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Changing Identities of Indian Migrants in the West:: Sarjana Sakhrani on Arranged Marriages
No full textThe aim of this paper is to initiate a broader discussion concerning the identities of Indian migrants and their perceptions of arranged marriage. Through an oral testimony and a detailed life history of one interlocutor, my research explores my mother’s marital experiences, including the involvement of her family, the arrangement of the marriage itself, and the challenges that come with adjusting to marital life. Within the framework of this topic, larger theoretical and cultural phenomena are addressed such as the role of immigration, acculturation, changing notions of individualism, and identity in relation to diaspora. Such topics shed light on how Indian marital practices and related societal perceptions of identity such as gender norms, are changing for Indian migrants
The effectiveness of Canada’s Employment Equity Act since 2009
No full textThis paper evaluates the effectiveness of Canada’s Employment Equity Act (EEA) from 2009 to 2021, building on earlier research by Ng et al. (2014), which analyzed the Act’s impact from 1987 to 2009. The EEA aims to improve the representation of historically disadvantaged groups — women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, and people with disabilities — in federally regulated workplaces. Through a comparative analysis of employment data, this study highlights both successes and shortcomings of the EEA over the past decade. Findings suggest that while the EEA has been effective in increasing the representation of visible minorities in both management and overall workforce positions, significant challenges remain. Women, though making strides in senior and middle management roles, have experienced declining representation in the broader federally regulated workforce. Indigenous peoples and people with disabilities continue to face persistent underrepresentation, both in management positions and across the general workforce, despite legislative efforts. While the EEA has contributed positively to the representation of visible minorities and women in leadership roles, it has largely failed to achieve proportional representation for all designated groups, particularly Indigenous peoples and people with disabilities, highlighting the need for stronger and more targeted policy interventions.
Keywords: employment equity, representation, workforc
Program Plan: Dungeon Runners
No full textSupported by a growing body of research that suggests role-playing games can produce positive outcomes for young people, (see “The Benefits of Role-Playing Games”), a library-held Dungeons & Dragons program has the potential to benefit the social development of teenagers within our communities. Dungeon Runners will offer the chance for teens to explore the empowering potential of role-playing games for the first time, or to provide a space for teens who are already invested in them as a hobby
Programming: Ready, Set, Act!
No full textA program plan for young adults to learn new acting games and skills. Includes potential improv games to play with young adults and a panel discussion.  
Between Authority and Care: Plato’s Crito as Defense of the Philosophical Life
No full textThis paper addresses the question as to why Socrates stays to die in prison through a novel reading of the Crito oriented by the Foucaultian notion of care (epimeleia). It argues that the Laws do not speak for Socrates (the reasons they offer for staying in prison are not reasons he could have accepted). It then reconstructs the logos that did compel Socrates to stay, through a close reading attentive to the principles of philosophical judgment suggested but never fully elaborated in the Crito. Crito’s ethical and philosophical laxity prevent Socrates from fully converting him to the philosophical life via argument, so he adopts the authoritarian voice of the Laws to prevent Crito from making a dangerous judgement. This is a compromise but nonetheless an act of care: preserving his own commitment to philosophy despite pending death, Socrates also leaves intact for Crito a model of an intrinsically good life
Homalotheciella subcapillata (Hedw.) Broth., a new moss species to Canada from old broadleaved forests of Nova Scotia
No full textWe report Homalotheciella subcapillata (Hedw.) Broth. for the first time in Nova Scotia, found in the western-most part of the province. Upon examination of a previously reported collection of this species from Saskatchewan, we determined that the previous collection was misidentified and conclude that our collections represent the first records of this species for Canada. The moss was found to grow only on old beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) trees in mature to old growth mixed broadleaved forests. The species has likely been present in Nova Scotia for many decades but was not previously detected due to low search effort. Given the apparent rarity and substrate specificity, the decline of its host tree, and the fact that it is threatened or vulnerable in the USA, we recommend that steps be taken to conserve this species and its habitats in Nova Scotia.
Keywords: arboreal, Brachytheciaceae, bryophyte, epiphyte, mos