Our Canadian Journey https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com Short commentary on Canadian socio-political issues Tue, 28 May 2024 17:55:08 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en ca Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. News:Politics 1440 episodic As the saying goes, there is nothing new under the sun. For the things that take place in Canada, there are often historical precedents from other places & other times. Knowing more about those precedents helps us to make better choices in the present. Through my experiences in different countries, I have intimate knowledge of some of these precedents. It is my hope that by bringing them to public debate in Canada, I will have helped you see our issues in clearer light. Darshan Maharaja Darshan Maharaja No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5552561/VitageCar_ehr3ir.jpg Our Canadian Journey https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com 144 144 Elevator Chat: Episode 39 - Minister Miller's Chutzpah Elevator Chat: Episode 39 - Minister Miller's Chutzpah https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-39-minister-millers-chutzpah/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-39-minister-millers-chutzpah/#comments Tue, 28 May 2024 17:55:08 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/9dfa08f1-61a9-3ff9-af1d-949e8ae237f3 Despite being on record as saying that international students undergo a criminal background check, Minister Miller is claiming that he did not say that. The media & CPC have failed to hold him to account for this.

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]]> Despite being on record as saying that international students undergo a criminal background check, Minister Miller is claiming that he did not say that. The media & CPC have failed to hold him to account for this.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 410 78 full Building 4 million homes? Not so fast. Building 4 million homes? Not so fast. https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/building-4-million-homes-not-so-fast/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/building-4-million-homes-not-so-fast/#comments Sun, 12 May 2024 17:51:02 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/518cc0d6-78dd-3a04-96a1-80d4d921dde4 The messaging that 4 million homes will be built by 2031 ignores one vital factor: the availability of the financial resources required to do so. The push to build more may end becoming counterproductive.

CMHC link: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professionals/housing-markets-data-and-research/housing-data/data-tables/housing-market-data/monthly-housing-starts-construction-data-tables

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]]> The messaging that 4 million homes will be built by 2031 ignores one vital factor: the availability of the financial resources required to do so. The push to build more may end becoming counterproductive.

CMHC link: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professionals/housing-markets-data-and-research/housing-data/data-tables/housing-market-data/monthly-housing-starts-construction-data-tables

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 416 77 full Elevator Chat: Episode 37 - CPC's Next Challenge Elevator Chat: Episode 37 - CPC's Next Challenge https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-37-cpcs-next-challenge/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-37-cpcs-next-challenge/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:11:42 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/03dbc721-fbf9-3a65-af89-b9c50e46c440 Now that it is possible to talk openly about high immigration, we are seeing ideas being expressed that are on the more extreme side. CPC must distance itself from these ideas and people.

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]]> Now that it is possible to talk openly about high immigration, we are seeing ideas being expressed that are on the more extreme side. CPC must distance itself from these ideas and people.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 418 76 full Elevator Chat: Episode 36 - How Extreme Leftism Boosts Racism Elevator Chat: Episode 36 - How Extreme Leftism Boosts Racism https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-36-how-extreme-leftism-boosts-racism/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-36-how-extreme-leftism-boosts-racism/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2024 16:52:20 -0500 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/7df9c8bd-a654-3d5b-a485-ce7457e63d70 The Liberals’ policy of mass immigration has created an environment where the tiny minority of racists in Canada are emboldened to come out of the woodworks.

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]]> The Liberals’ policy of mass immigration has created an environment where the tiny minority of racists in Canada are emboldened to come out of the woodworks.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 390 75 full Elevator Chat: Episode 35 – ‘Diversity’ shouldn’t mean ‘more Indians’ Elevator Chat: Episode 35 – ‘Diversity’ shouldn’t mean ‘more Indians’ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-35-%e2%80%93-diversity-shouldn-t-mean-more-indians/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-35-%e2%80%93-diversity-shouldn-t-mean-more-indians/#comments Tue, 06 Feb 2024 19:36:51 -0500 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/8fbdd86b-05ae-3ddf-b4ee-c09f51e0f8ec Over-reliance on India for recruiting international students & TFW’s has created an imbalance in society that could lead to strife. In the guise of increasing diversity, we are actually reducing it.

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]]> Over-reliance on India for recruiting international students & TFW’s has created an imbalance in society that could lead to strife. In the guise of increasing diversity, we are actually reducing it.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 459 74 full Elevator Chat: Episode 34 - Post-secondary Education & Housing Unaffordability Elevator Chat: Episode 34 - Post-secondary Education & Housing Unaffordability https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-34-post-secondary-education-housing-unaffordability/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-34-post-secondary-education-housing-unaffordability/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:21:55 -0500 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/64f05501-cc32-3739-ba45-97aa95a5bb77 It is argued that we need a high number of international students in order to save the post-secondary education sector for Canadian kids. But that high number has made housing unattainable for the same Canadian kids.

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]]> It is argued that we need a high number of international students in order to save the post-secondary education sector for Canadian kids. But that high number has made housing unattainable for the same Canadian kids.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 400 73 full Elevator Chat: Episode 33 - Are Conservatives For Mass Immigration? Elevator Chat: Episode 33 - Are Conservatives For Mass Immigration? https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-33-are-conservatives-for-mass-immigration/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-33-are-conservatives-for-mass-immigration/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:35:22 -0500 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/add05364-c0dc-3c64-86e0-88fb1eede208 Forget words. Federally & in Ontario, the actions of Conservatives point to supporting mass immigration. As the popular saying goes, “We need to talk.”

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(Link to Motion M-44: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/89339/motions/11528727)

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]]> Forget words. Federally & in Ontario, the actions of Conservatives point to supporting mass immigration. As the popular saying goes, “We need to talk.”

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(Link to Motion M-44: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/89339/motions/11528727)

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 548 72 full Elevator Chat: Episode 32 - Does This College Even Exist? Elevator Chat: Episode 32 - Does This College Even Exist? https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-32-does-this-college-even-exist/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-32-does-this-college-even-exist/#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:44:50 -0500 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/917926b9-2b10-39e5-ac7d-7e13208f17e9 As the issue of international students and visa-mill colleges roils on, more & more unpleasant questions are coming to the fore, throwing yet more doubt on the worth of the whole policy. Questions such as, Does this college even exist?

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]]> As the issue of international students and visa-mill colleges roils on, more & more unpleasant questions are coming to the fore, throwing yet more doubt on the worth of the whole policy. Questions such as, Does this college even exist?

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 515 71 full Elevator Chat: Episode 31 - How The Israel-Hamas War Became a Canadian Battle Elevator Chat: Episode 31 - How The Israel-Hamas War Became a Canadian Battle https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-31-how-the-israel-hamas-war-became-a-canadian-battle/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-31-how-the-israel-hamas-war-became-a-canadian-battle/#comments Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:38:06 -0500 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/7fb1dc17-431f-393b-8f0a-e68377e29a6d Many immigrants bring battles from their country of origin to Canada. These battles become Canadian ones because many other Canadians embrace these battles with eager enthusiasm.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 432 70 full Elevator Chat: Episode 30 - Jagmeet Singh’s Confused Economics Elevator Chat: Episode 30 - Jagmeet Singh’s Confused Economics https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-30-jagmeet-singh-s-confused-economics/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-30-jagmeet-singh-s-confused-economics/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:32:46 -0500 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/5dcd651f-7198-325e-803f-7963603a33c7 The man who believes that all usage of fossil fuels should be carbon-taxed also offered the view that GST should not apply to fossil fuel usage for heating, because heating is ‘essential’.

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]]> The man who believes that all usage of fossil fuels should be carbon-taxed also offered the view that GST should not apply to fossil fuel usage for heating, because heating is ‘essential’.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 438 69 full Elevator Chat: Episode 29 - International Students & Food Banks Elevator Chat: Episode 29 - International Students & Food Banks https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-29-international-students-food-banks/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-29-international-students-food-banks/#comments Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:40:57 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/6735650b-7161-3001-bb39-68355e8b3408 Many international students abuse food banks. Many Canadians are too naïve to accept that we are being had. Meanwhile, the people raking in the moolah via study permits don’t care.

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]]> Many international students abuse food banks. Many Canadians are too naïve to accept that we are being had. Meanwhile, the people raking in the moolah via study permits don’t care.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 395 68 full Elevator Chat: Episode 28 - Perfidious Pretext Elevator Chat: Episode 28 - Perfidious Pretext https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-28-perfidious-pretext/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-28-perfidious-pretext/#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:32:30 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/34f39cf4-3614-3379-9c9d-1d8c3258c930 Some people always hated Jews. Being ‘pro-Palestine’ only gives them a pretext to act out their hatred in public. Sadly, in today’s Canada, they face no consequences for their actions & words.

