TORONTO – Was anyone wearing long pants part of the planning for that Press Conference? Did anyone develop talking points or rehearse the Q and A? Rhetorical musings, sorry, I wanted to be polite.
TORONTO – Songs, drums, speeches, dances. But also painful testimonies and tears. For the first time in its history, Canada celebrated The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation yesterday. A day, that of yesterday, established by Ottawa last June 3 to commemorate the tragic and painful history of residential schools, to remember the dead children and those who survived, their families and communities. →
TORONTO – Experience tells us that some decisions are just bad. Full stop. We all make them. Governments, no matter how powerful or well-intentioned, make, them too. Eventually, they come back to bite us in the rear, so to speak.
The infamous War in Afghanistan is a classic example. What does Afghanistan, 10,000 km from Canada, landlocked and now one of the poorest countries in the world, have to do with us, one might ask? →
The National Health Service (NHS) of the UK proudly reported that in less than a month, from May 17 to June 14, 2021, 5 million people logged into the NHS app.
In such a small amount of time, the NHS app has gained 2.7 million new users. 51,000 records, 614,000 prescriptions, 50,000 doctor appointments. Sounds like a success. →
Canadians are being invited to learn and share their views on the five design concepts for the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan that have now been revealed by the federal government. →
