Teach your children
“You who are on the road must have a code that you can live by”: Graham Nash
“I've seen the future, brother: it is murder”:...
Standing on guard
In late June that year, word got round that there was a young foreign family newly-arrived in town. They were staying in a hotel...
That’s what friends are for
We’re starting a new campaign in the Times this week: Proud Advertisers. Without the support of the local and area businesses that advertise in...
Shelter from the storm
It sometimes seems that the world is about to explode into something bad. Democracy itself seems to be under threat in the very places...
Take me to the river
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but a river is a different matter. The atmosphere in the Times office has...
Song for Ireland
Ever since I arrived in Canada, lo these many years ago, I have wondered why St. Patrick’s Day is such a popular celebration in...
Hunger doesn’t take a honeymoon
Christmas is a time of giving. People ordinarily give gifts, they give their time, they share their food and their space and their love....
Coat of many colours
No matter what part of the political spectrum you may occupy, it is always a shock to realise that the “others”, the ones you...
No woman, no cry
Most of the world is experiencing lockdowns of various kinds. The restrictions were put in place by governments, here and abroad, to protect the...
Dazed and confused
The Ford government has had to do a major climb down on some of their budget proposals after meeting stern opposition from the general...