Beyond the Rhetoric

I am Canadian. It is very much a part of who I am and how I choose interact with the world. This blog post might have been more appropriate for Canada Day, but the idea didn’t really dawn on me at the time. Oh well. Growing up, I watched a lot of television. A good [...]

“Knowing when to be silent is as important as knowing when to say the right kinds of things.” You could almost say that the above quote from MP Justin Trudeau is related to another saying: It is better to keep silent and look the fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. The [...]

The struggle with the Internet is not about finding something to read; it’s that there is so much and you can overwhelmed by the variety. That’s why it helps when someone points you in the right direction. That’s why I do these weekly speedlinks. Enjoy! Stephen Fung has finally resurrected his personal blog after leaving [...]

Thanksgiving might not be happening in the United States until next month, but Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of every October. It is during this time that we can give thanks for the many blessings we have received in the preceding year and for the many more blessings to come. You might [...]

Today is BC Day here in British Columbia and it is a Civic Holiday in many other parts of the country as well. Just as we celebrate our nation’s history and diversity on Canada Day, we should also do the same on the provincial scale. That’s partly why I’m taking most of today off from [...]