I still have a lawn sign on my front lawn that reads, “Keep GM in Oshawa”, but clearly this will not happen. G.M., like all private corporations, will do what is best for profit with little regard for the workers. The Canadian auto sector, with the closure of Oshawa and downsizing of Windsor operations, is …
Month: June 2019
CBC Radio
Most of my adult life I have listened to CBC radio and loved it. I had no problem defining what is Canadian when I listened to Peter Gzosky and Pierre Berton. They and others embodied all the best of Canadian character. This was a time when the CBC staffing included a number of progressive voices, …
This and That
This and That When women get out of bed in the morning they make the bed. When men get into bed at night they pull up the covers. This is the 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. Trudeau says Canada’s law enforcement is independent of political leadership. Yes ,and arrests are made as …
The Best Place to Read a Book
I feel the best place to sit back and read a book is on the toilet. It’s the one place where I can just yell “I am in here and will not be further bothered”. It is the one place where I feel confident in multi-tasking in the interests of saving time. Reading while on …