Salah Bachir

Jan 30, 2024 | readersdigest.ca | Salah Bachir

My lunch pal, Pierre TrudeauMy father always worried that I would be the one child out of five who would have trouble "making it," and not just because I was gay or a rabble-rouser at university. He thought I wore my heart on my sleeve and cared too much. Perhaps he finally thought I would make it after all when, in 1994, I told him I was going to have lunch with the person he admired most, Pierre Elliott Trudeau. And not just anywhere but at the Ritz-Carlton in Montreal.

Oct 10, 2023 | newsweek.com | Salah Bachir

The first high-profile person I ever met was Cesar Chavez, an encounter that affected my whole life. He was a civil rights activist, the co-founder of the United Farm Workers, and he was visiting Toronto in 1973 when I was 17 to urge Canadians to boycott California lettuce and grapes. I spent all day outside the local grocery store raising money to donate to his cause. I only collected $100, but my dad—a union man—gave me an extra $50.

Aug 11, 2023 | ktla.com | Salah Bachir

, /PRNewswire/ - Robertson's career was influenced by early trips with his mother Rosemarie to visit family in Six Nations of the Grand River - a community known for supporting musical and artistic talent. Robertson's passion for music was matched by his kindness and humility and his work was an inspiration to many young musicians and community members.