L’attentat antisémite de Bondi Beach à Sydney pendait au nez de l’Australie depuis longtemps. Depuis le 7 octobre 2023, en particulier, les dirigeants de la communauté juive alertaient les autorités fédérales et celles des États de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud et de Victoria sur le caractère pratiquement inéluctable d’une telle attaque. Ils avaient raison. Comment en […]

In this episode, Quillette editor Jon Kay speaks with Roy Ratnavel, a Tamil-Canadian business executive, philanthropist, and author whose life story spans war, imprisonment, immigration, and professional success at the highest levels of Canada’s financial industry. Ratnavel’s new memoir, Prisoner #1056: How I Survived War and Found Peace, recounts his childhood in Sri Lanka during the country’s brutal civil war, his imprisonment as a Tamil teenager by government forces, and his eventual escape to Canada. Arriving in Toronto in the late 1980s with little money and limited English, Ratnavel worked unskilled jobs before rising from a mailroom position to become vice-chairman of CI Global Asset Management—one of Canada’s largest independent investment firms. But this conversation is not merely a rags-to-riches immigrant narrative. Ratnavel reflects candidly on race, integration, multiculturalism, and Canadian political culture, expressing both deep gratitude for his adopted country and unease about its economic, ideological, and civic direction. Drawing on decades of experience navigating elite professional spaces and diverse communities, he offers observations that often challenge contemporary orthodoxies on both the political left and right. 00:00 Intro 04:00 Interview Begins 04:08 Navigating Political Spaces 05:04 Personal Story and Immigration Narrative 08:18 Career Development 10:21 Cultural Observations and Integration 13:40 Community Dynamics and Political Identity 20:00 Professional Challenges and DEI Concerns 28:16 Social Experiences and General Observations 37:14 Concluding Thoughts and Reflections --- Quillette is an Australian-based online magazine that focuses on long-form analysis and cultural commentary. It is politically non-partisan, but relies on reason, science, and humanism as its guiding values. Quillette was founded in 2015 by Australian writer Claire Lehmann. It is a platform for free thought and a space for open discussion and debate on a wide range of topics, including politics, culture, science, and technology. Quillette has gained attention for publishing articles and essays that challenge modern orthodoxy on a variety of topics, including gender and sexuality, race and identity politics, and free speech and censorship. --- Quillette's revenue comes from our readers. We are a grassroots organisation that relies on voluntary subscriptions and community membership as our primary revenue stream. Support Quillette by becoming a subscriber: https://quillette.com/#/portal/signup Or donate send us a one-off tip: https://quillette.com/#/portal/support We made our website using Ghost, a powerful app for new-media creators to publish, share, and grow a business around their content. It comes with modern tools to build a website, publish content, send newsletters & offer paid subscriptions to members. Try it here: https://ghost.org/?via=claire91

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In this episode, Quillette editor Jon Kay speaks with Roy Ratnavel, a Tamil-Canadian business executive, philanthropist, and author whose life story spans war, imprisonment, immigration, and professional success at the highest levels of Canada’s financial industry. Ratnavel’s new memoir, Prisoner #1056: How I Survived War and Found Peace, recounts his childhood in Sri Lanka during the country’s brutal civil war, his imprisonment as a Tamil teenager by government forces, and his eventual escape to Canada. Arriving in Toronto in the late 1980s with little money and limited English, Ratnavel worked unskilled jobs before rising from a mailroom position to become vice-chairman of CI Global Asset Management—one of Canada’s largest independent investment firms. But this conversation is not merely a rags-to-riches immigrant narrative. Ratnavel reflects candidly on race, integration, multiculturalism, and Canadian political culture, expressing both deep gratitude for his adopted country and unease about its economic, ideological, and civic direction. Drawing on decades of experience navigating elite professional spaces and diverse communities, he offers observations that often challenge contemporary orthodoxies on both the political left and right. 00:00 Intro 04:00 Interview Begins 04:08 Navigating Political Spaces 05:04 Personal Story and Immigration Narrative 08:18 Career Development 10:21 Cultural Observations and Integration 13:40 Community Dynamics and Political Identity 20:00 Professional Challenges and DEI Concerns 28:16 Social Experiences and General Observations 37:14 Concluding Thoughts and Reflections --- Quillette is an Australian-based online magazine that focuses on long-form analysis and cultural commentary. It is politically non-partisan, but relies on reason, science, and humanism as its guiding values. Quillette was founded in 2015 by Australian writer Claire Lehmann. It is a platform for free thought and a space for open discussion and debate on a wide range of topics, including politics, culture, science, and technology. Quillette has gained attention for publishing articles and essays that challenge modern orthodoxy on a variety of topics, including gender and sexuality, race and identity politics, and free speech and censorship. --- Quillette's revenue comes from our readers. We are a grassroots organisation that relies on voluntary subscriptions and community membership as our primary revenue stream. Support Quillette by becoming a subscriber: https://quillette.com/#/portal/signup Or donate send us a one-off tip: https://quillette.com/#/portal/support We made our website using Ghost, a powerful app for new-media creators to publish, share, and grow a business around their content. It comes with modern tools to build a website, publish content, send newsletters & offer paid subscriptions to members. Try it here: https://ghost.org/?via=claire91