcare system. You can access these links from here.| Darshan Maharaja
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