Category National

Lighthouse as beacon

photo - Left to right, Lighthouse Labs’ Jeremy Shaki, Josh Borts and Khurram Virani

Left to right, Lighthouse Labs’ Jeremy Shaki, Josh Borts and Khurram Virani. (photo from Lighthouse Labs) The Jewish Independent first heard of Lighthouse Labs in January of this year, when it received a press release about Lighthouse’s second annual HTML500,…

Expanding the financial field

photo - Michael Susser, left, and Murray Palay of Quadrant Asset Management

Michael Susser, left, and Murray Palay of Quadrant Asset Management. (photo from QAM) The first-ever Quadrant Asset Management Investment Conference was held on Oct. 2 at the University of Manitoba’s James W. Burns Executive Education Centre in downtown Winnipeg. It…

Mulcair talks about choices

photo - New Democratic Party of Canada leader Tom Mulcair

New Democratic Party of Canada leader Tom Mulcair. (photo from Tom Mulcair’s office) “I think the values of the community that you’re writing for are very similar to the social values of the NDP historically, and I think that’s a…

Focusing on students

There’s a new Jewish kid on campus – one who is confident about her rights, able to educate others who might try to intimidate and bully her, and willing to express her Judaism proudly, while helping to combat the rising…

Commenting with cartoons

photo - Attendees at the opening of the Avrom Yanovsky exhibit in Winnipeg in September

Attendees at the opening of the Avrom Yanovsky exhibit in Winnipeg in September. (photo by Stan Carbone) The Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada (JHCWC) and the United Jewish People’s Order (UJPO) are co-hosts of an exhibit in Winnipeg of…

May on foreign, domestic issues

photo - Green party leader Elizabeth May. (photo from Elizabeth May’s office)

Green party leader Elizabeth May. (photo from Elizabeth May’s office) “Let’s face it, Israel is a miracle in the world – in innovation, and science and technology, solar energy!” Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May told the Independent in…

Kenney discusses priorities

Jason Kenney, Canada’s minister of national defence and minister for multiculturalism. (photo from forces.gc.ca)

Jason Kenney, Canada’s minister of national defence and minister for multiculturalism. (photo from forces.gc.ca) Jason Kenney, Canada’s minister of national defence and minister for multiculturalism, says this country should prioritize Christian refugees and other minorities who constitute the most imperiled…

Israel and the election

The Conservatives, Liberals and NDP have all expressed strong support for the Jewish state. Is there any difference between them? Line up the platforms of the three main political parties and, despite the rhetoric, they are all solid allies of…

Researcher moves to London

The Canadian government’s policies toward local research and innovation are being streamlined with industry, making it so researchers are no longer free to look outside the box. This is one of the reasons Dr. Robert Brownstone gives for his decision…

Adler amends bio, posters

photo - The photo tweeted Aug. 16 by Walrus editor Jonathan Kay of Mark Adler’s original campaign office sign.

The photo tweeted Aug. 16 by Walrus editor Jonathan Kay of Mark Adler’s original campaign office sign. (photo from @jonkay) Conservative MP Mark Adler has removed a reference in his online biography in which he described himself as the first…