Tag Archives: Canada

In the Past, Solar Eclipses Stopped Wars

Posted on March 26, 2024 by cdsmiller17

These Days, Hardly Anyone Pays Attention Except, of course, those who wish to view a total eclipse with their own two eyes (through protective eyewear). But, in the course of human events, signals from the Universe were something to pay … Continue reading →

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How Political Ads Play Off Voters’ Anxieties

Posted on March 7, 2024 by cdsmiller17

There is an Conservative Party of Canada ad playing on the airwaves at the moment that highlights this exact issue: “Canada is broken.” A pile of puzzle pieces spills onto a table. “Everything feels broken,” Pierre Poilievre says in a voice-over as … Continue reading →

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The Man who Gave Canadians the GST

Posted on March 1, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Brian Mulroney (March 20, 1939 – February 29, 2024) Canada’s 18th Prime Minister died yesterday. I used to joke that I moved to the UK in early 1985, after Brian Mulroney‘s Progressive Conservatives won the general election in September 1984, … Continue reading →

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One Image to Capture the Essence of Winter in Canada

Posted on February 1, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Or, at least, how it appears in Montreal, Quebec.

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“In Another Life, We’d Be Married”

Posted on January 23, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Mary Magdalene and the Gardener The story of Mary Magdalene mistaking Jesus for the gardener, after his resurrection, has always puzzled me. Wouldn’t she have recognized him? Or was she so grief-stricken that she couldn’t see properly? (And I’m sure … Continue reading →

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“Where Have All the Good Men Gone?”

Posted on January 13, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Good Samaritan Parable Jesus knew his audience well. What passes modern readers by is the juxtaposition of “good” with “Samaritan”. In those days, to the Jewish people, that juxtaposition is oxymoronic. Thereby hangs the message of the parable. The parable … Continue reading →

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It’s Becoming Obvious That Babies are Being Targeted

Posted on December 13, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Baby Formula Pricing OK, so here’s the thing that’s nagging at me: if you’re rich in America, you can ‘easily’ provide for your family. If you’re not, then your babies are at risk of starving. Now, I know that sounds … Continue reading →

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What It Feels Like Returning to Your Home Country

Posted on November 13, 2023 by cdsmiller17

As an Immigrant With so many people in the world migrating to different countries because of wars, political prosecutions and famines, it might be informative to understand how it feels to be an immigrant. In 2007, I returned to Canada … Continue reading →

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Social Media Posts are Revisiting Our Former Heroes

Posted on September 18, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Revisionist History It’s a trend that I’m beginning to notice on MSM: we are being bombarded with stories that paint historical figures and pop idols in less flattering terms. In other words, we being told a more ‘hidden’ version of … Continue reading →

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We Seem To Be Losing Our Stars, Left, Right and Centre

Posted on August 10, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Robbie Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) Another sad day, yesterday: Robbie Robertson died. I guess The Band are reassembling in Heaven. “Look for me somewhere down the crazy river…” His biography lists this birth time. (But, silly … Continue reading →

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