This morning, I received a note from a Canadian friend who watched last night’s election results from a family member’s home on Sanibel Island, near Fort Myers Florida. She asked me for some thoughts on what we have all woken up to this morning, and about how I see the future before us. I have... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: APTN news Tributes continue to pour in for Judge Murray Sinclair Mazina Giizhik, Judge, Senator and a Chair of the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission who died in a Winnipeg hospital aged 73 on Monday, November 4, 2024 after a long illness. Described by the BBC as “a national leaderin Indigenous justice and... Continue Reading →
So here it is; the final installment of our survey of 2024 US presidential election memes a day before election day, Nov 5, 2024. We offer here a small selection of final reflective thoughts prior to what is likely the most important election anywhere in the world at the present moment. Polls remain nail bitingly... Continue Reading →
I know, we’ll all gobsmackingly sick of the US presidential election. We definitely want the Harris/Walz ticket to win, but watching the cheating, disinformation, voter manipulation, and rubbish reaction of hardcore Republican Trumpian actors is so very tiring. Yet if we say nothing, or do nothing, then they win. Simple as that. And don’t think... Continue Reading →
The former Dean of Canterbury Cathedral and founder of the “Garden Congregation” the Very Rev. Robert Willis - The following from The Church Times. THE former Dean of Canterbury the Very Revd Robert Willis died “suddenly and peacefully” in the United States on Tuesday. He was 77. In a message to Berkeley Divinity School, Yale,... Continue Reading →
Here in BC, following our recent provincial election on Saturday, October 19, 2024 both the BC Conservatives and provincial New Democrats remain virtually tied. The Greens may once again hold the balance of power with two seats. A handful of ridings are still too close to call given the number of mail-in ballots remaining to... Continue Reading →
Pictured here with MaPaw, Kathie, Juno is a popular dog blogger who has been far too quiet in recent months. Many of her blogs appear here. Today, I am 5 years old. Hard to believe isn’t it? Or is it? I am in good physical condition. MaPaw cares for my diet, my teeth, and my... Continue Reading →
Henry Porter in The Guardian reports from inside recent Trump Rallies: “To attend a Trump rally in rural America makes you worry for humanity’s future. After six hours in the baking sun watching 60,000-plus Trump supporters lap up his lies, I am here to tell you that there are few more lowering experiences to be... Continue Reading →
BC’s average real GDP per capita was 2.4 per cent higher in 2023 than five years earlier, compared with a 0.6 per cent decline in Canada overall. Photo via Wikimedia, Creative Commons licensed (THE TYEE) It will not surprise readers of this blog to discover that I have begun to comment on the BC Election... Continue Reading →
The dedication and enthusiasm of American pollsters, journalists, academics, campaign workers, and the candidates themselves are matched—and in some estimates exceeded—only by the efforts of researchers here at takenote.ca. Our goal is to continue to place before you, dear reader, inspiring, witty, artistic, topically relevant, sometimes edgy political imagery which captures the intent and spirit... Continue Reading →
Take Note - Reflections on life, music, politics, retirement and more by Ken Gray 