May 31: ‘Trudeau’s long hair doesn’t improve his image in my mind.’ Readers consider pandemic hair, plus other letters to the editor GlobeDebate
: The tragedy of the Yazidi community at the hands of the Islamic State is deep rooted and ongoing. There is, however, a little-known Canadian chapter to this story.For the past five years, a multi-faith initiative has worked hard to privately sponsor Yazidi families to come to Winnipeg. Thus far, 11 families have made their way here and have begun to settle with good support. Over the past year, for example, the owner of a nursery made a plot of land available.
Next month, some Yazidi teens will graduate from high school. Some of them plan to take university studies in order to contribute to the life of this welcoming nation. I don’t know if we can comprehend just what an achievement this has been: Only a few years ago they lived in refugee tents, with no knowledge of English and little awareness of Canada.
This week, a number of us got in our cars and held a drive-by celebration for these remarkable young people, who have already enriched the life of Canada.: One of the “benefits” during the pandemic is arguably the savings on haircuts . I have saved three trips so far. The flip side is that my hair grows crazily long. So long that I have to cover it with an oversized baseball hat in video-conferencing with students. So long that it looks like a premature retirement is overdue. To be fair, my wife did try in vain to cut it. Unfortunately, she missed the target and almost cut my eye out.As the crisis drags on, Justin Trudeau’s hair also gets longer and longer. While the beard makes him look more mature, Mr.
As warm weather kicks in and restrictions loosen, we should continue to follow distancing guidelines so that, most of all, lives can be saved – while I can lose my baseball hat and our Prime Minister can visit his barber.Letters to the Editor should be exclusive to The Globe and Mail. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. Try to keep letters to fewer than 150 words. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.
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