Category Archives: Canada

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We … Continue reading

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Unhealthy America – NYTimes.com

Worth the read, some choice quotes: “I will never forget standing outside the chemo treatment room knowing that the medication needed to save my life was only a few feet away, but that because I had private insurance it wasn’t … Continue reading

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Saw an odd add on the NYTime web site just now..

It’s for an immigration lawyer firm in Nova Scotia. Still – interesting they might be praying on American’s dislike of laws here.

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Please consider supporting me in a Parkinson’s Walk in Calgary next month

This September I will be returning to Canada to participate in a walk on the 12th to raise funds for Parkinson’s research. My family in Canada (pictured above) have been doing it for years now, to support my father, who … Continue reading

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Great quote

Great quote on my cousin Evan’s wall on Facebook – its very true: “You can avoid reality but you can’t avoid the consequences of avoiding reality!” I’ve asked him who said it – I’m presuming it wasn’t him. If it … Continue reading

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Calgary Clouds

cotton, originally uploaded by D’Arcy Norman. I miss living in Calgary… breathtaking!

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The Great Solvent North

Op-Ed Contributor – The Great Solvent North – NYTimes.com Reconfiguring the American banking structure to look more like the Canadian model would help restore much-needed confidence in a beleaguered financial system. Score another vote of confidence for Canada.

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Bush to speak in Calgary

Bush to speak in Calgary Looks as those President Bush has chosen Calgary as the first place he’s going to give a post-president speech. I wonder what the reception is going to be like?

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Zakaria: The Canadian Solution | Newsweek Voices – Fareed Zakaria | Newsweek.com

Zakaria: The Canadian Solution | Newsweek Voices – Fareed Zakaria | Newsweek.com Guess which country, alone in the industrialized world, has not faced a single bank failure, calls for bailouts or government intervention in the financial or mortgage sectors. Yup, … Continue reading

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I hope this lasts…

As I’ll be home for Christmas this year!

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