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From The Globe and Mail: Michael Stone a street sage with no easy answers.

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In a gesture of solidarity with rallies taking place throughout the world on November 1st to draw attention to the current situation in Tibet, the following statements were read in Canada’s House of Commons by MPs from all four federal parties: Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP): Mr. Speaker, as a member of Parliament, I rise with... Read more »

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A short interview on CTV Montreal from October 20, 2011: http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111020/mtl_newsmaker_dicki_111020/20111020/?hub=MontrealHome

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She’s a Tibetan Canadian from Montréal, who is a new minister (Kalon) in the 15th Tibetan Government in Exile. Here’s a brief 6-minute English video she made to explain her background, while running for that position: And here’s a brief description about her from an article introducing all the new ministers, taken from an article... Read more »

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Kings and the Rebellious Monks: Buddhism and Political Conflict in Cambodia Professor Ian Harris Tun Lin Kok Yuen Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, Department of Humanities, University of Toronto Friday, September 23, 2011 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place, 108N, North House Register Online at: http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=10625 The... Read more »

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