What has changed since the mandates were lifted on Monday? The stores around here seem to be evenly divided between masked and unmasked customers. I noticed in the larger stores that the cashiers are all still masked. The night before last, I ran into a friendly neighbour while I was Read more…
Today, Ontario is dropping mask mandates in most settings. The government says that all mask mandates will end next month. (There’s an election scheduled for June.) So, what can we expect? Yesterday, a teacher of little kids told me what she was anticipating. Clearly, she was apprehensive. There’s going to Read more…
In 2014, Anne-Laure Bonnel, living in Paris, heard a speech by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The population of Ukraine is split between ethnic Ukrainians and ethnic Russians. President Poroshenko is here addressing the Ukrainian-speaking population about the Russian-speakers. Poroshenko is describing his vision for Ukraine. He is speaking on behalf Read more…
When the USSR disintegrated in 1989, NATO lost its raison d’être. NATO had been a military alliance whose mission was the defence of the Western world from Soviet aggression. It had been established in 1949. The Canadian government had been involved in its creation with no input from, nor consultation Read more…