Politics is what happens when two or more people discuss anything.
Today's appointment of Leonard Marchand to the ranks of Canada's top justices is less remarkable than the mundane tone of the announcement. So what, that he's Indigenous?
Sunflowers - our global, Ukrainian and personal beacons of light and life - appear spent: their heads hang, leaves droop, stalks blacken with rot. But look again. Not everything beautiful is pretty. Oh, and Happy Canadian Thanksgiving.
It's true, Canada ain't perfect. But, baby, we've sure come a long way. Happy Birthday, Canada.
Why I'm avoiding news from COP26, the climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland.