A couple of weeks ago some of us, Asians and those of us with family connections to Asia, celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival, sometimes called the Moon Festival or Harvest Moon Festival. That festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar calendar when there is a full moon at … Continue reading Thanksgiving →

A social media "friend" said, recently, that the COVID-19 pandemic would define a generation of Canadians, just as the Second World War defined what one American called "the greatest generation." My reaction is: Now it's important to remember that a call to arms, to risk your life to defend freedom and so on, can be … Continue reading Hmmm … →

I am saddened to read of the death of former Prime Minister John Turner. As his obituary, in the Globe and Mail, says, he was "A politician of the old school, he was unfailingly courteous, even to his political enemies, and saw public service as a duty for those who had been given much by … Continue reading John Napier Turner →

My best wishes to all celebrating Rosh Hashanah. Please have a happy, joyous and, above all, a safe celebration.

... and Conservative leader Erin O'Toole, vey correctly (and very smartly, politically) reminds us that: It's true ... and it is appropriate that we thank Canadian workers and farmers and all who built Canada. But let's also remember that it wasn't just sweat and toil ... please don't forget that tears and blood built Canada, … Continue reading It’s Labour Day … →

BZ (well done) in military parlance to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and United States President Donald J Trump for making peace. I don't have much good to say, ever, about any of the three, but this is good for the world. Peace, as I … Continue reading It’s not often I say this, but … →

... to the world's largest democracy:

So, I saw this in The Province: "The community spoke, and Simon Fraser University listened. The Clan is no more ... ... [and] ... The university officially retired its varsity athletics team name on Wednesday, after a poll of student athletes last year indicated a strong desire — nearly 90 per cent — for a … Continue reading A rant →

The other day I said that one of the three legs of the stool which Justin Trudeau's Liberals are using to excuse his mishandling of the whole We Charity fiasco is that the public service made him do it. Andrew Coyne takes him to task for that, in a column in the Globe and Mail, … Continue reading Lies, damned lies and the Canada Student Service Grants →