What Ontario is like
“What’s your hometown like?”, they ask, curious about that foreign country (Canada) few have ever visited, not counting a school trip to the Parliament build...
Recent posts
Climbing the mountain
Visiting my family a few weeks ago, I watched my nephews climb the hill beside my mother’s house where I used to play as a child. My family moved here when I...
Sex trade workers one step closer to decriminalization
Sex work is not illegal in Canada, but most of the activities surrounding it are. However, today the Ontario Superior Court ruled that sex-trade workers can ...
Working in franglais
I recently attended a workshop entitled “C’est en franglais” (“It’s in Frenglish”), organized by the Centre for Community Organizations. There were perhaps 3...
The tuba monster’s coming to get you!
From a band practise in February.