George Abraham, Author at New Canadian Media

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George Abraham

George brings 30 years of writing and newsroom management experience to New Canadian Media. He began his journalism career with The Times of India in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), followed by stints at the Khaleej Times in Dubai and as managing editor of The Peninsula in Qatar. A journalist with high ethical standards, George won the prestigious Nieman scholarship at Harvard University (1994-95), and more recently, pursued a Master’s in Journalism at Carleton University (2004).

March 1, 2026
Commentary/Immigration/News/Top Stories

ANALYSIS: “Boutique” immigration points system may be short-sighted, experts say

New targeted Express Entry categories aim to fill gaps, but critics warn they're too narrow and may strand applicants

February 19, 2026
News/Top Stories

We’re hiring: Full-time and freelance reporting opportunities at New Canadian Media

New Canadian Media has full-time or part-time reporting opportunities for immigrant writers based anywhere in Canada, particularly smaller communities with fewer newcomers. 

January 31, 2026
Diaspora Affairs/Immigration/News/Politics/Top Stories

Poilievre vows to cap immigration, calls for ‘no more hyphens’

On immigration, Poilievre focused on capping intake at levels Canada can “integrate” into jobs, housing and health care, while calling for “no

December 17, 2025
Diaspora Affairs/Immigration/News/Top Stories

Newsroom diversity is improving in Canada, but news agenda still set by white editors

The Canadian Association of Journalist's 2025 newsroom diversity survey collected data from 5,662 journalists in 325 newsrooms covering radio, television, digital and

November 25, 2025
Commentary/Immigration/Top Stories

Why do we need Temporary Foreign Workers?

There is clearly a need to rethink a program that began at a time when we had a very different outlook on

November 13, 2025
Books/Commentary/Immigration/Top Stories

How “Big Canada” went bust

The author finds, Canada’s business elites, the Trudeau government and mandarins in the immigration department recklessly pursued quantity over quality when it

October 26, 2025
Commentary/News/Top Stories

New Canadian Media: Back in business

Our aim remains the same: To capture Canada from a perspective that is consistently overlooked by other media, with all the nuance,

November 11, 2024
Commentary/Immigration/News

Resilient, Unbowed, But Changed

"NCM was conceived around my dining table in Ottawa, to explore a platform to represent the “immigrant point of view.”"

November 11, 2024
English/News/Top Stories

Sadly, I came up short

This letter was sent to the New Canadian Media Collective in July 2024, announcing the news of NCM ceasing publication.

April 4, 2024
Arts & Culture/Diaspora Affairs/Immigration/Top Stories

A harrowing journey through the desert of despair: ‘Aadujeevitham’ unveils the Gulf’s grim reality

MOVIE REVIEW: The Goatlife reveals the harsh realities of the Gulf's kafala system through the harrowing tale of an indentured Indian migrant

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