An awesome horror enveloped me when I heard and saw on television the horrific slaying and bombing that killed at least 76 people and destroyed considerable property in Norway. What???. Terrorism? Another 9/11? And then, I heard the announcer say that it was like that Oklahoman tragedy. A single person was responsible for all the blood spilled and… Read More »
An awesome horror enveloped me when I heard and saw on television the horrific slaying and bombing that killed at least 76 people and destroyed considerable property in Norway. What???. Terrorism? Another 9/11? And then, I heard the announcer say that it was like that Oklahoman tragedy. A single person was responsible for all the blood spilled and… Read More »
The July Ist celebrations of Canada Day were shared by the more than one hundred cultures that make up this nation. In town centers and parks people of all colours, sexes, religions, ages, political orientations and varied languages gathered together for flag-raising of the Maple Leaf and of singing O’Canada. In Markham, the annual luncheon on July Ist… Read More »
The government said recession is over. But it does not seem so. Unemployment is still up. All levels of government are deeply in debt. People dependent on food banks have increased. The price of gasoline keeps going up. Salaries have mostly remained stagnant and workers are worried about complaining. This is not a time when one can afford… Read More »
“You and the show have been the great love of my life, what I bring with me is gratitude, gratitude for the opportunity to have done this work.” These were some of the last statements of this great lady, Oprah Winfrey after the spectacular finale of her 25 years show on television. Last week, the third week of… Read More »
Spring is finally here! The tulips in my front yard are all in bloom. The golden sedum is glorious in its bright yellow blossoms. The peonies are starting to peep out on the week end and in three days, they are about ten inches high. The rain had left, the grass lushly green. The chirping of the robins… Read More »
These last recent weeks, the newspapers, radio and television had been dominated by news and commentaries about the” wedding of the century”. The event had brought a lot of excitement, anticipation and discussions that other news items have seemed to be eclipsed. WE heard very little of the development in Japan after the March 12 earthquake and Moamar… Read More »
The Community Alliance for Social Justice celebrated its sixth anniversary with a Gala Night early this month. It was attended by about two hundred seventy guests, most of whom were Filipinos from various organizations in the Greater Toronto Area. Attendance came from beyond the GTA as the guest speaker was from Manitoba and the Hon Art Viola of… Read More »
We are going to the poll again. The fourth time in seven years! There appears to be some reluctance in some sectors about this up and coming election. It will cost the Canadian people about three hundred million to finance an election. But this usually happens when there is a minority government. A minority government can be toppled… Read More »
I was hoping I would win the $50M Max Lotto on December 31st, 2010. That would have been a very prosperous New Year, right? I didn’t but I was not really disappointed. The chance of winning that jackpot was less than being struck by a lightning. But I was very happy for those Bell Canada employees who got… Read More »