The missing candidates
So Andrew Scheer saw the writing on the wall and stepped down as Conservative leader. And so far, eight people—including party co-founder Peter MacKay and last time’s third place finisher Erin O’Toole—have applied to replace him. The other six declared candidates are Aron Seal, a former director of policy for two cabinet ministers; Rick Peterson, […]
Untitled
Call me irreverent, but I’m not comfortable addressing anyone by a title. I’m not into “Sir” or “Your Honour” or any of the royal titles rolling around these days. I never was. I likely never will be. And, if you know me, and one or two of you do, you know I won’t be taking […]
Sans frontière
Without borders: I think it was the piano stool that prompted the thought stream; maybe yet the blue jays and their acrobatics through the lacework of tall pines. Whatever it was, it got me going on the notion of divisions within society. Okay, a fairly heady topic, especially early morning when the long-absent sun has […]
Losing the village perk
Councillor Mike Harper proved at his Town Hall meeting on January 9 that he is adept at juggling. He ran a brisk two-hour meeting that covered a lot of bases—including the great clear garbage bag experiment, the future of the Wellington Town Hall, the water supply situation with its $100 million cost estimate, the offloading […]
The eve
Last night “the boys” were in 1960s music nostalgia mode. While jamming, my brother (a much younger-than-us person) suggested they play “that battle-slash-anthem-song about the War in Vietnam. “I can’t remember the name or the artist” he said. “Eve of Destruction”, I shouted from the sofa. And so they did. They strummed so nice, they […]
Ballad of the ol’ town hall
The chatter of the lake as the spread of geese descended in hand with the light of day: Stacks of cars and trucks framed Main Street as a multitude of people pressed into the ol’ town hall. It was a Thursday and the gathering at Wellington’s former civic place was an opportunity for cross sharing […]
The Dream Team
So Prince Harry and Meghan Markle want to step back from the burden of Royal work and to do so splitting their time between North America and Britain. Having watched 18 episodes (with 12 left to go) of The Crown, I consider myself something of an expert on matters Royal, so I will venture to […]
Rendered Fat and Income Tax
Oh, January. During the month of January I find myself thinking about getting our income tax stuff together. You know what I mean. I find myself digging through drawers looking for all of the receipts and slips. LOML clears out last year’s file folders and I am faced with a massive pile of bills paid, […]
Changing our national anthem
O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love In all of us command With glowing hearts we see thee rise The true north strong and free! From far and wide O Canada We stand on guard for thee God keep our land Glorious and free! O Canada we stand on guard for thee […]
Wait! What? January
It’s a New Year! It’s either the end of a decade or the beginning of a decade. It’s time for a list of resolutions. Today, LOML and I will put Christmas away and one of us will down a few resolutions. She’ll probably kick those resolutions to the curb before Valentine’s Day. But, it’s January. […]