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]]> Some people always hated Jews. Being ‘pro-Palestine’ only gives them a pretext to act out their hatred in public. Sadly, in today’s Canada, they face no consequences for their actions & words.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 449 67 full Elevator Chat: Episode 27 - Has CBC Lost The Plot *Completely*? (Rhetorical Question) Elevator Chat: Episode 27 - Has CBC Lost The Plot *Completely*? (Rhetorical Question) https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-27-has-cbc-lost-the-plot-completely-rhetorical-question/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-27-has-cbc-lost-the-plot-completely-rhetorical-question/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:34:17 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/088f0f7c-23e8-37ee-b357-1d03ab215e15 After refusing to call Hamas ‘terrorists’, this week’s SCIENCE coverage by CBC includes the story of a man ‘fighting to rename natural gas’.

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]]> After refusing to call Hamas ‘terrorists’, this week’s SCIENCE coverage by CBC includes the story of a man ‘fighting to rename natural gas’.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 399 66 full Elevator Chat: Episode 26 - Gaza Is Not Canada Elevator Chat: Episode 26 - Gaza Is Not Canada https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-26-gaza-is-not-canada/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-26-gaza-is-not-canada/#comments Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:25:05 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/5d5c28cb-9127-362e-814f-2eddaa6bc2b2 Many Canadians are borrowing the terminology of Indigenous issues in Canada and applying it to the conflict in Gaza. This is irresponsible and dangerous.

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]]> Many Canadians are borrowing the terminology of Indigenous issues in Canada and applying it to the conflict in Gaza. This is irresponsible and dangerous.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 406 65 full Elevator Chat: Episode 25 - Two types Of Nazis Elevator Chat: Episode 25 - Two types Of Nazis https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-25-two-types-of-nazis/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-25-two-types-of-nazis/#comments Fri, 06 Oct 2023 15:26:15 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/df43addd-337f-326d-9e07-aee1f6d400c8 The argument that Yaroslav Hunka shouldn’t be judged as a Nazi because he made ‘a difficult choice’ of fighting one evil regime (the Soviets) by joining another evil regime (the Nazis) seeks to change fundamentally how we have viewed Nazi crimes.

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]]> The argument that Yaroslav Hunka shouldn’t be judged as a Nazi because he made ‘a difficult choice’ of fighting one evil regime (the Soviets) by joining another evil regime (the Nazis) seeks to change fundamentally how we have viewed Nazi crimes.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 358 64 full Elevator Chat - Episode 24 - Canada’s Fall From Grace Elevator Chat - Episode 24 - Canada’s Fall From Grace https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-24-canada-s-fall-from-grace/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-24-canada-s-fall-from-grace/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:16:12 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/26407a64-286c-364d-ad7c-4dfccb522233 The just-announced cut of $1 billion on defense spending is the latest example of why Canada has lost its clout on the world stage. Let’s take a look at the cumulative factors that have brought us to this sorry pass.

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]]> The just-announced cut of $1 billion on defense spending is the latest example of why Canada has lost its clout on the world stage. Let’s take a look at the cumulative factors that have brought us to this sorry pass.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 502 63 full Elevator Chat : Episode 23 - Missing Jack Layton Elevator Chat : Episode 23 - Missing Jack Layton https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-23-missing-jack-layton/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-23-missing-jack-layton/#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:15:02 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/265ec8a6-f4a3-30d3-a18b-1ca52487c181 NDP leader Jack Layton was ridiculed for suggesting that geopolitical matters should be approached with pragmatism rather than ideological zealotry. Canada would do well to heed this advice in its diplomatic spat with India.

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]]> NDP leader Jack Layton was ridiculed for suggesting that geopolitical matters should be approached with pragmatism rather than ideological zealotry. Canada would do well to heed this advice in its diplomatic spat with India.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 429 62 full Elevator Chat: Episode 22 - Mopping Up After PM Trudeau’s G20Visit To India Elevator Chat: Episode 22 - Mopping Up After PM Trudeau’s G20Visit To India https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-mopping-up-after-pm-trudeau-s-g20visit-to-india/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-mopping-up-after-pm-trudeau-s-g20visit-to-india/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:14:14 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/649bd31d-0a7b-301a-ae73-b9eb822d2385 Some responses to my article about PM Trudeau’s disastrous trip to India for the G20 summit show fundamental defects in what many Canadians believe our foreign policy should be based on.

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]]> Some responses to my article about PM Trudeau’s disastrous trip to India for the G20 summit show fundamental defects in what many Canadians believe our foreign policy should be based on.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 511 61 full How Big Will CPC’s Majority Be? How Big Will CPC’s Majority Be? https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/how-big-will-cpc-s-majority-be/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/how-big-will-cpc-s-majority-be/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2023 09:57:52 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/a8ac5569-7809-3092-9352-8afa3f9149b9 Conventional wisdom has it that CPC forms a majority government when there is a vote-split between LPC & NDP. But it is likely that, as the cliché goes, “This time it’s different”.

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]]> Conventional wisdom has it that CPC forms a majority government when there is a vote-split between LPC & NDP. But it is likely that, as the cliché goes, “This time it’s different”.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 484 60 full Elevator Chat: Episode 20 – The International Student Mess Will Continue Elevator Chat: Episode 20 – The International Student Mess Will Continue https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-20-%e2%80%93-the-international-student-mess-will-continue/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-20-%e2%80%93-the-international-student-mess-will-continue/#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:05:32 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/42671130-bb9e-3c4c-8502-c4c4e61071a0 A recent MSM report shows that our Establishment is loath to address the uncomfortable aspects of any serious issue. Therefore, the issue doesn’t get resolved.

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]]> A recent MSM report shows that our Establishment is loath to address the uncomfortable aspects of any serious issue. Therefore, the issue doesn’t get resolved.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 475 59 full Elevator Chat: Episode 19 - Symbiosis Among Parasites Elevator Chat: Episode 19 - Symbiosis Among Parasites https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-19-symbiosis-among-parasites/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-19-symbiosis-among-parasites/#comments Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:07:32 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/ca643c00-ce7f-3ef6-b436-3209bd6aa80c The symbiotic relationship between activists and the political class creates a force that acts as a parasite on the body of the broader society.

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]]> The symbiotic relationship between activists and the political class creates a force that acts as a parasite on the body of the broader society.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 436 58 full Elevator Chat: Episode 18 - ’15 Minute Cities’ & NIMBY-ism Elevator Chat: Episode 18 - ’15 Minute Cities’ & NIMBY-ism https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-18-15-minute-cities-nimby-ism/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-18-15-minute-cities-nimby-ism/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:07:35 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/bdbcf425-11b5-3eee-b2b0-7e4c70275c7e In yet another instance of the ‘horseshoe theory’, Pierre Poilievre’s idea of creating dense housing around transit stations falls afoul of two diametrically opposed groups.

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]]> In yet another instance of the ‘horseshoe theory’, Pierre Poilievre’s idea of creating dense housing around transit stations falls afoul of two diametrically opposed groups.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 418 57 full Elevator Chat: Episode 17 - Canada’s Mental Block On Immigration Elevator Chat: Episode 17 - Canada’s Mental Block On Immigration https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-17-canada-s-mental-block-on-immigration/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-17-canada-s-mental-block-on-immigration/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:02:53 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/95ffb5c0-0abc-34ca-9b47-9e2103a2fd54 The dogmatic opinions around immigration are so deeply entrenched in many sections of Canada that no amount of evidence to the contrary suffices to shake them.

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]]> The dogmatic opinions around immigration are so deeply entrenched in many sections of Canada that no amount of evidence to the contrary suffices to shake them.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 388 56 full Elevator Chat: Episode 16 – Canada’s Complicated Relationship With Addiction Elevator Chat: Episode 16 – Canada’s Complicated Relationship With Addiction https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-16-%e2%80%93-canada-s-complicated-relationship-with-addiction/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-16-%e2%80%93-canada-s-complicated-relationship-with-addiction/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:02:21 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/d4e4f414-bdca-3a58-8d97-ce284dcdacae As a first-generation immigrant, I am unable to decipher whether policy in Canada is aimed at reducing the incidence of addiction or to fuel the habit in an enthusiastic manner.

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]]> As a first-generation immigrant, I am unable to decipher whether policy in Canada is aimed at reducing the incidence of addiction or to fuel the habit in an enthusiastic manner.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 437 55 full Elevator Chat: Episode 15 - DEI, The Not-so-smiling Assassin Elevator Chat: Episode 15 - DEI, The Not-so-smiling Assassin https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-15-dei-the-not-so-smiling-assassin/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-15-dei-the-not-so-smiling-assassin/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:58:33 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/5a4e1bc0-a343-3b90-994c-12092b685298 By treating a set of ideas as unchallengeable, and the people who challenge them as evil, DEI is killing the future of Canada's children, and thence, the future of Canada.

