An interesting read on a mercurial and enigmatic part of Canadian history.

Lovely obituary on Anne Dagg
in today's Globe. One of BSS's great alumna, it was a pleasure to meet her during my years at Bishop Strachan School. A science pioneer and role model for women.
theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Beyond thrilled with the The Globe and Mail sharing WFM* book excerpts — and in the same week the World Anti-Doping Agency is under fire from U.S. officials for its handling of Chinese swimmers’ drug tests prior to 2021 Olympic Games. The more things change . . .

A little BC wilderness hiking adventure with my grand-daughter Alexandra today - she's keeping me on my toes!

'The difficulty of writing ... is what forces the discovery of anything that is meaningful to writers or to their readers. To have AI strip all that away would be to render us wordless, thoughtless, self-less.' Samanth Subramanian The Nation newrepublic.com/article/180395…

I always like to point out that the projected costs to restore 24 Sussex are .007 percent of the annual federal budget. It just seems ludicrous that the cabinet has been discussing this for 15 years! Let’s forget the optics and do what needs to be done!
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…

Saving history in Canada’s schools: Whatever Happened to Narrative Competency? Making the case for 'more history, taught better' in our schools. Only five provinces require a Canadian history course in high school. That matters! #CDNhist #cdnpoli macdonaldlaurier.ca/saving-history…

Thank you for your review of this important aspect of Canadian history and prime ministerial decision-making. I am ordering the book. If only our current leaders propelled #foreignpolicy issues to the top of our national dialogue where they belong.

The latest edition of the Literary Review of Canada is out. It features my review of 'Statesmen, Strategists and Diplomats: Canada's Prime Ministers and the Making of Foreign Policy.' It is a collection of essays edited by Patrice Dutil. #books #cdnpoli

reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2024/…

Sorry. Still angry at Lord Alverstone for the Alaska Boundary dispute.

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This should be a great ride back to the 1980s with nostalgia and great insights after (gulp) 36 years.

“I remember Montreal as the city that enabled me to go into the Major Leagues…Had it not been for the fact that we broke in in Montreal, I doubt seriously if we could have made the grade so rapidly. The fans there were just fantastic, and my wife and I had nothing but the…

20 years after Stephen Harper emerged as the first leader of a united Conservative Party that brought together the populist Reformers and the Progressive Conservatives, today, there are two distinct strands of Canada’s new conservative movement under Pierre Poilievre: a partisan…

Don't hold your breath.

I think it’s time for Jean-Yves Duclos Justin Trudeau as well as National Capital Commission work together with Jean Chrétien Stephen Harper to secure 24 Sussex’s future by making the restoration, care and maintenance nonpartisan effort! ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…

Sure to be an excellent season!

Humanities. 👍

Excellent editorial today on being nuanced in our discussions. Have definitely seen the effects of lack of nuance in various places as well as painting people with a single brush.

theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editor…

Former Mulroney cabinet minister and Speaker of the House of Commons passed away. He was 92.