Pop 89: The “Real” Apprentices of Washington DC
I was introduced to the so-called “reality” show “The Apprentice” in 2004 in a Chicago train station. It was late at night. I had a fever and wondered if maybe I was hallucinating.
Check It Out: Life is like a roll of toilet paper
The one thing we all have in common is we’re all getting older every day … some of us more so than others. Radio broadcaster Andy Rooney said…
Pop 89: “Just” Listening
Calls for justice are everywhere these days. At least once a week, I hear abolitionist preacher Theodore Parker’s quote, made popular by and often attributed to Martin Luther King Jr…
Check It Out: What’s at stake?
This week, I was not planning on writing about politics, but after listening to a ‘4 My Canada’ broadcast, I was reminded how much is at stake in this election.
We are stronger together
Death, politics and religion - three topics we are told to avoid at parties and the family dinner table. But in this age of polarization and uncivil public discourse…
Growing Through Grief: Staying Centred Within
In this time of unrest and unknowns I cannot help but see the process of grief at work in all of us. At a time when we are shaking our heads…
Pop 89: “Go to Your Room, Mr. President”
Well, that was nice for as long as it lasted. For a minute, we Canadians were all getting along. Mind you, how long does a family stay united when their sole reason is a shared enemy?
Check It Out: How did we get here?
Two kids biking in an unfamiliar neighbourhood said, “We could be lost and not even know it.” Canadians could also be lost and misled and not even know it.
REMEMBERING WHEN: The Woodcutter’s Philosophy
When we were young, our late father, early one Saturday afternoon on our bush property as our family culled and cut down dead and decaying trees…
Pop 89: A Dear John Letter to America
Back in my days as a reporter, I interviewed the researcher Michael Adams about his intensive studies concerning the differences between The States and Canada.
Check It Out: Don’t be fooled on April Fools
As April Fools Day is just around the corner, a few people shared their favourite pranks. A teacher who taught one of two Grade 5 classes in her school recalled an April 1st morning.
Health care and its twists
Equity, equal access, is a cornerstone of Canada’s health care system. So is the less documented frequency of chance, possibility, surprise, and fortuitous circumstances…
Put Canada First & Govern Ethically!
One thing is clear, after nearly ten years of Liberal Government, led by Justin Trudeau and supported by people like our newly-sworn-in Prime Minister, Mark Carney…