Back To School With COVID

Students have returned to school after a year and a half of learning during a pandemic. I have also been teaching during that time and honestly it has been scary.  As an educator I have gone through different levels of pandemic anxiety.  In September 2020 I felt extreme panic at the thought of returning to a building full of people who could be potentially carrying a virus that could put me in the hospital and could even be fatal.

I knew my chances of survival were higher than a senior citizen but I did have bouts of Bronchitis and I would later learn I had Asthma. Over the summer I had read articles about people collapsing in front of their families who had to be rushed to the hospital as they began to exhibit COVID symptoms. Another story described how a 40 something, seemingly healthy Canadian Actor finally succumbed to the illness and passed away. 

The Qualified Welcoming of Syrian Refugees

Published in The Huffington Post on February 10th, 2016

The responses of individuals and countries to the Syrian Refugee Crisis has been a bit of an informal test on the level of humanity within individuals and nations.  A mirror has been set up to reflect the political tensions within countries and the identities of its citizens.  For Canada we have had a leadership change and a different take on Syrian Refugees as Harper stalled the process for supposed “security concerns” while Trudeau was seen handing out coats to immigrant families at Pearson airport. 

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