NDP leader Jagmeet Singh ripped up his party’s Supply and Confidence Agreement with the Liberals last week. The agreement, which formalized support between the two parties since the last election, has brought on a couple […]
I don’t know about you, but it feels to me like we are in a perpetual election mode. It could be the constant drone of TV and online media churning out low-hanging fruit stories about […]
One of the things I enjoy most about the sport of football (soccer) is that it is not involved in politics. Some may argue otherwise, but ideally sport is separate from – and often above […]
Canadian leaders are a curious type of people. They always want to reinvent something, or make it uniquely Canadian. Take our military procurement. We live next door to the most advanced military in the world. […]
By the time this column is read, the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will be over. And I can happily say that I have not watched one minute of any of it. I have followed […]
Emails fly into my work inbox consistently. Press releases, news reports, police blotter, and story pitches make up the bulk of the never-ending drone of new email. These are all given due consideration as they […]
There are many out there who write about photography. There are many magazines and websites where authors pontificate on how to do this or that; or what equipment you should use. For those new to […]
The primary task of my day job is to ask questions. It’s a difficult task on some days, and nearly impossible on others. Curiosity can be an occupational hazard. Ask the right question, and a […]
There is a famous quote that is found on the internet. “The problem with quotes found on the internet is that they are often not true.” That quote is claimed to have been said by […]
Wherever I travel to, I like buy and read the local newspapers for that area. Some of it is for travel interest – what’s going on in the area to which I have travelled? Some […]
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