Are you happy? Why or why not? Canadians it seems aren’t as happy as they were last year. Which seems strange given that they don’t have Justin Trudeau around anymore. You would think they would be happier now that he is gone. The annual World Happiness Report was published Thursday. Canada has dropped to 25th […]
Pakistan and Afghanistan have called a temporary ceasefire in their war against each other. Killing is on hold until Monday. The conflict broke out a few weeks ago but has been overshadowed by other conflicts. Only two of the dozen or so people I mentioned it to were aware it was going on, despite a […]
They are trying again, desperately hoping that this time the results will be different. I think they call that magical thinking. After losing in Federal Court and at the Federal Court of Appeals, Canada’s Liberal government ha appealed to the Supreme Court, seeking justification for its imposition of the Emergencies Act to end the Freedom […]
I’m not sure my Irish roots allow me to properly celebrate St. Patrick’s Day today, even if on March 17 everyone be is Irish. Whatever I do, I certainly won’t be drinking green beer. That just seems wrong. My family emigrated from Ireland to Canada in 1846. Yes, Anderson is a Scottish name. We weren’t […]
Transit officials have figured out how to stop Ottawa’s light rail trains from breaking down in inclement weather. The solution was simple: stop the service when bad conditions are forecast. At least this approach is consistent. Ottawa’s articulated buses (the ones that bend in the middle) no longer run on snowy days. That is more […]
It may be because I studied Latin in high school and read some of Julius Caesar’s works. Or maybe it was reading Shakespeare’s plays. Whichever, when March 15 comes around each year I take special care not to get stabbed. It was March 15, the “ides of March” that saw Julius Caesar assassinated by rival […]
Actions have consequences. Not always intended. Probably nowhere is that more true than in wartime. It is so easy to make things worse. The United States continues to pummel Iran from the air. Iran doesn’t have the ability to do much in response, but it has managed to close the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. […]
A portion of Ottawa’s light rail system (LRT) was out of order this week due to weather conditions. This time it was freezing rain. Other weather-related times it has been cold, heat, rain, snow and perhaps even windstorms on Jupiter. The list of “reasons” seems endless.And the weather closures don’t take into account for the […]
When I first heard this, a couple of days after its release, my first thought was “what a brilliant song!” my second thought was: “there is no way radio will ever play this.” Amy Grant hasn’t released any new music in a decade. Probably most people have no idea who she is – her heyday […]
When my children were young we always had frozen juice concentrate in our freezer. Not anymore though. My wife and tend to buy fresh juice, or at least purchase it in liquid form, on the occasions we drink the stuff. Yes, it is more expensive, but it is also more convenient than buying the concentrate, […]
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