There is a major debate in Canada about the possible participation of Canadian military planes in the international attempt to defeat the Islamic terrorist group ISIL in Iraq and Syria. This is being debated in the Canadian parliament with the government in support of the proposal and the opposition parties opposed. If you were toRead More
Category: Miscellaneous
The Seventieth Anniversary of D-Day
Personal Accounts on D-Day and Today… I remember D-Day well. I was in elementary school on June 6th 1944 when suddenly classes were cancelled and we were all lead into the main hall of the school. The Headmistress announced that the invasion of Europe had begun. This was all she knew about it. I stoodRead More
Eat Breakfast Like a King…
Mandatory Listing of Calories in Fast Foods The Ontario Government has proposed legislation to require fast food outlets like McDonald’s and Tim Horton’s to list the calories associated with each food item they sell. This will, they hope, make customers more food conscious and help relieve the problems associated with such maladies as obesity andRead More