Monthly Archives: April 2023
Check Your Facts
“A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian. And you devalue the citizenship of every Canadian in this place and in this country when you break down and make it conditional for anyone.” – Justin Trudeau, 2015. Back then he was talking about whether convicted terrorists should be stripped of their citizenship. Times seem to […]
On Strike
There are no winners today as 155,000 Canadian civil servants walk off the job in the largest strike actions in years. I’ve been there before. . More than thirty years ago I walked the picket line in a similar job action. I was an enthusiastic union supporter and believed in the cause to the point where […]
Urban Sunset
Viewed from between two stores across the street from my house. I’m not usually looking that way at the right time. Cities can be ugly places, lots of concrete, full of people in a hurry and not much green space. But you can find beauty if you look for it.
Dreaming of Summer
Warm spring, almost summerlike weather has my mind wandering. It will be brought back into focus on Wednesday when temperatures are expected to dip below freezing. The early morning walks along Old Orchard Beach are one of my favorite summer rituals. At 6 a.m. there are very few people on the beach. At low tide […]
More Spring Cleaning
I didn’t get much done yesterday, so the spring cleaning jokes have spilled over to today. I hope you can see the humor in them. I gotta admit, that one spoke to me, even though the tree has been down since January. I buy this argument. My wife on the other hand… As tempting as […]
That Time of Year
It is teh middle of April and the last of the winter snow melted from my back yard on Friday. That must mean it is time for some Spring cleaning, both inside and out. Want to lend a hand? First, we have to decide where to start. Which is more important, the outside or inside? […]
Nothing To See Here…
…or is there? After months of hiding, Katie Telford will appear before a House of Commons committee today. Don’t expect to learn anything. Telford, the Prime Minister’s chief of staff, will do her best to not answer questions about foreign interference in Canada’s electoral system. She has a problem though. If she was briefed by […]
Climate Uncertainty
Ottawa’s famed Rideau Canal skateway didn’t open to skaters this winter, for the first time since it was established in 1971. It was too warm A couple of thousand kilometres to the west, the city of Winnipeg didn’t have a day in March where the temperatures rose above freezing. Coldest it has been since 1889. […]
Mid-week Already?
I studied Latin in high school. it reached the point where I could speak the language after a fashion, though I can’t say I enjoyed it. Waiting for teh end of the sentence for the verb always annoyed me. I’ve forgotten most of it – but I am pretty sure Wednesday is not Latin for […]
Untalented
Maybe there’s hope for me yet. Some of these seem easy. Others, I’m not quite so sure. (I was thinking about the coachable one. Why? What did you think it was?)
random thoughts from lorne 
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