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November 26, 2025

Outstanding in His Field

Tolerant and accommodating

Before England allowed British North America, later to be called Canada, to draw up its constitution, Lord Durham was charged with analyzing the problems of

Who will work for the people?

The 2021 federal election has been decided and political analysts have looked at the results and concluded what the majority of Canadians already knew.  1.

So, what did we get?

As I write this at 7:30 on Monday morning, before the final day to cast our ballot, not even the best pollsters, newspapers, radio or

Who will guide the ship?

Centuries ago, before trains, automobiles, airplanes, tanks or other armored vehicles, ships took a major position in international trade, exploration and the security of a

The people must choose

Before I go any further, I must state that during my lifetime, I have voted for most of the various political parties but my decision

Time to reflect

Sometimes it’s just time to sit back and think about why things happened. August 29, was one of those days for me. I was sitting

Oppression

We have been recently reminded of the extreme danger of a state, political party or province using oppressive tactics to take control of a country

Election 2021 the number one subject

Majority control of government? Recovery of the economy? How our government dealt with COVID-19? Climate change? Or control over language? Many successful countries in the

Signs and balance

Fifty years ago, nobody specialized in environmental science because there were no jobs when you graduated. I can remember when the first classes were offered

Soil

Twenty-five years ago I wrote a series of articles: “The seven bank accounts of a farmer”(Soil, seed, continuous education, the “team,” neighbours, politics, and money).

Tolerant and accommodating

Before England allowed British North America, later to be called Canada, to draw up its constitution, Lord Durham was charged with analyzing the problems of British North America and suggesting solutions to improve it. One recommendation was to make one

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Who will work for the people?

The 2021 federal election has been decided and political analysts have looked at the results and concluded what the majority of Canadians already knew.  1. That this COVID-19 virus must be defeated as quickly as possible. Even if some Canadians

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So, what did we get?

As I write this at 7:30 on Monday morning, before the final day to cast our ballot, not even the best pollsters, newspapers, radio or TV anchors will predict who will guide the ship after all our votes are counted

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Who will guide the ship?

Centuries ago, before trains, automobiles, airplanes, tanks or other armored vehicles, ships took a major position in international trade, exploration and the security of a country.  The choice of a captain who would guide the ship was not taken lightly.

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The people must choose

Before I go any further, I must state that during my lifetime, I have voted for most of the various political parties but my decision was based on my trust in the candidate and view on their party policy rather

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Time to reflect

Sometimes it’s just time to sit back and think about why things happened. August 29, was one of those days for me. I was sitting in a comfortable lawn chair in the back of the old drive shed where the

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Oppression

We have been recently reminded of the extreme danger of a state, political party or province using oppressive tactics to take control of a country when the Taliban forcibly took over Afghanistan.

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Election 2021 the number one subject

Majority control of government? Recovery of the economy? How our government dealt with COVID-19? Climate change? Or control over language? Many successful countries in the world have worked with minority governments for decades. Every political party wants a majority government

Read More »

Signs and balance

Fifty years ago, nobody specialized in environmental science because there were no jobs when you graduated. I can remember when the first classes were offered at McGill on environmental problems and they were not very popular. Now most universities offer

Read More »

Soil

Twenty-five years ago I wrote a series of articles: “The seven bank accounts of a farmer”(Soil, seed, continuous education, the “team,” neighbours, politics, and money). After twenty five years; I still realize that “soil” is still the most important “bank

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