I would like to take a moment to give an extra large applause to Marc Garneau, the liberal candidate for Westmount-Ville-Marie, who has a blog post on his website that not only focuses on Darfur; he also mentions STAND Canada as a source of inspiration! While it’s always nice to be complemented, it’s even nicer… Read More

Here’s an interesting entry: a poem about the atrocities in Darfur written by the Green Party candidate for Ottawa South – Dr. Qais Ghanem. According to his campaign, “Dr. Ghanem is an ardent activist for the human rights of all people, no matter the ethnicity or religion.” Darfur When did I ever choose to be… Read More

Guest Post: by Jackie Bonisteel and Anne Wagner Stand has listed Glen Pearson as one of our “supporters”, but this designation does not come close to doing justice to the London North-Centre MP’s incredible work for Darfur. Glen is a different kind of MP – his concern for the causes close to his heart take… Read More

Stand’s own ubiquitous Jackie Bonisteel has an op-ed published in The Charlatan, Carleton’s independent newspaper. There’s nothing to comment upon – she says it all. A must read!… Read More

I would like to point out another great blog post put up by Kate Heartfield at the Ottawa Citizen on her blog the World Next Door. Once again focused on Darfur, this time she posts the transcript of a meeting with Ben Hoffman, the Green Party candidate for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke and a world class conflict mediator.… Read More