Wrote about this issue over 12 years ago in the Guelph Mercury. Based on the recent report in the Toronto Star the same issue remains… One of the tougher decisions my wife and I have had to make as parents involved the option of enrolling our kids in French immersion. Our school board offers the pr…

Have been warning my tribe in this space for a while that they are losing the room. So I have to admit, feeling a little schadenfreude as the verdict came in for the U.S. election. If the Democrats are to regain power in four years they can hope that Trump will implode and his working class base wi…

With the U.S. election thankfully, just days away I want to offer a prediction and thoughts on what comes next.  As someone who likes substance over style, I usually end up supporting the loser and believe this will be no different in 2024.  While I have said the decision was not an easy one for m…

As Remembrance Day draws near I fear the current movement to tell half truths and erase parts of our history are going to have some dire consequences. When older generations see young people toppling statues and spouting historical ignorance under the logic of the ends justifying the means, we all …