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Childhood Denied
2016 Vol. 8 No. 2—Spring / Films

Childhood Denied

Myra Dziama’s gentle film is mostly about childhood restored, with love and understanding. And the “custody battle” launched in the UN by Moscow’s Poland for the children who chose Canada.

Canada’s First State Visit to Poland: Promoting Business; Remembering a Shared History
2014 Vol. 6 No. 3 — Fall-Winter / Commentary

Canada’s First State Visit to Poland: Promoting Business; Remembering a Shared History

Martin Grzadka is a pragmatic, successful businessman who loves to promote Canada-Poland business. But when he writes about his feelings when the national anthems of his native land and his adopted country were played in the presence of the two countries’ heads of state, well you can almost hear the heartbeats.

Bulletin Board Fall 2014
2014 Vol. 6 No. 3 — Fall-Winter / Bulletin Board

Bulletin Board Fall 2014

Agnieszka Holland to direct two “House of Cards” episodes; British/Australian filmmaker Simon Target brings us “A Town Called Brzostek,” and Canada & Poland honor their forces that fought together during WWII.

The Story of Two Photographs
2013 Vol. 5 No. 3 — Fall / Features

The Story of Two Photographs

Stoicism, determination, and a sense of humour: that’s all a young immigrant needs.

Jan Karski: The Story of a Secret State
2013 Vol. 5 No. 1 — Spring / Books / Features

Jan Karski: The Story of a Secret State

Jan Karski is a hero not just for our times but for all times, says Irene Tomaszewski as she recalls her first meeting with the modest hero. He represents the best in humanity and the collective will of a nation that would not submit.

Giant
2013 Vol. 5 No. 1 — Spring / Books

Giant

In this review of Aga Maksimowska’s Giant, Andrew Borkowski, whose Copernicus Avenue won the 2012 Toronto Book Award, may well be giving us a glimpse of next year’s winner.

Nowhere Places: Mining the Polish Experience
2011 Vol. 3 No. 4 — Winter / Commentary

Nowhere Places: Mining the Polish Experience

…there’s a symmetry between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the French-English multicultural country I’ve grown up in… and it seems fitting that Polish and Canadian troops often fought side by side in WWII. That’s a good place to start rebuilding a sense of who I am, says Andrew Borkowski.

Why This Silence?
2011 Vol. 3 No. 3 — Fall / Commentary

Why This Silence?

The photo was unmistakably me, in Nehru shirt and bell bottoms, a cigarette dangling rakishly in my right hand… on the front page of Czechoslovakia’s Socialist Union of Youth newspaper.

Human Trafficking … in Canada?
2010 Vol. 2 No. 3 — Fall / Commentary

Human Trafficking … in Canada?

According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 800 to 1200 persons are trafficked every year to Canada and 1500 to 2200 persons are trafficked through Canada into the United States.

A Young Canadian’s Love Affair with the Polish Language
2010 Vol. 2 No. 3 — Fall / Commentary

A Young Canadian’s Love Affair with the Polish Language

Polish sounded like a waterfall & I understood nothing of the rushing sz, cz, rz, and rrr sounds. But the sounds of Polish intrigued me instantly.

Polish Orphans of Tengeru: The Dramatic Story of Their Long Journey to Canada 1941-49
2010 Vol. 2 No. 2 — Summer / Books

Polish Orphans of Tengeru: The Dramatic Story of Their Long Journey to Canada 1941-49

Author Lynne Taylor documents the dramatic story of a group of Polish orphans who were exiled to Siberia, escaped via the Middle East, and grew up in Africa. They finally came to Canada – in defiance of claims by the communist regime that the children belong to them.

From the Snows of Siberia to the Snows of Kilimanjaro
2009 — Spring / Features

From the Snows of Siberia to the Snows of Kilimanjaro

The Canadian immigration representative seemed perplexed. What was he think of this Polish matriarchy living in mud huts surrounded by lovely gardens with trimmed hedges and a view of the great mountain in the distance? The children in their smart uniforms didn’t help. He was looking for labour in Canada’s mines and forests.

On Poles and Visas: Andrew Nagorski and Dominic Roszak
2008 / Interviews

On Poles and Visas: Andrew Nagorski and Dominic Roszak

CR asks Dominic Roszak to comment on Canada’s policy regarding visa-free travel from Poland, and Andrew Nagorski for some insights into the American policy.