Archive for February 4th, 2011

The Opposition

Friday, February 4th, 2011

MahamahaRaja On this important day for our nation, we should reflect on the nature of our country, and specifically on a vital pillar of our system of government. What can be said about opposition parties in democracies? What is their role? Of course, it is to hold the government to account to its own manifesto […]

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Youth Homelessness in the Greater Toronto Area

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Dr Ruwan M Jayatungeƒ”š‚  ƒ”š‚ Canada is one of the few countries in the world without a national housing strategy (United Nations, 2009). Surveys and statistics over the past three decades have repeatedly shown that the numbers of homeless people in Canada have been steadily increasing. Toronto is one of the cities that is facing the […]

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Distorting SL history to suite a narrow and racist agenda

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Alastair On Feb. 04, 2011 Gentlemen, I first heard of this person Jayam Rutnam when he was promoting the Tamil IMHO – the new front for the Tamil Tigers or the LTTE terrorists in the United States. Now he is on a crusade to distort the history of Sri Lanka to fit to his narrow […]

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The Travels of a Journalist—54 -Exploring botanic gardens in Portland and riparian splendor in NW Oregon

Friday, February 4th, 2011

By Shelton A. Gunaratne ƒ”š‚©2011 Professor of mass communications emeritus@ Minnesota State University Moorhead ƒ”š‚ In spite of continual rain, on Tuesday (1 Aug. 1989) afternoon, my family”ƒ¢¢”š¬‚wife Yoke-Sim, son Junius and daughter Carmel”ƒ¢¢”š¬‚and I went on a 134-mile roundtrip tour from Longview to explore the attractions in Portland (pop. 582,130), the administrative seat of Multnomah […]

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