It’s a bit of green in the heart of Cairo, a city with little parkland. It is also, I suspect, a political statement. Al Azhar Park was developed with a $30 million grant from the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims. His family has long-standing ties to Cairo. Almost 40 years ago, on […]
In 1993 the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup, the ultimate prize in professional hockey. No Canadian team has won it since. The Cup, donated by the Governor General of Canada more than a century ago to the best team in hockey, is a very Canadian thing. For decades only Canadian teams were eligible to […]
I’m on the road and missing the Tulip Festival. Again. So I’m flashing back today to the last time I was at the festival in 2017. A photo essay today, just to give you a sampling of what you missed at the 2017 Canadian Tulip Festival. Even though essentially I see the same thing every […]
Ottawa’s annual Tulip festival is in full swing with swathes of color everywhere. I’m eager to see the flowers – but I know that isn’t going to happen. It isn’t just hat I am out of the city for much of the festival. It is that all the things that needed to get done before […]
When you are a young athlete you dream of the big time, what in baseball they refer to as The Show. For members of the Ottawa Titans, this is a season of hope. The Titans play in the Frontier League. It isn’t quite the bottom of the baseball ladder, but there are a lot of […]
They showed up on Parliament Hill Thursday by the thousands, politically incorrect and marching for life. The media ignored them, as pretty much happens every year. The annual National March For Life is the biggest demonstration in Ottawa each year. The cause, rights for unborn children, is not fashionable. That so many of the demonstrators […]
I overheard this on the elevator this morning on Parliament Hill. It sounded like the person was quoting, so I checked online. The first hit suggested it comes from Socrates. That works for me. It’s also not very different from some of the Biblical proverbs. I have no idea how I lived this long without […]
I delayed posting today because I wanted to be the first with post-series analysis as the Toronto Maple Leafs were swept by the Florida Panthers in their NHL playoff series. I was just waiting for the game to end before sharing my thoughts. Now my carefully thought out analysis is worthless as the Leafs managed […]
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 […]
I was thinking that this morning I would offer some thoughts on the government of China’s interference in Canada’s political system. But do we really want that on a Monday? Maybe we should just smile instead and save weighty topics for tomorrow.
random thoughts from lorne 
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