Here, there and everywhere
Have you been keeping up with the French’s Ketchup Saga? Briefly, Loblaws announced that they were taking the condiment off the shelves, and, suddenly,...
Just like starting over
Everyone has heard about the old Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times”. Well, consider yourself well and truly cursed. It’s hard to...
Robbing Peter to pay Peter
One of the best ways to get a sense of what is going on in the community is to get a haircut. No, seriously....
Here comes the sun
I don’t know about you, but I would like, for a short while at least, to forget about snow in April, coming elections (in...
Who are you?
Long time ago, in the days of yore, cows got branded. So did outlaws, deserters and witches, apparently. But in our up-to-date, modern society, everything is being branded....
We shall overcome
Well, how is everyone doing these days? I must say, living through a period of history is an interesting experience. In this past week,...
Peace will come
There was a really strange coincidence on Friday. As police moved against the protestors in Ottawa, I spent the day watching people being interviewed...
Close to the edge
The organisation, REAL Women of Canada (acronym for Realistic, Equal, Active, for Life), has released a statement calling for an audit on Federal Indigenous...
And so this is Christmas..
People can get a bit cynical about Christmas sometimes. The hype, the commercialism, the false friendliness: all can be very off-putting and you start...
Rights and privileges
There are certain rights and freedoms we value in Canada, perhaps especially in North Grenville. After all, we have had experience in the past...