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If there is anything worth remembering I forget what it is I live in the moment wasting it planning for a future that will likely never be at least, not the one I want. So, instead, I suck my thumb … Continue reading →

I have been giving some thought to the conflicts that arise whenever pipeline expansion or developments occur in a manner that affects Indigenous people and their territories. One of the major issues centers on the use of police forces to enforce … Continue reading →

This is my speech in the Senate on Senator Mary-Jane McCallum’s motion: “Motion to Call On the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops—Debate Continued On the Order: Resuming debate on the motion of the Honourable Senator McCallum, seconded by the Honourable … Continue reading →

As we grow old the ground we walk on rises up so that, as each of those few moments left to us pass by and we grow old and hair turns greyer still we move a bit more slowly. At … Continue reading →

Systemic racism is the racist effect that arises from bias built into the structure of a system. It’s the rules, policies and practices of a system that create such bias. In such a system, if you were able to get … Continue reading →

At a certain point the water deepens, the ground beneath begins to shift, the earth becomes invisible each step becomes an unknown risk. You can become afraid to move, You cannot leave a game unwon important things remain for you. … Continue reading →

Today I grieve for my country. I grieve for a family that has not yet seen justice from the moment a handgunned farmer pulled the trigger and killed their son. (why does a farmer need such a gun?) I grieve … Continue reading →

A Note to my angry, broken-hearted Niece, because she thinks love sucks. Love sucks? Why, yes it does, when it goes wrong It hurts and makes you cry. It fills you with despair and hate and makes you wanna die. It … Continue reading →