Tag Archives: Canada
Election Day
I’ve tried twice to write a post for today, the first anniversary of the election of the Liberal government in Canada. I didn’t like the tone of either, not enough “sunny ways,” so I gave up. They say third time is the charm. My first attempt was a tongue-in-cheek approach, praising the government for its […]
Bellevue House II
Canadians tend not to look to the past as much as we should. I’m not sure why. Maybe it is because we are a relatively young nation on a continent filled with immigrants. Our history, for most of us, leaves Canada fairly quickly for other countries. My family, as Canadian as they come, came here […]
Bellevue House I
It is a national historic site – and I suspect most Canadians have never heard of it. I visited Bellevue House recently, for the first time. It was something that I had been meaning to do for a decade or so, but it never seemed to be a priority. The trip to Kingston, Ontario was […]
Korean Reflections
They play ice hockey in South Korea. They became interested in it during the Korean War, watching Canadian troops in action. That was one of the pieces of trivia I picked up last month when I was invited to dinner at the Korean Embassy, a meal coupled with a briefing on Canada-Korea relations. Strictly speaking, […]
The Verdict – II
I was right. In a decision that took 4 ½ hours for the judge to summarize (it is 308 pages after all), Mike Duffy was found not guilty on all counts. No misuse of funds, no accepting a bribe, no breach of trust. Thirty-one charges, 31 charges dismissed. As I said yesterday, I fully expected […]
The Verdict
Today is the day Senator Mike Duffy learns his fate. I have avoided commenting on his criminal proceedings for the past year, but want to get my prediction on the record. The case has held Canadians’ attention since the trial started more than a year ago. Even before that, when the scandal broke surrounding Duffy’s […]
Two Thoughts For A Wednesday
We start with the wrongful dismissal case, where a fired employee was successful on his suit against his employer. He worked for the RCMP, a clerk for Canada’s national police force. At a social event at a superior’s house he consumed large quantities of alcohol and smoke marijuana. This led to his termination. He sued. […]
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