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]]> By treating a set of ideas as unchallengeable, and the people who challenge them as evil, DEI is killing the future of Canada's children, and thence, the future of Canada.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 405 54 full Elevator Chat: Episode 14 - Gender Rights & Age Of Consent Elevator Chat: Episode 14 - Gender Rights & Age Of Consent https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-14-gender-rights-age-of-consent/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-14-gender-rights-age-of-consent/#comments Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:53:18 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/f8e24ed9-0d7d-3796-933a-24dedc8a08b6 For all the furor around children’s right to identify as LGBTQ, not much debate has happened on exactly WHEN the children are to be considered mature enough to engage in certain identity-related actions.

Link to my referenced tweet: https://twitter.com/TheophanesRex/status/1680384301223796736

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]]> For all the furor around children’s right to identify as LGBTQ, not much debate has happened on exactly WHEN the children are to be considered mature enough to engage in certain identity-related actions.

Link to my referenced tweet: https://twitter.com/TheophanesRex/status/1680384301223796736

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 456 53 full Int’l Student Policy - A Complete Mess Int’l Student Policy - A Complete Mess https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/int-l-student-policy-a-complete-mess/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/int-l-student-policy-a-complete-mess/#comments Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:00:29 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/116158ea-a413-3ece-b05f-336f0bab7e60 The functioning of our policy on international student visa is so rife with wrongdoing at multiple points that expecting good outcomes from it would be naïve in the extreme. We need a total revamp of this policy.

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]]> The functioning of our policy on international student visa is so rife with wrongdoing at multiple points that expecting good outcomes from it would be naïve in the extreme. We need a total revamp of this policy.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 863 52 full Elevator Chat: Episode 13 - The Immigration Trap Elevator Chat: Episode 13 - The Immigration Trap https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-13-the-immigration-trap/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-13-the-immigration-trap/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:28:00 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/609d8737-16c3-32bc-a8c9-4fad9eb37b71 Contrary to the widespread belief that we need immigration because of our low birth rate and/or ‘labour shortages’, the reality is that immigration itself creates the need for more immigration.

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]]> Contrary to the widespread belief that we need immigration because of our low birth rate and/or ‘labour shortages’, the reality is that immigration itself creates the need for more immigration.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 379 51 full Elevator Chat: Episode 12 - Official Misinformation Elevator Chat: Episode 12 - Official Misinformation https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-12-official-misinformation/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-12-official-misinformation/#comments Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:48:06 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/7b8a3c62-3096-37b1-afce-2d1074a68b22 For all the chatter about 'misinformation', the kind that originates from official sources is never in focus. If we are to get a handle on this issue, we will need to tackle this part first.

 

Links to the news stories referred in this episode:

CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/smith-cbc-stories-coutts-1.6898287

CTV: https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/for-the-third-time-this-week-earth-sets-an-unofficial-heat-record-1.6470618?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3A%7B%7Bcampaignname%7D%7D%3Atwitterpost%E2%80%8B&taid=64a7f4ee9a855900012b8b69&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/new-canadians-more-religious-than-their-natural-born-counterparts-study

 

 

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]]> For all the chatter about 'misinformation', the kind that originates from official sources is never in focus. If we are to get a handle on this issue, we will need to tackle this part first.

 

Links to the news stories referred in this episode:

CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/smith-cbc-stories-coutts-1.6898287

CTV: https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/for-the-third-time-this-week-earth-sets-an-unofficial-heat-record-1.6470618?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3A%7B%7Bcampaignname%7D%7D%3Atwitterpost%E2%80%8B&taid=64a7f4ee9a855900012b8b69&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/new-canadians-more-religious-than-their-natural-born-counterparts-study

 

 

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 477 50 full Elevator Chat: Episode 11 - The Unexplored Parts Of Bill C-18 Elevator Chat: Episode 11 - The Unexplored Parts Of Bill C-18 https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-11-the-unexplored-parts-of-bill-c-18/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-11-the-unexplored-parts-of-bill-c-18/#comments Mon, 03 Jul 2023 09:57:45 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/35273048-0b2d-316b-8828-6335fc873590 The unexplored part of Bill C-18 is this: If the tech companies were ‘stealing’ the content of news publishers, why wasn’t anyone charged for this ‘theft’? And why can’t legacy media increase subscription revenues?

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]]> The unexplored part of Bill C-18 is this: If the tech companies were ‘stealing’ the content of news publishers, why wasn’t anyone charged for this ‘theft’? And why can’t legacy media increase subscription revenues?

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 466 49 full Elevator Chat: Episode 10 - Paved With Good Intentions Elevator Chat: Episode 10 - Paved With Good Intentions https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-10-paved-with-good-intentions/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-10-paved-with-good-intentions/#comments Mon, 26 Jun 2023 18:13:47 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/1fc97a28-d737-3842-969b-660d342fda00 The mess at Tomken Road Public School in Mississauga shows how overzealous enforcement of ideological imperatives usually harms the very same people that they are supposed to benefit.

Link to National Post piece: https://nationalpost.com/feature/a-toronto-area-middle-school-is-in-crisis-administrators-pin-the-blame-on-teachers

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]]> The mess at Tomken Road Public School in Mississauga shows how overzealous enforcement of ideological imperatives usually harms the very same people that they are supposed to benefit.

Link to National Post piece: https://nationalpost.com/feature/a-toronto-area-middle-school-is-in-crisis-administrators-pin-the-blame-on-teachers

***

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 423 48 full Elevator Chat: Episode 9- The Revealing Blunder Of Bill C-18 Elevator Chat: Episode 9- The Revealing Blunder Of Bill C-18 https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-9-the-revealing-blunder-of-bill-c-18/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-9-the-revealing-blunder-of-bill-c-18/#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2023 17:10:11 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/8d3f9128-b5ae-3839-b967-ee2cf8b48d59 With Meta deciding not to share links to Canadian news sites, the Trudeau government finally discovers the limits of its authority. How we reached this point is as important as where we are.

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]]> With Meta deciding not to share links to Canadian news sites, the Trudeau government finally discovers the limits of its authority. How we reached this point is as important as where we are.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 427 47 full Elevator Chat: Episode 8 - Unmarked Graves & ’Denialism’ Elevator Chat: Episode 8 - Unmarked Graves & ’Denialism’ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-8-unmarked-graves-denialism/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-8-unmarked-graves-denialism/#comments Mon, 19 Jun 2023 17:40:20 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/97116f35-069a-33c4-abe3-9330d63e14a1 Many of the Indigenous issues in Canada are located on thin ice, but Justice Minister Lametti’s public musings about criminalizing ‘residential school denialism’ need to be discussed in a frank manner.

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]]> Many of the Indigenous issues in Canada are located on thin ice, but Justice Minister Lametti’s public musings about criminalizing ‘residential school denialism’ need to be discussed in a frank manner.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 488 46 full Elevator Chat: Episode 7 - Illegal Migrants & The Charter Elevator Chat: Episode 7 - Illegal Migrants & The Charter https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-7-illegal-migrants-the-charter/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-7-illegal-migrants-the-charter/#comments Sat, 17 Jun 2023 17:39:27 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/938a5ed9-8082-3d79-88fa-09ada18f673f Any country’s Constitution is at the very foundation of that country’s social contract, but in Canada’s case, the interpretation of the Constitution keeps shifting, depending on political exigencies. This makes our social contract unclear.

Links:

Supreme Court Decision:

https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/19957/index.do

McGill Law Journal:

 https://lawjournal.mcgill.ca/article/how-the-charter-has-failed-non-citizens-in-canada-reviewing-thirty-years-of-supreme-court-of-canada-jurisprudence/

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]]> Any country’s Constitution is at the very foundation of that country’s social contract, but in Canada’s case, the interpretation of the Constitution keeps shifting, depending on political exigencies. This makes our social contract unclear.

Links:

Supreme Court Decision:

https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/19957/index.do

McGill Law Journal:

 https://lawjournal.mcgill.ca/article/how-the-charter-has-failed-non-citizens-in-canada-reviewing-thirty-years-of-supreme-court-of-canada-jurisprudence/

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 388 45 full Elevator Chat: Ep. 6 - Is it the weather or climate? Elevator Chat: Ep. 6 - Is it the weather or climate? https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-ep-6-is-it-the-weather-or-climate/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-ep-6-is-it-the-weather-or-climate/#comments Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:52:57 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/36f8b4e8-8712-3ded-942e-e70b6472a541 A leading media pundit recently conceded that the recent wildfires were not necessarily caused by climate change, but then went on to make the bold claim that wildfires are a ‘climatological event’.

Let us explore what the term 'climatological event' means, and whether its use in this case was justified or not.

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]]> A leading media pundit recently conceded that the recent wildfires were not necessarily caused by climate change, but then went on to make the bold claim that wildfires are a ‘climatological event’.

Let us explore what the term 'climatological event' means, and whether its use in this case was justified or not.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 434 44 full Elevator Chat: Episode 5 - Revisiting ’Mandatory MAiD’ Elevator Chat: Episode 5 - Revisiting ’Mandatory MAiD’ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-5-revisiting-mandatory-maid/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-5-revisiting-mandatory-maid/#comments Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:44:48 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/128871d9-fb06-3455-9d4f-11e0576ab940 My episode about the *stage play* in Calgary that explores whether MAiD should be made mandatory for those over 85 years of age generated much feedback. The people who disagreed with my take have helped me to refine my argument.

