Walking John A.’s walk in Kingston
No other streets in our nation whisper of history so much as the leafy streets of Kingston, home of the man who created Canada: John A. Macdonald. I began a theatrical walking tour of John A.’s streets in a square beside the elegant city hall, where in 1843 he began political life as an alderman. (Click on the article's bold title to read the whole.)
Marois – How Much More?
A renowned theological thinker of the last century, Harry Emerson Fosdick, years ago made a comment that was then original now obvious: “What happens anywhere,” he said, “matters everywhere.” (Click on the Blog's main title to read the whole.)
The Situation in the Senate
“It’s a big country and I do travel a lot,” said Senator Pamela Wallin, the former TV celebrity, a few months ago defending her $360,000 expenses as professional: giving speeches, moderating panels, discussing policy that affected all Canadians. (Click on the bold title to get the whole.)
Sammy’s Last Night
One afternoon, a couple of years ago, I landed in Tucson on a task I looked forward to: doing a profile on that desert city. (Click on the blog's bold title to read the whole.)
Kingston resounds with echoes of its past
On a calm summer evening on a vessel cruising waters off Kingston and nearby islands, the skyline is memorable: spires, towers, domes of a historic city with rocky shores and thick spruce on several islands. The echo of the past is everywhere — on the city’s shores and its sidewalks. (Click on the article's bold title to read the whole.)