Tag: Musings

In a world gone to Hell, it’s nice that Canadians elected the first black Speaker and the first Indigenous Premier in the same week, and everyone is kind of yeah okay it sure is warm this week and how are the Jays so bad?

Every child matters (of course). Here’s mine for this important day.

This is St. Ignatius of Loyola Chapel in Montreal, where my parents were married, where I was baptized, where I attended Loyola High on my first day, where family funerals have taken place. It was painted by our friend Stew Jones and given to me by E. for my birthday

The people who complained that Ottawa wouldn’t release details about China’s wrongdoing in Canada are the same people now complaining that Ottawa released details about India’s wrongdoing in Canada. Go figure.

Apparently I said this 11 years ago. Someone on Facebook found it. Sounds like me. “If you must know, Star Trek is really the best politics series: fly in, convert the locals (by force, guile or good looks), dress it up as “values,” and then fly away. That’s politics.” –

Here.