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]]> My episode about the *stage play* in Calgary that explores whether MAiD should be made mandatory for those over 85 years of age generated much feedback. The people who disagreed with my take have helped me to refine my argument.

***

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 451 43 full Episode 13: Death By Decree Episode 13: Death By Decree https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/episode-13-death-by-decree/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/episode-13-death-by-decree/#comments Sat, 10 Jun 2023 18:30:41 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/32dcb9e5-8390-32a2-a0f9-98bba47c809b A group floating the shocking idea as to whether Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) should be made mandatory for people over the age of 85 shows that Canada is now teetering on the edge of end-stage socialism.

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]]> A group floating the shocking idea as to whether Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) should be made mandatory for people over the age of 85 shows that Canada is now teetering on the edge of end-stage socialism.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1193 42 full Elevator Chat: Episode 4 - Bill S-243 & ’Conspiracy theories’ Elevator Chat: Episode 4 - Bill S-243 & ’Conspiracy theories’ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-4-bill-s-243-conspiracy-theories/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-4-bill-s-243-conspiracy-theories/#comments Sun, 04 Jun 2023 10:39:18 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/400df039-3e7a-3543-9749-753a9c6404a6 Media’s lack of reporting and commentary on important issues & developments creates an information-vacuum, which people must fill using their imagination. What results may be wrongly derided as a ‘conspiracy theory’.

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]]> Media’s lack of reporting and commentary on important issues & developments creates an information-vacuum, which people must fill using their imagination. What results may be wrongly derided as a ‘conspiracy theory’.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 495 41 full Corporate wokery & pseudo-intellectualism Corporate wokery & pseudo-intellectualism https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/corporate-wokery-pseudo-intellectualism/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/corporate-wokery-pseudo-intellectualism/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:52:12 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/b681bbd7-0932-30c7-ae23-a2c7fc47cc27 Corporations jumping on the 'progressive' bandwagon often propagate ideas that are pseudo-intellectual & even unscientific. We can only speculate why they are doing this, but we know the impact of these messages.

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]]> Corporations jumping on the 'progressive' bandwagon often propagate ideas that are pseudo-intellectual & even unscientific. We can only speculate why they are doing this, but we know the impact of these messages.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 464 40 full Elevator Chat: Episode 2 - One cause of vandalism by students Elevator Chat: Episode 2 - One cause of vandalism by students https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/one-cause-of-vandalism-by-students/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/one-cause-of-vandalism-by-students/#comments Mon, 29 May 2023 13:58:41 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/fb4edc09-05f0-3469-a03b-49f936aba9a0 It is natural for the young to be boisterous. But the cause behind many acts of destruction by students today is not age, but rather an imbalance in their 'academic diet'; ideological pursuits are prioritized over academic achievement.

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]]> It is natural for the young to be boisterous. But the cause behind many acts of destruction by students today is not age, but rather an imbalance in their 'academic diet'; ideological pursuits are prioritized over academic achievement.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 463 39 full Elevator Chat: Episode 1 - The importance of challenging ideas Elevator Chat: Episode 1 - The importance of challenging ideas https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-1-the-importance-of-challenging-ideas/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elevator-chat-episode-1-the-importance-of-challenging-ideas/#comments Fri, 26 May 2023 13:44:58 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/ec58976d-23f4-34f7-93b3-fc7f9c8aa4a0 Adding a point to my recent article 'The Coming Age Of Un-knowledge' (link: https://darshanmaharaja.ca/the-coming-age-of-un-knowledge/), in this first short-form podcast episode, I explore why it is fundamental to the pursuit of knowledge that all ideas should be capable of being challenged. Preventing such challenges only leads to harmful 'knowledge'.

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]]> Adding a point to my recent article 'The Coming Age Of Un-knowledge' (link: https://darshanmaharaja.ca/the-coming-age-of-un-knowledge/), in this first short-form podcast episode, I explore why it is fundamental to the pursuit of knowledge that all ideas should be capable of being challenged. Preventing such challenges only leads to harmful 'knowledge'.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 551 38 full Dark Man’s Burden Dark Man’s Burden https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/dark-man-s-burden/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/dark-man-s-burden/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:07:13 -0500 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/514ac1a0-1088-330d-b3e7-9f401fc2cd44 I reject the widely promoted notion, in the wake of CPC leader Pierre Poilievre’s recent event, that if non-white Canadians lean to the Conservatives, it can ONLY be because they are either ignorant or traitors to their own kind.

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Our Canadian Journey

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]]> I reject the widely promoted notion, in the wake of CPC leader Pierre Poilievre’s recent event, that if non-white Canadians lean to the Conservatives, it can ONLY be because they are either ignorant or traitors to their own kind.

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Our Canadian Journey

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1492 37 full Elon Musk’s endorsement of Republicans v/s Twitter neutrality Elon Musk’s endorsement of Republicans v/s Twitter neutrality https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elon-musk-s-endorsement-of-republicans-vs-twitter-neutrality/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/elon-musk-s-endorsement-of-republicans-vs-twitter-neutrality/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:09:03 -0500 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/8b58b828-b0d9-32b9-88f5-757864ede37e Elon Musk recommended to Americans to vote Republican in the November 2022 election. Earlier, he had said that Twitter would be politically neutral. Is there a contradiction between the two messages?

I discussed this with Rubina Ahmed-Haq on her show 'On Point' at AM640 on November 07.

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]]> Elon Musk recommended to Americans to vote Republican in the November 2022 election. Earlier, he had said that Twitter would be politically neutral. Is there a contradiction between the two messages?

I discussed this with Rubina Ahmed-Haq on her show 'On Point' at AM640 on November 07.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 500 36 full Diversity v/s Division Diversity v/s Division https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/diversity-vs-division/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/diversity-vs-division/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2022 17:25:23 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/c77d4b98-7a59-3e1c-9097-7b2a3008b6b4 Special treatment given to different identity groups in the name of Diversity only ends up causing Division. The resulting erosion of social cohesion is to the detriment of everyone - except the political class, which benefits handsomely from it.

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]]> Special treatment given to different identity groups in the name of Diversity only ends up causing Division. The resulting erosion of social cohesion is to the detriment of everyone - except the political class, which benefits handsomely from it.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1115 35 full Ep. 9: Death Of A Promise Ep. 9: Death Of A Promise https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ep-9-death-of-a-promise/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ep-9-death-of-a-promise/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:14:08 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/c9c30768-1b15-36d0-9a46-27bb254ae7bb Recent reports show that the policy of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has become exactly the kind of slippery slope that its opponents were warning about. Instead of offering timely healthcare, our Universal Healthcare system causes interminable wait times, and when the patient's suffering becomes unbearable, cajoles them to accept dying via MAiD as an option.

In a nutshell, the promise of Universal Healthcare has died.

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Our Canadian Journey

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]]> Recent reports show that the policy of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) has become exactly the kind of slippery slope that its opponents were warning about. Instead of offering timely healthcare, our Universal Healthcare system causes interminable wait times, and when the patient's suffering becomes unbearable, cajoles them to accept dying via MAiD as an option.

In a nutshell, the promise of Universal Healthcare has died.

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Our Canadian Journey

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1262 34 full Ep. 8: In The Shadow Of The US Ep. 8: In The Shadow Of The US https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ep-8-in-the-shadow-of-the-us/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ep-8-in-the-shadow-of-the-us/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:20:17 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/020d4b56-4d3a-326f-ab27-2c1b49e13f63 Events happening in the US provide a fulcrum – or a crutch, if you will – for discussing major issues of Canada. At such times, it feels like we haven’t attained the age of maturity as a country, and therefore must depend on examples and ideas from external sources for informing our views on issues that matter to us as a society. It is therefore natural that the posturing by politicians, media and others in the wake of news of events in the US appears juvenile.

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]]> Events happening in the US provide a fulcrum – or a crutch, if you will – for discussing major issues of Canada. At such times, it feels like we haven’t attained the age of maturity as a country, and therefore must depend on examples and ideas from external sources for informing our views on issues that matter to us as a society. It is therefore natural that the posturing by politicians, media and others in the wake of news of events in the US appears juvenile.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1324 33 full Ep. 7 - Perennial Outsiders Ep. 7 - Perennial Outsiders https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ep-7-perennial-outsiders/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ep-7-perennial-outsiders/#comments Sun, 22 May 2022 21:45:46 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/05afff18-dfd0-3c9a-9f73-c545edda1315 A small segment of Conservative supporters believes that foreign-born Canadians should not be allowed to hold elected office. This isn't possible legally or practically, but the Left exploits this sentiment to turn many voters against Conservatives. But no party is doing enough to ensure that all their candidates are capable people of demonstrable merit. THAT is what we should be focusing on, rather than the place of birth of the office-holder.

