text: I worried about the Canada I love 
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  Oh, Boo hoo...
  
  Another lecture from an entitled academic?
  
  There is no racial discrimination in your little (made up maybe) story.
  
  My first name, while rare, is from classical literature, yet it gets mangled all the time. I routinely get asked if I have a short nickname they can use when ordering something. I learned life is easier if I say John, Nick... I actually have fun picking names. 
  
  Go find a real cause to write about. When you are chief resident at UBC you don't get to complain how badly this country has treated you.