Fireflies and Chocolate, Ailish Sinclair, GWL Publishing 2021 (available through Amazon) In 1607 Jamestown was established and the early settlers soon began importing indentured European servants/laborers into the new world. The system of indentures in that period was similar to slavery, differing only in that those sold under indentures gained their freedom when they had …
Month: July 2021
I’m Sorry – So Sorry
Is there another country better at apologizing than Kanadoodle? Yup, up in the frozen north, we may huddle in our igloos and kick back the brewskies, but when it comes to a good frozen apology, there’s no one that can touch us. Just look at all the practice we’ve had in the past decade or …
The Not So Glorious Past
Canada, like any country, has its past glories to celebrate and some things that are a shameful black mark. The discovery of hundreds of unmarked children's graves on old residential school sites has brought up a dismal racist aspect of our past, part of which is still with us today. By all means celebrate the …
Richard's Left Bank 