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Tag Archives: Refugees
Maxime Bernier Opens the Diversity Debate
What lunacy is this? Maxime Bernier’s twitter rant condemning Justin Trudeau’s “extreme multiculturalism” policies ended with Bernier exiting stage (far) right, Andrew Scheer promising to fight asylum seekers who jump the queue and Michelle Rempel announcing the “Pathway to Canada” … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Government
Tagged Andrew Scheer, Asylum Seekers, Diversity Tweets, Maxime Bernier, Michelle Rempel, Refugees
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When Old White Guys Discover Memes
Ms Soapbox recently received a series of memes from an old white guy justifying his support of Trump’s anti-Muslim, anti-immigration, anti-refugee, anti-everything policies. She’s been seething ever since. Not because of their content (bad) but because of their appalling lack … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Politics and Government
Tagged Critical Thinking, Digital Fluency, Donald Trump, Old White Guys, Refugees
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