Category Archives: Canada

Yes, I am a fan…

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

…of Arctic Air. Maybe it’s because I spent seven years living in the Northwest Territories – although I only once flew on a DC-3. Many Twin Otters, King Airs, Electras, Hawker-Siddeley 748s, and various kinds of Cessnas, but only one … Continue reading →

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Making up your own political reality

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Since the Government of Canada announced that it would be restoring the ‘Royal’ designation to the Canadian Air Force and Navy, I’ve been following the response in the letters page in the Edmonton Journal, and I’ve been struck once again … Continue reading →

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Jack Layton, 1950-2011.

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

OTTAWA – Like some political Moses, Jack Layton led his people out of the wilderness, only to die within sight of his own Promised Land. In the preface to his 2006 book, “Speaking Out Louder,” Layton wrote a passage that … Continue reading →

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Should ‘Money for Nothing’ be banned?

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

I would never use the word ‘faggot’ in my everyday conversation. Whatever one’s views on homosexuality, common decency and politeness means not using terms which have been used in the past as slurs and insults. And I would certainly not … Continue reading →

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Happy Canada Day!

Posted on July 1, 2010 by

No country is perfect, and I’m not a rah-rah ‘my country right or wrong’ patriot, but I’m still very happy to live here…

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