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]]> A small segment of Conservative supporters believes that foreign-born Canadians should not be allowed to hold elected office. This isn't possible legally or practically, but the Left exploits this sentiment to turn many voters against Conservatives. But no party is doing enough to ensure that all their candidates are capable people of demonstrable merit. THAT is what we should be focusing on, rather than the place of birth of the office-holder.

***

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1607 32 full Ep 6: Grassy Narrows - Does It Make Your Blood Boil? Ep 6: Grassy Narrows - Does It Make Your Blood Boil? https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ep-6-grassy-narrows-does-it-make-your-blood-boil/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ep-6-grassy-narrows-does-it-make-your-blood-boil/#comments Mon, 02 May 2022 19:29:20 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/dd4326c5-e898-31f4-8f31-c6e148766138 The mercury poisoning of land, water & people at Grassy Narrows has the dubious distinction of being the most widely known and the least cared about public concern in Canada. Successive governments (including the current one) in Ontario have failed to remove the mercury. Opposition parties have failed to keep them accountable. It is now up to the voters of Ontario to force action and results. But in this regard, my crucial question for each Ontarian is: Does it make your blood boil?

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  • Intro & Outro: Excerpts from a song in the Indian TV series Mirza Ghalib, composed by Jagjeet Singh. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHl4J8EOS54&ab_channel=AaronAanand
]]> The mercury poisoning of land, water & people at Grassy Narrows has the dubious distinction of being the most widely known and the least cared about public concern in Canada. Successive governments (including the current one) in Ontario have failed to remove the mercury. Opposition parties have failed to keep them accountable. It is now up to the voters of Ontario to force action and results. But in this regard, my crucial question for each Ontarian is: Does it make your blood boil?

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Independent voices are more important than ever in today’s Canada. I am happy to add my voice to the public discussions on current issues & policy, and grateful for all the encouraging response from my listeners & readers. I do not believe in a Paywall model, so will not make access to my content subject to a payment.

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  • Intro & Outro: Excerpts from a song in the Indian TV series Mirza Ghalib, composed by Jagjeet Singh. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHl4J8EOS54&ab_channel=AaronAanand
]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1597 31 full Episode 5: Profiting From a Mess Episode 5: Profiting From a Mess https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/episode-5-profiting-from-a-mess/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/episode-5-profiting-from-a-mess/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:48:33 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/238facd2-54ce-37f6-93e6-97a6a1e27209 Canada's policy on international students creates messes all around and causes grave suffering all over, including suicides and human trafficking. But this mess is not on the radar because the people who caused it are the ones benefiting from the mess.

Here's a look from one of the epicenters of this mess - Brampton, ON.

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Our Canadian Journey

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]]> Canada's policy on international students creates messes all around and causes grave suffering all over, including suicides and human trafficking. But this mess is not on the radar because the people who caused it are the ones benefiting from the mess.

Here's a look from one of the epicenters of this mess - Brampton, ON.

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Our Canadian Journey

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1539 30 full Episode 4: Is Canada Full Of Racism & Hate? Episode 4: Is Canada Full Of Racism & Hate? https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/is-canada-full-of-racism-hate/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/is-canada-full-of-racism-hate/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:11:03 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/6bd041e9-be1d-390c-a101-ddecea167b52 If we are to believe the officialdom & much of the media, Canada is teeming with hateful racists waiting to pounce on and victimize non-white people. This is in stark contrast with the messaging OUTSIDE Canada, where our country is presented as the best place on earth to live. Of course, the reality lies in-between, but pretending otherwise serves certain political objectives rather handsomely.

This pretense requires that political gatherings should be judged (and castigated, when necessary) based on the skin colour of the attendees, thereby rendering non-white Canadians as mere tokens to validate & give sanctity to these gatherings.

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]]> If we are to believe the officialdom & much of the media, Canada is teeming with hateful racists waiting to pounce on and victimize non-white people. This is in stark contrast with the messaging OUTSIDE Canada, where our country is presented as the best place on earth to live. Of course, the reality lies in-between, but pretending otherwise serves certain political objectives rather handsomely.

This pretense requires that political gatherings should be judged (and castigated, when necessary) based on the skin colour of the attendees, thereby rendering non-white Canadians as mere tokens to validate & give sanctity to these gatherings.

**

Independent voices are more important than ever in today’s Canada. I am happy to add my voice to the public discussions on current issues & policy, and grateful for all the encouraging responses from my listeners & readers. I do not believe in a Paywall model, so will not make access to my content subject to a payment.

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1507 29 full Episode 3: Racing Away Episode 3: Racing Away https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/episode-3-racing-away/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/episode-3-racing-away/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2022 22:57:19 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/fcc02508-f984-3ff8-aec6-d2b69db733c0 In today's Canada, a person's race shouldn't  matter. But many Canadians have made it the center of their focus. Things get trickier when a person guesses another's race incorrectly. This becomes a bigger problem when being white is seen as bad thing generally.

Following a Twitter discussion, I tossed out a test with the photo of a white-looking man. Out of a few dozen replies, only two got it exactly right, and another two came close to guessing the correct answer.

Listen to this episode for the exact answer, and see the photo in my my tweet at https://twitter.com/TheophanesRex/status/1515345275057025035

**

Independent voices are more important than ever in today’s Canada. I am happy to add my voice to the public discussions on current issues & policy, and grateful for all the encouraging response from my listeners & readers. I do not believe in a Paywall model, so will not make access to my content subject to a payment.

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]]> In today's Canada, a person's race shouldn't  matter. But many Canadians have made it the center of their focus. Things get trickier when a person guesses another's race incorrectly. This becomes a bigger problem when being white is seen as bad thing generally.

Following a Twitter discussion, I tossed out a test with the photo of a white-looking man. Out of a few dozen replies, only two got it exactly right, and another two came close to guessing the correct answer.

Listen to this episode for the exact answer, and see the photo in my my tweet at https://twitter.com/TheophanesRex/status/1515345275057025035

**

Independent voices are more important than ever in today’s Canada. I am happy to add my voice to the public discussions on current issues & policy, and grateful for all the encouraging response from my listeners & readers. I do not believe in a Paywall model, so will not make access to my content subject to a payment.

To help me bring more content to you, please consider donating a small amount via this PayPal link on my website: https://darshanmaharaja.ca/donate/

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 786 28 full Episode 2: Left With Oil Episode 2: Left With Oil https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/episode-2-left-with-oil/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/episode-2-left-with-oil/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:05:17 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/b60cc835-6dd5-30d7-a882-69b5c7081a37 The approach of the Canadian Left towards oil is at diametrical variance with that in most other countries. Their ideological fixation on one aspect at the expense of all the benefits of Fossil Fuels projects harms BOTH our present prosperity & the future one. The biggest victims of this folly will be our children and their children.

Listen to my views on the situation in this episode.

**

Independent voices are more important than ever in today’s Canada. I am happy to add my voice to the public discussions on current issues & policy, and grateful for all the encouraging response from my listeners & readers. I do not believe in a Paywall model, so will not make access to my content subject to a payment.

To help me bring more content to you, please consider donating a small amount via this PayPal link on my website: https://darshanmaharaja.ca/donate/

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]]> The approach of the Canadian Left towards oil is at diametrical variance with that in most other countries. Their ideological fixation on one aspect at the expense of all the benefits of Fossil Fuels projects harms BOTH our present prosperity & the future one. The biggest victims of this folly will be our children and their children.

Listen to my views on the situation in this episode.

**

Independent voices are more important than ever in today’s Canada. I am happy to add my voice to the public discussions on current issues & policy, and grateful for all the encouraging response from my listeners & readers. I do not believe in a Paywall model, so will not make access to my content subject to a payment.

To help me bring more content to you, please consider donating a small amount via this PayPal link on my website: https://darshanmaharaja.ca/donate/

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1213 27 full Episode #1: Is PM Trudeau *really* a dictator? Episode #1: Is PM Trudeau *really* a dictator? https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/episode-1-is-pm-trudeau-really-a-dictator/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/episode-1-is-pm-trudeau-really-a-dictator/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2022 22:57:46 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/3f06ed0a-2917-3d15-bf64-22bdca02d2ce Last week, a debate erupted after a Conservative MP called PM Trudeau a 'dictator' in the House of Commons.

I take a deep dive into what makes a government 'dictatorial', and the grey area between an ideal democracy and an outright dictatorship. I also examine the policy precedents that have already moved us to the darker part of the grey area, as well as the role that complacency on the part of the media & the populace play in our slide away from the democratic ideal.

Independent voices are more important than ever in today’s Canada. I am happy to add my voice to the public discussions on current issues & policy, and grateful for all the encouraging response from my listeners & readers. I do not believe in a Paywall model, so will not make access to my content subject to a payment.

