Dear Readers,

After the presidential election in the U.S. on Nov. 5, there are many questions which are also relevant for us here in Alberta and the rest of Canada. Why were the predictions so wrong? Many of the media reports predicted that it would be a neck-and-neck race, but at the end of the day, it wasn’t even close. Why did so many Hispanic and Latino Americans vote for the candidate of the GOP although his campaign rhetoric was very anti-immigration? Why did not more women and PoC (Persons of Color) vote for the candidate of the Democrats although she was the first female and first PoC candidate for president in the history of the United States of Amerika? Speaking of “united”: The U.S. are very divided, not only politically, but also socially, culturally, and religiously, and it would take a lot of effort to unite the country and its people again. For that, the American people can not count much on politicians, because many of them have their partisan agendas and don’t really care what’s important for the people. Here in Canada, we have to make sure that we don’t go down that slippery slope. We can’t take our great country for granted. It’s a work in progress, and every Canadian should contribute to this progress, and not only think of themselves.

‍Arnim Joop 
Publisher & Editor
mwmosaic@telus.net