A widespread criticism of current economic trends is the growing disparity between those earning…
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Sweet sixteen
This Friday is our 16th wedding anniversary, and as I write this, the Carpenter and I have made no…
Fall colours
Not often this late in the season do you get the opportunity of soaking up the sunshine while…
Financial engineering
As if there was not enough manipulation going on in financial markets, corporations now…
Fall tour
Each year, since I have moved from Fergus, my former stomping grounds, I have managed to get back…
Mom’s stash
I have the fondest memories of Halloween when my children were young. The images of little unicorns…
A mixed blessing
Plans are afoot in the United States to privatize the National Air Traffic Controllers…
November witch
The farmer’s almanac warned us to “beware the November witch.” She was that…
Firefighters bill ‘good news’
Thirteen years ago, I introduced a controversial Private Member’s Bill to support “two…
Crazy and lazy
Tailing the last days of October, the weather showed up unbelievably warm. It was reminiscent of…
History begins at home
It’s amazing what Canadians take for granted, and what it takes to make us stop. Remembrance…
The virtue of sharing
At first glance it seems like a great idea for businesses to have employees participate in the…
Signs of fall
Halloween came and Halloween went, but not many ghosts and goblins were about, ‘cause it…
Pay-as-you-go fervour
For so many things, governments in Canada, reluctant to raise taxes, are charging users with higher…
Do not engage
One of the best pieces of advice I have ever received was these three simple words: do not engage…