Tag Archives: Carleton University
Changing Times In The Classroom
It would never be tolerated today. Not in this age of political correctness where truth doesn’t matter. I was taking a political science course at Carleton University, which even fifty years ago was pretty left-leaning when it came to political thought. Still, it was an era where some vestiges of sanity still remained. A fellow […]
The Chapel
In my younger years I was a student at Carleton University in Ottawa, a relatively new institution which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. So I hesitate to make a comparison between Carleton and Cambridge University, which has been a seat of higher learning for more than 800 years. But I’m going to anyway. […]
Less Than A Thousand Words
Roadway construction has caused me to alter my daily commute, trying to find a way downtown that doesn’t take twice what it used to. The bus regularly gets snarled in traffic, so I opted for the train. The drawback is that I have to transfer from the train to a bus on the outskirts of […]
Am I A Criminal?
Canada does not, to the best of my knowledge, have a statute of limitations on criminal acts. There is no sunset clause for minor offences, as is found in some American jurisdictions. I mention this because I am about to confess to a crime. My hope is that the authorities will decide it isn’t worth […]
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