To help me bring more content to you, please consider donating a small amount via this PayPal link on my website: https://darshanmaharaja.ca/donate/

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]]> Last week, a debate erupted after a Conservative MP called PM Trudeau a 'dictator' in the House of Commons.

I take a deep dive into what makes a government 'dictatorial', and the grey area between an ideal democracy and an outright dictatorship. I also examine the policy precedents that have already moved us to the darker part of the grey area, as well as the role that complacency on the part of the media & the populace play in our slide away from the democratic ideal.

Independent voices are more important than ever in today’s Canada. I am happy to add my voice to the public discussions on current issues & policy, and grateful for all the encouraging response from my listeners & readers. I do not believe in a Paywall model, so will not make access to my content subject to a payment.

To help me bring more content to you, please consider donating a small amount via this PayPal link on my website: https://darshanmaharaja.ca/donate/

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1619 26 full Our Canadian Journey - Inaugural Episode Our Canadian Journey - Inaugural Episode https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/our-canadian-journey-inaugural-episode/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/our-canadian-journey-inaugural-episode/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2022 16:31:40 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/48a99139-7749-3e4f-89c8-93aad715568c Independent voices are more important than ever in today’s Canada. I am happy to add my voice to the public discussions on current issues & policy, and grateful for all the encouraging response from my listeners & readers. I do not believe in a Paywall model, so will not make access to my content subject to a payment.

To help me bring more content to you, please consider donating a small amount via this PayPal link on my website: https://darshanmaharaja.ca/donate/

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]]> Independent voices are more important than ever in today’s Canada. I am happy to add my voice to the public discussions on current issues & policy, and grateful for all the encouraging response from my listeners & readers. I do not believe in a Paywall model, so will not make access to my content subject to a payment.

To help me bring more content to you, please consider donating a small amount via this PayPal link on my website: https://darshanmaharaja.ca/donate/

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]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 509 25 full Meeting With MPP Sara Singh on Grassy Narrows Mercury Remediation Issue Meeting With MPP Sara Singh on Grassy Narrows Mercury Remediation Issue https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/meeting-with-mpp-sara-singh-on-grassy-narrows-mercury-remediation-issue/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/meeting-with-mpp-sara-singh-on-grassy-narrows-mercury-remediation-issue/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2021 14:30:21 -0500 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/a63e492c-15c2-3add-aa73-7fa78bfb5ebe I met Brampton Centre MPP & Deputy Leader of Ontario NDP, Ms. Sara Singh on 10 November, 2021 to discuss how to get the Ford Government to begin implementation of the mercury remediation plan at Grassy Narrows, which is currently stalled in the pre-remediation stage for well over three and a half years.

This audio recording was made, and is being posted online, in the interest of full transparency in my dealing with a public official. I believe that Ontarians, especially my friends and supporters in the endeavour, are entitled to know in full detail my dealings with the officialdom on this matter.

Ms. Singh was extremely supportive, and I left the meeting with a feeling of hope that she will indeed help in getting the plan implemented in an expeditious manner.

Hoping for a fruitful outcome!!

]]> I met Brampton Centre MPP & Deputy Leader of Ontario NDP, Ms. Sara Singh on 10 November, 2021 to discuss how to get the Ford Government to begin implementation of the mercury remediation plan at Grassy Narrows, which is currently stalled in the pre-remediation stage for well over three and a half years.

This audio recording was made, and is being posted online, in the interest of full transparency in my dealing with a public official. I believe that Ontarians, especially my friends and supporters in the endeavour, are entitled to know in full detail my dealings with the officialdom on this matter.

Ms. Singh was extremely supportive, and I left the meeting with a feeling of hope that she will indeed help in getting the plan implemented in an expeditious manner.

Hoping for a fruitful outcome!!

]]> darshanmaharaja false No 1621 24 full Chat on 29 Aug, 2021 With MPP Sarkaria Re Grassy Narrows Chat on 29 Aug, 2021 With MPP Sarkaria Re Grassy Narrows https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/chat-on-29-aug-2021-with-mpp-sarkaria-re-grassy-narrows/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/chat-on-29-aug-2021-with-mpp-sarkaria-re-grassy-narrows/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2021 16:08:47 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/4acc1312-5d7a-34c8-821b-1da86d17fa4e I have been following up with the Ontario government on the progress (or otherwise) of the $ 85 million plan for Mercury Remediation of the English & Wabigoon Rivers at Grassy Narrows, which was announced in 2017.

Remediation work was supposed to begin in 2018. By 31 March 2020, it had not begun. My efforts to get the Panel Report for the year 2020-2021 have been fruitless for 8 weeks.

On 29 August, 2021, I caught up with my MPP Prabmeet Sarkaria to ask him, in person, about this delay. I recorded our chat.

 

 

]]> I have been following up with the Ontario government on the progress (or otherwise) of the $ 85 million plan for Mercury Remediation of the English & Wabigoon Rivers at Grassy Narrows, which was announced in 2017.

Remediation work was supposed to begin in 2018. By 31 March 2020, it had not begun. My efforts to get the Panel Report for the year 2020-2021 have been fruitless for 8 weeks.

On 29 August, 2021, I caught up with my MPP Prabmeet Sarkaria to ask him, in person, about this delay. I recorded our chat.

 

 

]]> darshanmaharaja false No 265 23 full Will 10,000 Ontario teachers lose their jobs? Ontario PC MPP & Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed discusses with Darshan Maharaja Will 10,000 Ontario teachers lose their jobs? Ontario PC MPP & Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed discusses with Darshan Maharaja https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/will-10000-ontario-teachers-lose-their-jobs-ontario-pc-mpp-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-discusses-with-darshan-maharaja/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/will-10000-ontario-teachers-lose-their-jobs-ontario-pc-mpp-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-discusses-with-darshan-maharaja/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2019 23:09:28 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/will-10000-ontario-teachers-lose-their-jobs-ontario-pc-mpp-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-discusses-with-darshan-maharaja-aa69930115862e70baf6fe0f1332a047 Ontario's Financial Accountability Officer recently issued a report which suggested that some 10,000 teachers in Ontario may lose lose their jobs due to the new policy of the Ford government.

Ontario PC MPP & Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed joined me on my talk show Mid Day Matters on 27 Sept, 2019 to discuss this issue.

The show aired live on Sauga 960 AM.

]]> Ontario's Financial Accountability Officer recently issued a report which suggested that some 10,000 teachers in Ontario may lose lose their jobs due to the new policy of the Ford government.

Ontario PC MPP & Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed joined me on my talk show Mid Day Matters on 27 Sept, 2019 to discuss this issue.

The show aired live on Sauga 960 AM.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1553 22 full Ontario PC MPP and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed in discussion with Darshan Maharaja Ontario PC MPP and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed in discussion with Darshan Maharaja https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ontario-pc-mpp-and-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja-1569370924/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ontario-pc-mpp-and-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja-1569370924/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:22:04 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/ontario-pc-mpp-and-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja-1569370924-db365092815ac863b16531748941bc95 MPP and Deputy Whip for Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Kaleed Rasheed joined me for discussion on my talk show Mid Day Matters.

The discussion aired live on Sauga 96 AM on 20 September, 2019. 

]]> MPP and Deputy Whip for Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Kaleed Rasheed joined me for discussion on my talk show Mid Day Matters.

The discussion aired live on Sauga 96 AM on 20 September, 2019. 

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 727 21 full Todd Smith, Ontario Minister of Children, Community & Social Services in discussion with Darshan Maharaja Todd Smith, Ontario Minister of Children, Community & Social Services in discussion with Darshan Maharaja https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/todd-smith-ontario-minister-of-children-community-social-services-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/todd-smith-ontario-minister-of-children-community-social-services-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:35:15 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/todd-smith-ontario-minister-of-children-community-social-services-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja-9cc77a30189fa24c89d1bd95a32a41e1 Todd Smith, Ontario Minister of Children, Community & Social Services joined me and Kaleed Rasheed, MPP & Deputy Whip for OPC on my talk show Mid Day Matters to discuss the status of autism policy.

The discussion aired live on Sauga 960 AM on 20 September, 2019.

]]> Todd Smith, Ontario Minister of Children, Community & Social Services joined me and Kaleed Rasheed, MPP & Deputy Whip for OPC on my talk show Mid Day Matters to discuss the status of autism policy.

The discussion aired live on Sauga 960 AM on 20 September, 2019.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 976 20 full Ontario PC MPP and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed and Assistant Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria in discussion with Darshan Maharaja Ontario PC MPP and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed and Assistant Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria in discussion with Darshan Maharaja https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ontario-pc-mpp-and-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-and-assistant-minister-prabmeet-sarkaria-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ontario-pc-mpp-and-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-and-assistant-minister-prabmeet-sarkaria-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja/#comments Tue, 17 Sep 2019 20:44:34 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/ontario-pc-mpp-and-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-and-assistant-minister-prabmeet-sarkaria-in-discussion-with-darshan-mahara-295210eac650d663a68952b4d639f23f I was joined on my talk show Mid Day Matters by Ontario PC MPP and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed as well as Assistant Minister for Small Business & Red Tape Reduction Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria for a discussion on the recent steps of Ontario Government on a range of issues.

