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Sunday, March 21, 2021

The Conservative Party of Canada won't recognize climate change crisis

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Erin O'Toole The Conservative Party of Canada (no longer "Progressive" Conservative) is moving in a dangerous direction - furt...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

COVID masks and freedom

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It's very difficult for me to fathom why some people, particularly Trump followers and Republicans in states such as Texas, feel that we...
Monday, March 8, 2021

Reflections on International Women's Day

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"To call woman the weaker sex is a libel.  It is man's injustice to women.  If by strength is meant brute strength, then, indeed, i...
Friday, March 5, 2021

Quebec City Snow Sculptures by Denis Gravel

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Last March, I posted some photos of some sculptures by talented Quebec City snow sculptor Denis Gravel.  Here are some more photos of his sc...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Why the U.S. Republican Party is on the wrong side of history

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  What has happened to the Republican Party of the United States is sad and tragic.  The party of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Dw...

Attention Canada!! Don't throw this out. It's not junk mail.

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Hey Canada, if you've received this in the mail, don't throw it out.  I almost discarded it myself until I looked at it more careful...
Monday, February 22, 2021

Canada's vaccine response is extremely disappointing

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    Here in Toronto, Canada's largest city, we have been in lockdown since the day after Christmas.  The Ontario government's stay-a...
Monday, February 15, 2021

Valentine's Day Trivia

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  "Love is the expansion of two natures in such fashion that each includes the other, each is enriched by the other. Love is an echo in...
Sunday, January 31, 2021

Language Corner: Words that have a negative connotation for women

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As we all know, words matter.  Some words in the English language display a subtle or not-so-subtle anti-female bias.   Kieran Snyder is the...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021

6 Iconic Film Posters With The Cars That Could've Been

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Here is something for car lovers.  The UK's Bristol Street Motors has recreated six of the most iconic car movie posters.  They feature ...
Sunday, January 17, 2021

Brian Sicknick: The Capitol Police officer who was killed in the storming of the U.S. Capitol

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Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick died at 9:30 p.m. on January 7, 2021.  Let's not forget that name.  Let's not forget that f...
Sunday, January 10, 2021

Trump's Last Stand: Reflections on the Storming of the Capitol

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It's heard to swallow what happened in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021.  On that fateful day, the U.S. Capitol was invaded for the f...
Thursday, January 7, 2021

My 2021 Wish List

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  Last year I posted my personal wish list for 2020.  I promised to let you know which of my wishes came true and to write another wish list...
Sunday, January 3, 2021

Mitt Romey's Statement on Certification of U.S. Presidential Election Results

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 I urge you to read this statement from Mitt Romney, a Republican, and the junior United States senator from Utah.  Thoughtful Republicans w...