Category Leadership
Post Vote Reflection
I first saw it on Twitter and didn’t believe it. So I looked it up. Turns out is was true. An expert, commenting on the Toronto mayoral election, was surprised that voters were concerned with local issues. I must admit, it made me wonder about his expertise. Municipal elections are about traffic patterns and garbage […]
By The Numbers
I wonder how Daniel Irmya feels today? He finished last in Monday’s Toronto Mayoralty election, with just 27 votes. By contrast, the winner, former MP and city councilor Olivia Chow, received 269, 372 votes. The second place finisher received 235,175. I didn’t follow the campaign at all. I don’t live in Toronto. So I was […]
He Got It Right!
Sometimes you have to give credit where it is due. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got it right when he said speculation about recent events in Russia, with an apparent coup attempt, are “extremely counterproductive.” Journalists and experts like to speculate. But sometimes it is better to wait for more information. Reports out of Russia […]
Help Me Understand
Possibly the most notorious killer in Canada’s history is moved from a maximum security prison to a medium security one. When the announcement is made the public is outraged. The victims’ families are upset they weren’t consulted. Also outraged is the Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Safety. They didn’t know. They will find […]
The Burghers
It had been a long day. And the friend I was with lives just outside London, so I didn’t want to bore him by visiting sites he’d seen dozens of times before. But he’d never seen the Burghers of Calais, one of Auguste Rodin’s most famous sculptures. I will admit to being a little surprised. […]
Dealing With Bullies
You learn it on the playground as a kid. The only way to stop bullies is to stand up to them. If you don’t they will continue to pick on you. Which is why many Canadians are wondering why the federal government hesitated to expel the Chinese diplomat accused of threatening the family of a […]
The Message
It was a short message with the world watching. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury spoke these words at the Coronation of King Charles III Saturday morning. If you missed it, or would like to read it as opposed to listening again (I’m a print person – probably not the only one), the text is below. […]
Anniversary to Remember
I realized earlier this week that it has been four years since I last posted this piece. Every May 4 I remember Kent State, even if I haven’t always noted it here. This year i already had some humor scheduled, but I didn’t want to let the day pass by without sharing this.. Forty-five years […]
Words Matter
It was a friend in the United Kingdom who mentioned it. “I see your Prime Minister is lying again.” I hadn’t seen the interview. So I looked it up. Turns out Justin Trudeau didn’t lie in this instance. He said very clearly that he didn’t force anyone to be vaccinated against COVID-19, that the millions […]
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 […]
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