First Person

I came out after a lifetime in the closet. Now, I’ve found a community of people just like me in Calgary’s Rainbow Elders.

Asylum seekers are arriving in Canada in record numbers, sleeping in shelters, churches and sometimes on the street. Reception centres are a more humane approach. 

I moved to Canada to give my children a better life. It took four permanent residency applications before I saw them again.

I got stuck in Alberta after COVID hit. It took me four years to see my family again.

My family and I were denied housing, car rentals and even hotel reservations, all because we didn’t have a credit card.

I spent 21 years in Hamilton schools. Drastic budget cuts and a rise in violence caused me to leave that world for good.

Canadians are working while ill to avoid losing income. Instituting country-wide sick-leave policies is a healthier option.

"We could lose $40 million in revenue"

"At one point, I was regularly floating nearly $100,000 of monthly debt"

Cybersecurity boss Sami Khoury tells us how crime plays out in the Cyber Wild West