Cal's Journal

It was advertised as “The most historic election in a generation.” It certainly was the most historic federal election in a decade. And the most interesting. For the last three years, the Liberal Party of Canada has been in a free fall in the polls. Only three short months ago, people were predicting that Pierre Polievre and the Conservative Party would easily win an election and probably form a majority. Then along came Donald Trump. And the rest is history. Read more

My head spins and my stomach aches as I stare at the screen. The news keeps flowing and the world keeps spinning. I want to make sense of it all. But I can’t. Our neighbour to the south is now being run by what is referred to as an oligarchy. The billionaires have taken full control. Donald J Trump continues to change the way the United States fundamentally treats its citizens and the rest of the world. The list of Read more

I woke up and stared out the glass doors of my friend’s condo. Snow blanketed the slopes of Big White Ski Resort, at least ten centimetres of light fluffy powder lay atop the railings of his deck. Millions of light snowflakes descended from the heavens, filling my view with a scene of a winter wonderland. A surge of excitement filled my being as I scurried to get ready for what was sure to be one of the last epic days Read more

Tariff. A word that, until recently, I’d barely ever heard. Now, it’s on everyone’s lips. And on the lips of the Orange president more than anyone else. I’ve resisted blogging about Donald Trump. I’ve been too upset at everything that has occurred in the last six months since it became clear that he would be re-elected to the office of President of The United States that I’ve barely blogged at all.  Here I am, finally rattling away at my keyboard, Read more

Pain. So. Much. Pain. It happened so fast. Button felt great, and the turns on snow linked together in a joyful dance. His vacation had just begun, and he was feeling his legs in sync as he sped down the mountain.  Then it happened. One second, he was skiing down Powder Gulch toward Sleepy Hollow. He made the turn, then came the collision. It was a body slam like none he’d ever experienced. Or expected. Then came the pain. He Read more

Fear and loathing in Canada. It’s the term that comes to mind in the wake of Donald Trump’s heavy-handed tariff threats against Canada. I’m still shocked that the United States returned a man like Trump to the highest office in the land. Although, I shouldn’t be that surprised.  For anyone who hasn’t been paying attention at the time of this writing, Donald Trump has attacked Canada and claimed that we need to secure their borders from fentanyl and illegal immigration Read more