The discussion aired live on 13 September, 2019 on Sauga 960 AM.

]]> I was joined on my talk show Mid Day Matters by Ontario PC MPP and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed as well as Assistant Minister for Small Business & Red Tape Reduction Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria for a discussion on the recent steps of Ontario Government on a range of issues.

The discussion aired live on 13 September, 2019 on Sauga 960 AM.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1551 19 full PPC Candiate for Oakville JD MEaney Complains Of Unlawful Eviction From Public Event PPC Candiate for Oakville JD MEaney Complains Of Unlawful Eviction From Public Event https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ppc-candiate-for-oakville-jd-meaney-complains-of-unlawful-eviction-from-public-event/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ppc-candiate-for-oakville-jd-meaney-complains-of-unlawful-eviction-from-public-event/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2019 19:46:42 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/ppc-candiate-for-oakville-jd-meaney-complains-of-unlawful-eviction-from-public-event-7683c584e0a5de07cc319379e5837ff9 JD Meaney, PPC candidate from Oakville, reported that he and his volunteers were evicted from a public event without any cause on or around 07 September, 2019. He called into my talk show Mid Day Matters to provide details.

This segment aired live on the day the writ was dropped, i.e. 11 September, 2019.

]]> JD Meaney, PPC candidate from Oakville, reported that he and his volunteers were evicted from a public event without any cause on or around 07 September, 2019. He called into my talk show Mid Day Matters to provide details.

This segment aired live on the day the writ was dropped, i.e. 11 September, 2019.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 620 18 full Ontario PC MPP and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed and MPP Natalia Kusendova discussing healthcare in Ontario Ontario PC MPP and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed and MPP Natalia Kusendova discussing healthcare in Ontario https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ontario-pc-mpp-and-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-and-mpp-natalia-kusendova-discussing-healthcare-in-ontario/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ontario-pc-mpp-and-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-and-mpp-natalia-kusendova-discussing-healthcare-in-ontario/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:38:13 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/ontario-pc-mpp-and-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-and-mpp-natalia-kusendova-discussing-healthcare-in-ontario-792641cdfe017f825b90ed04b57f5aa9 On my weekly segment with Ontario PC MPP and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed, I was also joined by MPP Natalia Kusendova (Mississauga Centre) on my talk show Mid Day Matters to discuss the recent initiatives on the healthcare front.

The discussion aired live on Suaga 960 AM on 06 September, 2019.

]]> On my weekly segment with Ontario PC MPP and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed, I was also joined by MPP Natalia Kusendova (Mississauga Centre) on my talk show Mid Day Matters to discuss the recent initiatives on the healthcare front.

The discussion aired live on Suaga 960 AM on 06 September, 2019.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1324 17 full My Views On The Repeal Of Alberta's Bill 24 My Views On The Repeal Of Alberta's Bill 24 https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/my-views-on-the-repeal-of-albertas-bill-24/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/my-views-on-the-repeal-of-albertas-bill-24/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2019 22:10:44 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/my-views-on-the-repeal-of-albertas-bill-24-4c1976e6f28af05137d76e60645dcd58 The recently elected Alberta government of Premier Jason Kenny recently repealed the legislation relating to Gay Straight Alliances in schools (Bill 24),

These are my views on what was wrong with Bill 24.

This segment was aired live on my talk show Mid Day Matters on Sauga 960 AM on 5 September, 2019.

 

]]> The recently elected Alberta government of Premier Jason Kenny recently repealed the legislation relating to Gay Straight Alliances in schools (Bill 24),

These are my views on what was wrong with Bill 24.

This segment was aired live on my talk show Mid Day Matters on Sauga 960 AM on 5 September, 2019.

 

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 821 16 full CPC Candidate for Brampton North Arpan Khanna on Mid Day Matters CPC Candidate for Brampton North Arpan Khanna on Mid Day Matters https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/cpc-candidate-for-brampton-north-arpan-khanna-on-mid-day-matters/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/cpc-candidate-for-brampton-north-arpan-khanna-on-mid-day-matters/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2019 20:39:36 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/cpc-candidate-for-brampton-north-arpan-khanna-on-mid-day-matters-b12593926fbe0b7202a1e531bc8edd00 Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Brampton North, Arpan Khanna discusses accountability and personal attacks in election campaigns with Darshan Maharaja and Brigadier Nawab Singh Heer on the talk show Mid Day Matters.

The discussion aired live on Sauga 960 AM on 4 September, 2019.

]]> Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Brampton North, Arpan Khanna discusses accountability and personal attacks in election campaigns with Darshan Maharaja and Brigadier Nawab Singh Heer on the talk show Mid Day Matters.

The discussion aired live on Sauga 960 AM on 4 September, 2019.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1451 15 full Markets & Metals - Discussion with Kevin on 03 September, 2019 Markets & Metals - Discussion with Kevin on 03 September, 2019 https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/markets-metals-discussion-with-kevin-on-03-september-2019/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/markets-metals-discussion-with-kevin-on-03-september-2019/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:19:33 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/markets-metals-discussion-with-kevin-on-03-september-2019-62041fa3c0a6e59f951b2f8ae2d33255 Discussion with Kevin on the Markets & Metals segment of my talk show Mid Day Matters, focusing on the price movement in silver and the interest rate decision of Bank of Canada.

The discussion aired live on Sauga 960 AM on 03 September, 2019.

]]> Discussion with Kevin on the Markets & Metals segment of my talk show Mid Day Matters, focusing on the price movement in silver and the interest rate decision of Bank of Canada.

The discussion aired live on Sauga 960 AM on 03 September, 2019.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1692 14 full PPC Candidate for Mississauga - Erin Mills Hazar Alsabagh in discussion with Darshan Maharaja PPC Candidate for Mississauga - Erin Mills Hazar Alsabagh in discussion with Darshan Maharaja https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ppc-candidate-for-mississauga-erin-mills-hazar-alsabagh-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ppc-candidate-for-mississauga-erin-mills-hazar-alsabagh-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2019 19:39:29 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/ppc-candidate-for-mississauga-erin-mills-hazar-alsabagh-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja-2cfda70debeb9cd856311a1677bf001d Hazar Alsabagh, PPC candidate for Mississauga - Erin Mills, in discussion with talk show host Darshan Maharaja on the issues of Islamophobia, Motion M-103 and Canada's relationship with Saudi Arabia.

The discussion was aired live on the talk show Mid Day Matters on 23 August, 2019 on Sauga 960 AM.

]]> Hazar Alsabagh, PPC candidate for Mississauga - Erin Mills, in discussion with talk show host Darshan Maharaja on the issues of Islamophobia, Motion M-103 and Canada's relationship with Saudi Arabia.

The discussion was aired live on the talk show Mid Day Matters on 23 August, 2019 on Sauga 960 AM.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1700 13 full PPC Candidate for Vancouver-Quadra Sandra Filosof-Schipper discusses immigration & pipelines with Darshan Maharaja PPC Candidate for Vancouver-Quadra Sandra Filosof-Schipper discusses immigration & pipelines with Darshan Maharaja https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ppc-candidate-for-vancouver-quadra-sandra-filosof-schipper-discusses-immigration-pipelines-with-darshan-maharaja/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ppc-candidate-for-vancouver-quadra-sandra-filosof-schipper-discusses-immigration-pipelines-with-darshan-maharaja/#comments Wed, 28 Aug 2019 21:25:01 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/ppc-candidate-for-vancouver-quadra-sandra-filosof-schipper-discusses-immigration-pipelines-with-darshan-maharaja-35af7051ebf375986888b30c3412fe34 Sandra Filisof-Schipper, People's Party of Canada candidate from the riding of Vancouver-Quadra, spoke with Darshan Maharaja on his talk show Mid Day Matters about immigration and pipelines.

The discussion was aired live on Sauga 960 AM on 14 August, 2019.

]]> Sandra Filisof-Schipper, People's Party of Canada candidate from the riding of Vancouver-Quadra, spoke with Darshan Maharaja on his talk show Mid Day Matters about immigration and pipelines.

The discussion was aired live on Sauga 960 AM on 14 August, 2019.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1792 12 full Ontario PC MPP and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed in discussion with Darshan Maharaja Ontario PC MPP and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed in discussion with Darshan Maharaja https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ontario-pc-mpp-and-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ontario-pc-mpp-and-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:43:00 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/ontario-pc-mpp-and-deputy-whip-kaleed-rasheed-in-discussion-with-darshan-maharaja-06ee314d342f337fced44bb74d3b083e Ontario PC MPP from Mississauga Centre - Cooksville and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed in discussion with Darshan Maharaja on the talk show Mid Day Matters. Topics discussed were education & healthcare.

