Daylight Saving(s) Time
In response to Clive Meredith’s query about Daylight Saving or Savings Time, here’s what Wikepedia has to say about it : “Although daylight saving time is considered to be correct, daylight …
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Childhood Heroes
At one point or another, everyone has had a childhood hero; a person who we admire, respect and in some cases, or maybe most cases, we want to be. My …
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Patronization and Self-Adulation are Overdone
O dear! Just when it seemed that there were good and positive things to say about being Canadian (solid banking system, international involvement in Afghanistan and Haiti, credible showing at …
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Medicare user fees
Once again we are starting to hear about problems with our health care system. People dying because of waiting lists and people being neglected in hallways. Sad but true. It’s …
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Daylight Savings?
I have a question for the readership. Should we talk of Daylight Saving Time or Daylight Savings Time? I have always thought “Daylight Saving” was the accepted form, for what …
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Congrats to Marianna
I am in Florida six months a year. I miss St. Patrick’s Day immensely. I don’t know if you know me but I used to sing in the pubs in …
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Celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day
After reading about the St-Patrick’s Day parade in the Chronicle-Telegraph that is coming up this Saturday in Quebec City, I inscribed the date and the route in my agenda. I’ll …
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Slippery slope towards excellence
Whereas I was pleased to see that my previous letter (March 3) stimulated reflection, I am not certain that Peter Stuart (March 10) quite understood my primary point vis-à-vis the …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1850The Morning Chronicle Yesterday, (Sunday) being St. Patrick’s Day there could be no procession; & the Reverend Mr. McMahon having informed the society that the arrangements of the church (it …
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Rendez-vous Naval 2010 being held June 3rd to 6th
A wine and cheese Party was held recently in the entrance hall of the Musée de la civilisation for the benefit of the second edition of the Rendez-vous naval de …
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