On July 1st, flags will be waving, fireworks will explode, BBQs will be firing, and many will feel an impulse to wear red and white. Canada Day has always been a day to feel proud to be Canadian—and we should feel proud!! This is a great country, and most of us could...

On Tuesday, I had a proud moment when I watched my son Mike walk across the stage at Queens University to accept his university degree. I thought I might have cried, but I didn’t—just a big smile and an immense feeling of pride. I know so many reading these words can...

This week I learned a new word, and as I soon as I read it, I knew I had to commit it to memory.  The word is MUGRUMP.  Have you ever heard of that? It may be that a few of you reading this today are mugrumps and you didn’t even know it.  A mugrump is someone who has...