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Lessons I Learned After Moving Back to Canada

What adjusting back to Canadian culture taught me about humility, adaptation, and letting go of past assumptions.

Sep 12, 2025 • Canadian Returnee

Why Some Canadian Doctors Leave for America

Canadian doctors face a choice between home and the U.S. Ambition drives some south, but the price of the American dream is steep.

Jun 19 • Canadian Returnee

Why Canadian Expat Circles in Hong Kong Surprised Me

A look at Canadian expat communities abroad, the history behind Hong Kong's ties to Canada, and what cliques taught me about belonging.

Jun 18 • Canadian Returnee

Temporary Foreign Workers and the Struggle for Fair Jobs in Canada

Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program is fuelling exploitation while Canadians face unemployment. Here is why change is overdue and what we can do.

Jun 17 • Canadian Returnee

The Genocide America Forgot Canada Remembers

Most Americans have never heard of Le Grand Derangement. Most Canadians have. Here's what really happened to the Acadians and why it matters.

Jun 15 • Canadian Returnee

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The Truth About Equalization Payments

Apr 8, 2025 • Canadian Returnee

Why Alberta Votes Conservative and Why That Might Change

May 4, 2025 • Canadian Returnee

Canada Isn’t America’s Plan B

Jun 13, 2025 • Canadian Returnee

The Dangerous Rise of Pierre Poilievre

Mar 31, 2025 • Canadian Returnee

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Canada's New Governor General: Louise Arbour

Louise Arbour is sworn in as Canada's 31st Governor General. Here's what you need to know about her remarkable career and her vision for the country.

Jun 14 • Canadian Returnee

Why So Many Canadians Feel Worse Off After COVID

Post-COVID Canada feels different. Rising crime, cost of living, and public frustration are fuelling pessimism. Is the anger warranted or something…

Jun 12 • Canadian Returnee

What Therapy Taught Me About a Life I Didn't Choose

I used Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to process neglect, displacement, and the grief of a childhood shaped entirely by other people's decisions.

Jun 11 • Canadian Returnee

How Canada Lost Its Sense of Us

Canada is breaking under the weight of hyper-individualism, social media, and neoliberalism. What happened to community, compassion, and common truth?

Jun 10 • Canadian Returnee

What Alberta Separatists Get Wrong About Canada

Alberta separatists say the province is cheated by Confederation. The numbers, history, and constitutional facts tell a very different story.

Jun 8 • Canadian Returnee

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Toronto Hate Crimes Target Jewish Community

Toronto police arrest 11 people in two separate hate crime investigations targeting the Jewish community in North York. Here's what happened.

Jun 7 • Canadian Returnee

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After living abroad for years, I'm back in Canada, writing about Canadian & US politics, current events, & personal growth.

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