Editorial / Opinion
I was honoured to lay a wreath at the Remembrance Day ceremony in Dryden. We mourn the fallen and pay our respects to every member of the Canadian Armed Forces for the sacrifices they have made. Lest we forget...
My friend, Otter, one of the original members of The Loyal Order of the Whiskeyjack sent some pictures that he took at this year's Great Canadian Whiskeyjack Calling Contest a couple weeks ago...
After nine years of this NDP-Liberal government, life has never been more expensive for Canadians. Recently, Food Banks Canada released new data showing that record numbers of Canadians are struggling to keep their heads above water...
Here are some little salmon cakes I'm making for supper tonight. I was going to describe them as similar to crab cakes, but they are not the least bit similar to crab cakes when I think about it (except they are both smallish and kind of round)...
My friend Denny and I went shopping for a purse last week in Minneapolis. The two of us have been fine friends since our days as cooks in a Minneapolis Perkins restaurant more than a half century ago...
As physicians working in this Region, we wish to raise our voices and encourage greater dialogue and awareness about current events in Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon...
Common Sense Conservatives recently announced that we will axe the GST on new homes sold for under $1 million if we form the next government...
After nine years, there is yet more proof that the NDP-Liberal government is not worth the crime...
Early morning is a delight every day at camp. I love the two hours between pitch black sky and sunrise when the day comes awake...
I appreciated the opportunity to speak with students at Beaver Brae Secondary School in Kenora about the democratic process and my role as a Member of Parliament...
I thought, this afternoon, of that old boyhood shout out at the end of a dusky evening game of hide and go seek in 1950s Vermont...
Winnipeg Jets alumni were recently in Kenora for a number of community events. They took the ice with teams from Wauzhushk Onigum and faced off against Kenora's high school alumni in support of Triple P.L.A.Y...
Now, this is more like it. When we arrived at camp yesterday afternoon, less than an hour after cruising into our driveway at home, the chickadees met our boat at the dock...
I was honoured to take part in Grand Council Treaty 3's events on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour and commemorate the children who never made it home and the survivors of residential schools...
Hobo, a chickadee without a tail, has been flitting in and out of my feeder for the past couple days...
It was great join Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to meet with Webequie Chief Cornelius Wabasse and Marten Falls Chief Bruce Achneepineskum to discuss the Northern Road Link project...
During a walk in the woods this frumpy fall day I came across the stump of a 47-year-old birch tree I cut last week while clearing a walking trail/snowmobile route close to camp...
When I was a boy, among the ugliest names to be saddled with was yellow-bellied sapsucker. It was an insult, hurled to hurt, meaning sissy, or chicken butt...
This week the House of Commons resumed sitting. My Common Sense Conservative colleagues and I have heard from millions of Canada across the country over the summer and are ready to stand up for what is important to you in Ottawa...
It was great to meet with Ignace Mayor Kimberly Baigrie for an update on the town's priorities and opportunities for partnership with the federal government...
The great silence has begun. Here's one view from our deck at camp. It's so beautiful it deserves a poem...
It was good to meet with Treaty Three Police Chief Cheryl Gervais and the command team to discuss the great work T3PS does to keep communities in our region safe and how the federal government needs to step up to support their work...
Each season has its own charms and we are well into the switch from summer to fall. Today we started feeding the birds again and have been thrilled to see many chickadees at the feeder...
I was honoured to attend the celebration for Kenora's Abby Dent---Olympic silver medalist at Paris 2024. Congratulations Abby!