My thought heading south to Alabama this past weekend was that the weather and temperatures would be a lot nicer than in Sunset Country. Well, there isn’t any snow on the ground down here but the temperatures are not much warmer than they are back home. It’s been about minus-four […]
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The Great Spirit spoke again to the Kiowa: “I have told you about the Buffalo and how he will sustain you. But I must warn you. If the Buffalo disappears, then the Kiowa will fade into the sunset. “Never again will the Kiowa be a great nation.” And the buffalo […]
As hard as it is to believe, especially given the amount of snow that remains on the ground here probably will melt away by mid-July, we are entering the latter stages of the 2012/13 hockey season. With both Muskie high school squads capping off their seasons over the weekend with […]
A healthy, advanced, and safe public infrastructure is essential for economic development and to raising the quality of life for individuals and families. That’s why I tabled a motion last week that would see the federal government assist small rural communities throughout Canada with developing, repairing, and upgrading their core […]
Killing the goose that laid the “golden egg” is among the most famous of Aesop’s fairy tales. It is the story of a cottager and his wife who had a goose that laid a golden egg every day. The couple believed the goose contained a huge lump of gold and […]
I won’t complain about the weather this week! There is nothing like the warmth of the sun at this time of the year that brightens your hopes of spring, long days, and green grass! I know, I know. We still have March to get through, but this feels good! • […]
This past week, MPPs returned to the legislature after the four-month lockout imposed by Dalton McGuinty. On our first day back to work, Ontario’s new premier, Kathleen Wynne, outlined her goals for the upcoming session through a Speech from the Throne. My initial reaction was surprise, followed by frustration. While […]
Lately, labour and trade unions have been portrayed in a negative light by conservative media and business interests. Doing so may serve the interests of those casting the stones. But the reality is that we owe unions our thanks for improving the economic and social well-being of working Canadians over […]
If I would have been asked one week ago how I was feeling, I’d have used up an entire Kleenex box explaining my failure to launch what I thought was a simple plan. I was in “woe is me-ville” because I had to admit to myself and to others that […]
Did you tune in to “Canada Reads” the week of Feb. 11-14? If not, I wish you had. It was the celebration of Canadian literature in a way unparalleled by the Giller or the Governor General’s Award, or other Canadian literary awards. In the format of reality programming, “Canada Reads” […]
Since I returned home from Florida a couple of weeks ago, I haven’t done nearly as much ice fishing as I’d planned to do. I just couldn’t get all that motivated to head out in that nasty weather we had last week! Over the weekend, though, I got out trout […]
Since today is my 25th birthday, I’ve decided to celebrate this special occasion by writing about one of my favourite sports: curling. Granted, I could have gone with a long-winded piece about auto racing or soccer, as well, but I already wrote a column on motorsports last week. This is […]
