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All states are a product of their history, a sum of those events that have shaped them, and Canada is no different.

“ If you dislike / Big traffic fines / Slow down / Till you / Can read these signs / Burma-Shave” – A 1939 Burma-Shave road sign Anyone who has driven in the United States will be familiar with the six – usually red-and-white – advertising signs adve

In November, the U.S. has its “midterm” election, which features voting for some Senate seats, some governorships and all the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

What we need to know about homelessness: They are people first. There are times when folks, who do not have a permanent, safe address, lose their individuality and identity and are grouped into the ubiquitous collection of “homeless.

It is often said that, here in Canada, we do not elect a government, but, rather, eject the previous government.

Increasingly it is becoming more difficult to make sense of our world. I have often thought that making meaning of the world around us points to the true heart of learning.

“Reconciliation” is a popular word in Canada these days, especially in relation to Indigenous people. By reconciling with First Nations, Métis and Inuit people, the hope is that we can put the past behind us and move forward to a better future.

For most of my school-aged years, I was lucky enough to live just a few blocks from each of my respective schools, with the exception of two of my junior high years.

Isn’t it interesting that the Justin Trudeau government, which now represents Canada to the world, has adopted a foreign policy that is dominated by human rights concerns at a level of evangelical fervour. This is not all bad.

Twitter diplomacy has gone sideways yet again. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been egregiously offended by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s Aug.