The discussion aired live on 09 August, 2019. This will be a weekly feature.

]]> Ontario PC MPP from Mississauga Centre - Cooksville and Deputy Whip Kaleed Rasheed in discussion with Darshan Maharaja on the talk show Mid Day Matters. Topics discussed were education & healthcare.

The discussion aired live on 09 August, 2019. This will be a weekly feature.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1896 11 full PPC Candidate for Mississauga Centre David Micalef on Mid Day Matters PPC Candidate for Mississauga Centre David Micalef on Mid Day Matters https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ppc-candidate-for-mississauga-centre-david-micalef-on-mid-day-matters/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ppc-candidate-for-mississauga-centre-david-micalef-on-mid-day-matters/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:07:20 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/ppc-candidate-for-mississauga-centre-david-micalef-on-mid-day-matters-3a7e6d203179f9ca8467c428c6f88df2 David Micalef, PPC Candidate for Mississauga Centre, spoke with Darshan Maharaja, host of Mid Day Matters on Sauga 960 AM, on the issues of diversity, climate change and economy.

The discussion was aired live on 09 August, 2019. 

]]> David Micalef, PPC Candidate for Mississauga Centre, spoke with Darshan Maharaja, host of Mid Day Matters on Sauga 960 AM, on the issues of diversity, climate change and economy.

The discussion was aired live on 09 August, 2019. 

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1475 10 full Unwrapping The June 2019 Jobs Report With Pina Nicoli Of Robert Half Unwrapping The June 2019 Jobs Report With Pina Nicoli Of Robert Half https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/unwrapping-the-june-2019-jobs-report-with-pina-nicoli-of-robert-half/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/unwrapping-the-june-2019-jobs-report-with-pina-nicoli-of-robert-half/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2019 23:06:37 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/unwrapping-the-june-2019-jobs-report-with-pina-nicoli-of-robert-half-0de6be8e88301cd324904ed6059a6b9c Pina Nicoli of Robert Half Canada discussed the jobs report of June 2019 with Darshan Maharaja.

The discussion aired live on 06 August, 2019 at Sauga 960 AM as part of the talk show Mid Day Matters.

]]> Pina Nicoli of Robert Half Canada discussed the jobs report of June 2019 with Darshan Maharaja.

The discussion aired live on 06 August, 2019 at Sauga 960 AM as part of the talk show Mid Day Matters.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1373 9 full Moyo Health & Community Services of Peel Region - Lending A Helping Hand Moyo Health & Community Services of Peel Region - Lending A Helping Hand https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/introducing-moyo-health-community-services-of-peel-region/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/introducing-moyo-health-community-services-of-peel-region/#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2019 13:15:06 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/introducing-moyo-health-community-services-of-peel-region-c22378316b9f5b4427d346d14c6cf3c4 Moyo HCS provides a range of support services in Peel Region to various communities having specific needs. Previously known as Peel HIV/AIDS Network, the organization re-imagined and expanded its mission to include many other support services.

Veronica and Shanika from Moyo joined Darshan Maharaja on the talk show Positive Peel on 27 July, 2019. The discussion aired live in Sauga 96 AM.

Moyo HCS can be reached at www.moyohcs.ca

]]> Moyo HCS provides a range of support services in Peel Region to various communities having specific needs. Previously known as Peel HIV/AIDS Network, the organization re-imagined and expanded its mission to include many other support services.

Veronica and Shanika from Moyo joined Darshan Maharaja on the talk show Positive Peel on 27 July, 2019. The discussion aired live in Sauga 96 AM.

Moyo HCS can be reached at www.moyohcs.ca

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 2803 8 full PPC Candidate for Don Valley West Ian Prittie discusses 'diversity quotas' in medical schools PPC Candidate for Don Valley West Ian Prittie discusses 'diversity quotas' in medical schools https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ppc-candidate-for-don-valley-west-ian-prittie-discusses-diversity-quotas-in-medical-schools/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ppc-candidate-for-don-valley-west-ian-prittie-discusses-diversity-quotas-in-medical-schools/#comments Sat, 03 Aug 2019 15:41:52 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/ppc-candidate-for-don-valley-west-ian-prittie-discusses-diversity-quotas-in-medical-schools-1c7e40a3ea16bfd3c185f4b46a9f4d6a Are special favors by the government to selected groups detrimental to national unity?

Ian Prittie, People's Party of Canada candidate for Don Valley West, in conversation with Darshan Maharaja about 'diversity quotas' in medical schools, corporate bailouts and internal trade barriers in Canada.

The discussion aired live on Mid Day Matters at Sauga 960 AM on 1 August, 2019.

]]> Are special favors by the government to selected groups detrimental to national unity?

Ian Prittie, People's Party of Canada candidate for Don Valley West, in conversation with Darshan Maharaja about 'diversity quotas' in medical schools, corporate bailouts and internal trade barriers in Canada.

The discussion aired live on Mid Day Matters at Sauga 960 AM on 1 August, 2019.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 2196 7 full PPC Candidate for Oakville JD Meaney Discusses Immigration & Multiculturalism PPC Candidate for Oakville JD Meaney Discusses Immigration & Multiculturalism https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ppc-candidate-for-oakville-jd-meaney-discusses-immigration-multiculturalism/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/ppc-candidate-for-oakville-jd-meaney-discusses-immigration-multiculturalism/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:28:51 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/ppc-candidate-for-oakville-jd-meaney-discusses-immigration-multiculturalism-da5eecf3414f5af50f8527ee4e2a6ffb Maxime Bernier, leader of People's Party of Canada laid out his vision in regard to two important aspects of government policy: Immigration and Multiculturalism. 

JD Meaney, PPC candidate for Oakville, appeared on my talk show Mid Day Matters on July 29 to discuss these topics.

]]> Maxime Bernier, leader of People's Party of Canada laid out his vision in regard to two important aspects of government policy: Immigration and Multiculturalism. 

JD Meaney, PPC candidate for Oakville, appeared on my talk show Mid Day Matters on July 29 to discuss these topics.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1384 5 full A Pharmacist Answers Some 'Anti-Vaxxer' Arguments A Pharmacist Answers Some 'Anti-Vaxxer' Arguments https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/a-pharmacist-answers-some-anti-vaxxer-arguments/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/a-pharmacist-answers-some-anti-vaxxer-arguments/#comments Sat, 27 Jul 2019 16:24:12 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/a-pharmacist-answers-some-anti-vaxxer-arguments-179543b8af7d3d1993599949ac8b1628 I was joined by Ibrahim Mohamed, associate owner at Shoppers Drug Mart Creditview Creek, who answered some 'frequently raised' doubts by anti-vaxxers regarding the efficacy and safety of vaccines. This discussion was aired live on Sauga 960 AM on July 24.

]]> I was joined by Ibrahim Mohamed, associate owner at Shoppers Drug Mart Creditview Creek, who answered some 'frequently raised' doubts by anti-vaxxers regarding the efficacy and safety of vaccines. This discussion was aired live on Sauga 960 AM on July 24.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1659 4 full Interview with Tahir Gora, People's Party of Canada candidate from Mississauga-Malton Interview with Tahir Gora, People's Party of Canada candidate from Mississauga-Malton https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/interview-with-tahir-gora-peoples-party-of-canada-candidate-from-mississauga-malton/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/interview-with-tahir-gora-peoples-party-of-canada-candidate-from-mississauga-malton/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:49:54 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/interview-with-tahir-gora-peoples-party-of-canada-candidate-from-mississauga-malton-85f8ed8c37f071103902351bce8c1cd9 Tahir Gora is a candidate for the People's Party of Canada from the riding of Mississauga-Malton in the federal election of October 2019. I interviewed him on my radio show Mid Day Matters on Sauga 960 AM.

]]> Tahir Gora is a candidate for the People's Party of Canada from the riding of Mississauga-Malton in the federal election of October 2019. I interviewed him on my radio show Mid Day Matters on Sauga 960 AM.

]]> Darshan Maharaja false No 1439 3 full Interview with Ontario Liberal Leadership candidate Michael Coteau Interview with Ontario Liberal Leadership candidate Michael Coteau https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/interview-with-ontario-liberal-leadership-candidate-michael-coteau/ https://darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/e/interview-with-ontario-liberal-leadership-candidate-michael-coteau/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2019 21:03:40 -0400 darshanmaharaja.podbean.com/interview-with-ontario-liberal-leadership-candidate-michael-coteau-3b7aa7090f7f800fd8d27fda3cdbed2b On June 28, 219, I interviewed MPP Michael Coteau, one of the leadership candidates of the Ontario Liberal Party. The interview was live on my radio talk show Mid Day Matters on Sauga 960 AM.

]]> On June 28, 219, I interviewed MPP Michael Coteau, one of the leadership candidates of the Ontario Liberal Party. The interview was live on my radio talk show Mid Day Matters on Sauga 960 AM.

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