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THE DEPRIVED CHILD

The Deprived Child. Jerry Diakiw Millions of children are denied the opportunity to fulfill their potential by the accident of birth. Nearly 1.4 million children in Canada lived in poverty in 2022, (it has been rising since 2019). Many more live in low income households.   In 1989,  thirty-five years ago, the House of Commons unanimously passed a resolution to end child poverty by 2000. . . We…

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HOW TO SAY GOODBYE

Again. . . How to say goodbye Tic tocThe clock is running downI am ready.My batteries are dyingthey are slow to recharge.The lights are dimmingwhile my heart is ablaze,Ablaze with the joy of remembrance. After a remarkable recoveryfrom the edge of the abyssI’m now flickering alight againThanks to an unconventional therapy.I am stable. I emptied my bucket list—Around the Red Sea and Saudi…

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THE DEPRIVED CHILD

The Deprived Child.  Part one.   Nearly 1.4 million children in Canada lived in poverty in 2022, (it has been rising since 2019). Many more live in low income households. Millions of children are denied the opportunity to fulfill their potential by the accident of birth.   It’s been thirty-five year, in 1989, when the House of Commons unanimously passed a resolution to end child poverty by…

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Canada vs USA

 Donald Trump has been harping about Canada as the 51st state. Is he missing something? It should be the other way around. In Washington, District of Columbia, DC., or example, 90% of the nearly 700 000 residents voted Democrat for Kamala Harris as president. Residents of DC get no representation in the US Senate, and have only one representative in congress with limited voting rights.  Canada…

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A More Perfect Multicultural Country: Canada vs Singapore. 

Jerry Diakiw. Singapore, after centuries of British colonial control has been an independent country since1965, Singapore like Canada, is committed to the equality of all races and all faiths. It is enshrined in their Constitution, which states that “no citizen has more or less rights than another citizen.” At the time of independence Singapore was a network of Chinese , Malay and Indian ghettos…

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Election USA 2024

Rural America Elected Donald Trump The foundation principle of a democracy is representation by population, nicknamed “rep by pop,” .  It is a blatant  myth in America. Rural America elected trump.  A look at the map of US counties by party,  it is a sea of red with little  concentrations  of blue, centered on all the cities in America.  Despite the fact that the cities are the engines of the…

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Jisei

A Swedish publisher, Marguerite Beauleau, at aeSilverstar press.com came across my poems on Facebook.  She asked if they could publish them. It is now out in softcover.  It is available at aesilverstarpress.com for 139 Krona ( 18.45 Cdn) but postage to Canada is $55. But in few days the publisher says it will be available as e-book  These are 2 pages from their website . ( I DID NOT write text. )…

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Standing at the Edge of History

Really?   Never again ?  As a ten year old in 1946  I stared at the newpaper. A photo.   A truck filled with hundreds  Of emaciated naked bodies,  Bones on bone  That image is forever etched on my brain          Could this ever happen again?         Yes, it has, it is, NOW Jews are no more deserving now than then.         Is it still happening? Antisemitic incidents on the rise     …

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Standing at the Edge of History

Really?   Never again ?  As a ten year old in 1946  I stared at the newpaper. A photo.   A truck filled with hundreds  Of emaciated naked bodies,  Bones on bone  That image is forever etched on my brain          Could this ever happen again?         Yes, it has, it is, NOW Jews are no more deserving now than then.         Is it still happening? Antisemitic incidents on the rise     …

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1800 and Now

1800 and now. Dear SunThe sun cracks open at first lightIt spills its luminance halfway around worldMinute by minute, hour by hour, – a new day,new hope. Its burning flames harbours our history of progress. Day after day, year often year, for billions of yearsThat sun brings hope every day. What a precious jewel of burning light. At sunset the murmurs of nightmares chill the night But at…

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Sahara

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-person/article-in-the-sahara-the-sky-enveloped-me-and-the-stars-felt-within-reach/ Dr P F Braithwaite writes : Good Morning Jerry, Your stories always amaze me and present a beautiful scene of an interesting part of the world. The magnificent stars, the market place and the proposal for marriage all combine to thoroughly engage me. You have such a…

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Swan Lake Markham.

A Personal Viewpoint Jerry Diakiw (jdiakiw@gmail.com) As lucky as we are to be living here at Swan Lake with the lake a constant source of pleasure, I am sad at the thought that all land north of 16th Ave was deemed to be part of a green belt encircling the city of Toronto. The green belt was classified as rural, recreational, park and farmland in perpetuity. This green belt replicated the most…

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Extreme taxes for Extreme wealthy

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Past My Expiry Day

A Birthday Organ recital. Thanks everyone! Best wishes from every continent, from every school I ever taught in, and students from nearly every class I ever taught . How life affirming! I reflect on my luck: 87 today! Now that is ridiculous. Never expected that! Especially when the cardiac team at Sunnybrook said I would not live out 2020 without open heart surgery, which I would not survive…

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Quads

Quads maintain quality of life and save lives A case study in seniors participation in a quads experiment . It’s rather amazing how one muscle in the human body, the quadriceps (quads) have such an effect on quality of life for seniors. As muscle mass decreases with age, quad strength weakens. Weakness of the quads is associated with difficulties in getting up from a chair, getting out of bed…

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Revealing our gifts

Julia Marich is my cousin in Ukraine and a Toronto Star oped columnist: Letter from Ukraine. I respond to her email today below . She is referring to a beautiful moving paragraph she sent me in an email. I sent it to the Toronto Star and she has now written over 20 Letters from Ukraine, about the war. She wrote:“You know, Jerry, I often tell my friends and family about you. About a random letter…

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RIP Peter Dalglish

Someone forwarded my anecdote of Peter Dalglish to Camilla Dalglish nee Weston, his wife. She is sister of Galen Weston Sr. See my original post below her reply. “Jerry From: Camilla Dalglish <pcdalglish@me.com>  Sent: August 8, 2023 6:41 AM To: icarts@shaw.ca Subject: Re: Peter Dalgilsh Dear Jerry, Thank you for a lovely story. You were right. Miss B. was Peter’s Mentor at UCC. Kim,…