Bear with me for a few minutes and we will take a “circle drive” that includes some pondering on: Carleton University. Canadian Association of University Teachers. (CAUT) Two Ontario universities. Trinity Western University. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Islamic University in Gaza  (IUG). Preston Manning. The story begins with Carleton University’s admission, […]

John McKay, the Liberal MP for Scarborough-Guildwood, in the near-eastern suburbs of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is an effective centrist critic of things conservative. As it happens, his faith persuasion is evangelical Christian and he is not hesitant to say, when it is appropriate, that he wishes a few more sensible Christian values would […]

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the church we attend in Ottawa – St. Andrew’s, the closest to Parliament Hill – The church had held a weekday noon hour service for public servants whose jobs were in question because of possible cutbacks. I received a response from Diane Scharf, long active as a Hill support […]

Last week, I promised to talk, today about what kept me away from St.Andrews Church on June 13. That promise is postponed, owing to theopportunity to report on something relevant to Fathers Day. * * * The funeral for Robert Davis Holmes, last Friday, June 15, in TorontosYorkminster Park Baptist Church, turned out to be […]

Some capital area events worth noting – over and above the omnibus budget debate – will follow in this and next week’s OttawaWatch pieces. *  *  * It is not too often that the church closest to Parliament Hill – and, as it happens, the church Edna and I attend – gets some ink in […]

The sign being held by the protester, a few days ago, on Parliament Hill, said, as nearly as I recall, “Why does Stephen Harper hate me.” It was the most recent example of what, IMHO, we used to call the old ink blotter action – soaking it up and getting it backwards. Harper haters (HH) […]