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But keeping these stories to myself would be even worse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo here it is.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy teacher said immigrants were stealing Canadian jobs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI told her she was wrong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat was only the beginning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt her Montreal high school, Mrs. Tremblay has earned herself a nickname: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaren\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the internet’s favourite name for an entitled woman who is always convinced she’s right.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd Karen has opinions. 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