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A message and reading from Mayor of Toronto John Tory

A message and reading from Mayor of Toronto John Tory

Dec 18, 2015 Published on December 18, 2015

On the occasion of International Migrants Day (December 18, 2015), Mayor John Tory offers a warm welcome to the Syrian refugees now making their home in Toronto, and shares an excerpt from Flight and Freedom: Stories of Escape to Canada (2015).

Global Creativity Index: Inclusion and diversity key to Canada’s fourth place ranking

Global Creativity Index: Inclusion and diversity key to Canada’s fourth place ranking

Dec 10, 2015 Published on

According to the results of the Martin Prosperity Institute's Global Creativity Index, companies located in Canada are the best at leveraging talent from a diverse population.

Living your languages

Living your languages

Dec 10, 2015 Published on

We are the language we speak.

Ratna Omidvar on CBC’s <em>The National</em>

Ratna Omidvar on CBC’s The National

Nov 27, 2015 Published on November 26, 2015

Peter Mansbridge of CBC's The National hosts a panel discussion on the Syrian refugee crisis.

Private sponsors build a nation – and leave a legacy

Private sponsors build a nation – and leave a legacy

Nov 16, 2015 Published on November 16, 2015

How can Canada regain its leadership as a country of compassion again?

Ratna Omidvar talks Flight and Freedom with <em>The Scope</em>

Ratna Omidvar talks Flight and Freedom with The Scope

Nov 9, 2015 Published on November 9, 2015

From an interview that originally aired on The Scope News on November 2.

Is Toronto still a city for refugees?

Is Toronto still a city for refugees?

Nov 4, 2015 Published on November 4, 2015

GDX Executive Director Ratna Omidvar at the Walrus Talks Cities of Migration

The Canada we hope for

The Canada we hope for

Oct 19, 2015 Published on

A speech by Mayor Naheed Nenshi of Calgary, given at the LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium on September 19, 2015.

Escape to Canada

Escape to Canada

Oct 8, 2015 Published on October 1, 2015

Ratna Omidvar talks Flight and Freedom on TVO's The Agenda, along with three of the individuals profiled in her book.

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Stories of refugees fleeing to Canada highlighted in new book. <em>Flight and Freedom</em> asks if they would be let in today.

Stories of refugees fleeing to Canada highlighted in new book. Flight and Freedom asks if they would be let in today.

Sep 16, 2015 Published on September 16, 2015

Thirty astonishing stories of refugees fleeing to Canada are told in the timely new book by Ratna Omdivar and Dana Wagner

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