The drive north to Christmas

My car and I get along. We pretty much have to, for all the time we spend together. I’ve spent seven years driving everywhere in my little Civic – to the various universities I’ve attended, for my jobs, for road trips to the cottage or to Ottawa, Montreal, and more recently all over the province [...]

Tell it like it is

When you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Eid al-Adha or Kwanzaa, don’t bother saying “happy holidays” in replace of your own traditional holiday greeting. Don’t mash all the observances into one generic holiday at schools. As this Toronto Sun columnist says, each one should be honoured and celebrated for what it is and we should all [...]