I’m the type of person who hates being referred to by a collective action; 'consumer,' taxpayer,' 'voter' – all of these labels are annoying and, to be honest, a little dehumanizing. We are people, men and women, trying our best to navigate life without having to be...
General Robert Spalding is the current Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, and the former Trump Administration’s Senior Director for Strategic Planning, part of the National Security Council from May 2017 – January 2018. This interview has been...
There are a slew of adjustments one must make when they transition from urban dweller to country bumpkin. Personally, my first seemingly insurmountable issue was the lack of access to ethnic cuisine, but it probably just made me a more adventurous cook. The second...
For all that we have in common with Americans, Canadians have one characteristic that likely helped us fall in line during this crisis; we tend to require more personal space than other cultures. This is partly due to the geography of Canada, an immense country in size that gives us a subconscious preference to be given as much space as possible. I believe this is also why we Canadians tend to reflexively say ‘sorry’ a thousand times daily, a byproduct of needing to maintain our physical distance from each other.
By now most people who do not have hearing issues understand that Trump’s favourite pastime is to interrupt one incoherent sentence with another incoherent sentence. But on the COVID-19 crisis, his ability to rewrite recent history is unparalleled.
If you have seen a larger-than-normal military presence on our highways and railroads recently, you are not alone. Across the country, from Madawaska Valley to small town Alberta, Canadians are reporting long military caravans, everything from tanks to troops, being...
The examiner said co-workers have been told there are no guarantees their job would be waiting for them if they decided not to come to work.
I woke up this morning feeling worse than I did yesterday. After 4 hours of being on hold with Telehealth I abandoned my spot in the queue. A few friends told me they were on hold for twice as long, as the ones who took the call back option did not hear from them for...
One uplifting part about being sick during a pandemic is the community vibe online. Social media, normally a place best known for arguments, venom, echo chambers and silly memes, all of a sudden became a place where people are reaching out and communicating their own experiences, offering advice, and being generally helpful.