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Almost two weeks have gone by after the riots in Vancouver, city officials, along with provincial administrators are still bewildered with the disturbances that took place in Vancouver city on June 15, after a championship game of hockey ended with the Canucks losing the Stanley Cup to Boston Bruins.    Premier Christy Clark has ordered an investigation, as well as an “independent review,” to analyze the possible causes of this behaviour.   Psychiatrists also weighed in to see the driving force behind the disruptive conduct of the rioters that day.   Meanwhile, this photo has been floating around the World Wide Web comparing the riots in Vancouver with those in Somalia, Libya and Egypt.   The satirical theme behind this comparison is obvious.   While all four countries witnessed deadly demonstrations, the reasons behind these demonstrations varied drastically.   Somalia, Libya and Egypt were fighting for freedom, while Vancouverites were just ...

Living in a global village forces us to face certain facts.   One fact that we must all confront is that our world is changing.   Global demographics are being scrambled around, principles that have governed societies for years are now being deserted, and the French soccer team for 2010 World Cup consisted mostly of players with darker complexion.   However, the most important change that is now taking place is the re-formation of family.   The current legislation of European states speaks volumes of attempts being made to redefine family.   This change is evident in the transformation currently taking place in two European countries, Malta and Hungary, both of which are members of the European Union. Malta is a country that is very dear to my heart.   It is one of the last strongholds of Catholicism that has survived the vicious assaults of secularism in modern Europe.   It is nearly impossible to go anywhere in the tiny island without being re...