Opinion

It was in London that I first realized what a major accomplishment we had made with regards to cannabis legalization in Canada, and that we are viewed favourably around the world for our accomplishments on the medical as well as, more recently, the r

M&M's were, as far as us kids were concerned, an inferior effort to copy the Canadian equivalent, Smarties.

I have been thinking a lot about how much I do. Not in some aggrandized "Look at me and how much I get done" kind of way, but instead in the "There are 24 hours in a day and I spend an awful lot of precious hours doing lots of stuff" kind of way.

Lament our leadership. Granted, most every politician needs to possess the ingredients of blarney and bluster. What genuine veins they possess must on occasion run cold blood through them to evade those moments in which they are cornered.

With the school year about to end, it is a good time to take a look at the education system.

As the 30th anniversary of the movie Dead Poets Society arrives this month and the 200th birthday of the American poet Walt Whitman also passes, fans of the 1989 movie can take a moment to wonder at its inspirational grip.

With the school year about to end, it is a good time to take a look at the education system.

This week marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Neptune, popularly called D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history. Thanks to iconic images and creative re-enactments, the Second World War's "longest day" is etched into millions of minds.

Darryl Plecas needs to swap the tricornered hat that comes with the job of Speaker for the classic private detective's fedora. Fresh off his last big case, in which he collared his clerk, he's apparently in the midst of another one.

Watching a Canadian TV panel attempt to discuss Alabama's new abortion restrictions recently, I was reminded how debate is like exercise: skills atrophy from disuse.