Opinion General

The ten-year high school reunion is something that has gained a reputation as being both tedious and terrific, equal parts stressful and successful, both a blast and a bomb. It is something teenagers think about in the throes of being pushed up against lockers and being the chubby girl in the locker room. It is...

The actor in the Conservative's TV ad is beside himself. Hearing that Justin wants to legalize marijuana, he sneers: “Is that really the biggest problem we have?” Seeing how he asked, I sneered back: “Close to it!” Canada needs the revenue and doesn’t need the gangs to keep getting Lamborghini-rich off the proceeds. Yes, they...

In recent weeks the drib-drab-drip of Time’s passing has been most acutely observed within the confines of my father’s room at the local hospice. Death’s anteroom — thoughtfully outfitted with big-screen display, luxurious leather recliner, the convenience of a mini fridge, and a cot for my mother -- will be Dad’s last home for some...

As the federal election nears, the Liberals and NDP are scrambling for the same soft unaligned votes on the left and left-leaning center. As of this writing the NDP is in the ascendancy for a number of reasons, most having to do with Justin's bubbly campaign going flat in the absence of any real policy...

Last summer, while travelling in the UK with my 90-year-old grandmother, I had a list of things I wanted to accomplish on my trip. One of them was to take a photograph of a Highland cow — which after a series of petty crimes was finally deemed impossible — and another was to drive backwards-standard...

The federal election campaign is well underway, although in actuality it has been going on for months now. True politicians never stop campaigning since they know no matter how good they may be (or think they are), it’s all or nothing on election day. The heart of any election is door knocking. That is where...

It’s said that all politics are local, although with Harper’s decision to break the bank (our bank) with a long campaign and a lot of national advertising, maybe that’s just a quaint thought.

For those of us who follow politics closely, it’s easy to get excited at the prospect of a federal election on the horizon. But even the most die-hard politico pales at the sight of a prime minister announcing the official start of an election campaign that will run for nearly eighty days before voters get...

“I had the ambition to not only go farther than man had gone before, but to go as far as it was possible to go.” ~ Captain James Cook, 1768 After the great spasm of the Second World War ground to a halt and the geopolitical landscape solidified into the Cold War, something else began...