Cal's Journal

I’m calling this blog “Missing In Action.” Because that’s what I have been. Missing. Too busy living and working to continue pursuing my passion and my goal. A goal I set for myself five years ago.  Five years.  Time is flying along, while at the same time, those years went so slowly in the moments. At least part of me feels that way. I began writing this blog as a way to document the crazy times our world was going Read more

It all started when spring erupted in full bloom across much of our great nation. Except Edmonton and Winnipeg. It was still winter there. Maybe that was our. lucky charm? The NHL Playoffs began in early April. Five Canadian Teams stood tall, vying for hockey’s greatest prize.  The Stanley Cup. Hopes ran high in Winnipeg, Toronto, and Edmonton. Even Ottawa and Montreal held out a sense of optimism. But everyone knew that Ottawa faced an uphill battle against Toronto, and Read more

The NHL playoffs have begun. Five Canadian teams made the tournament to chase Lord Stanley’s iconic mug. Winnipeg Jets finished first overall and seemed to present Canada’s best chance for winning the elusive trophy. The seemingly cursed Toronto Maple Leafs finished first in their division and would face an overachieving Ottawa Senators team, the Edmonton Oilers returned after a lower finish from the year before, and finally, the Montreal Canadiens were up against a very strong Washington Capitals franchise. The Read more

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