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<b>Mercy Traveller:</b> This week, travel in Africa <b>(3 photos)</b>

Mercy Traveller: This week, travel in Africa (3 photos)

We have so much to learn from Africans
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<b>Mercy Traveller:</b> If you disagree, talk to the hand - Standing up for moderation

Mercy Traveller: If you disagree, talk to the hand - Standing up for moderation

Civility means courtesy – recognizing that we can disagree while working together for the greater good
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<b>Mercy Traveller:</b> A campfire discussion on baseball, marshmallows and international aid

Mercy Traveller: A campfire discussion on baseball, marshmallows and international aid

Why I believe in foreign assistance
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<b>Mercy Traveller:</b> Canada 150 - What’s the Hoopla About?

Mercy Traveller: Canada 150 - What’s the Hoopla About?

In practice, most of us see Canada Day as a celebration of where we live. We also appear to see it as an opportunity to either make money or save cash on Canada 150-themed flip-flops, tic-tacs, T-shirts and stuff
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<b>Mercy traveller: </b>The power of an apology

Mercy traveller: The power of an apology

Everyone makes mistakes but some people believe a person is made by their mistakes - and their apologies
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<b>Mercy Traveller:</b> Refugees in Canada — who are the real heroes?

Mercy Traveller: Refugees in Canada — who are the real heroes?

April is national volunteer month, so it seems appropriate to remember the dedication of those who reach beyond their front door
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<b>Mercy Traveller:</b> When elephants wrestle, only the mice are crushed

Mercy Traveller: When elephants wrestle, only the mice are crushed

I’ve been trying to avoid writing a column about the newly minted U.S. administration. But it’s like watching a train wreck on fire — I cannot avert my eyes
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<b>Mercy Traveller:</b> 2016 was a horrible year—or was it?

Mercy Traveller: 2016 was a horrible year—or was it?

They are many good things about 2016 you may not have heard about. Did you know that the Public Health Agency of Canada was a key player in creating a vaccine against ebola? And that's just one example.
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<b>Mercy Traveller:</b> Ask not how patriotic you are toward your country, but how patriotic you should be

Mercy Traveller: Ask not how patriotic you are toward your country, but how patriotic you should be

The politics of being the greatest (country)
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<b>Mercy Traveller:</b> The politics of persuasion – U.S. election edition

Mercy Traveller: The politics of persuasion – U.S. election edition

The U.S. election is the ultimate reality show (or how I learned to understand fear, rationalization and denial)
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