So why are the Conservatives stalling the implementation of a proper daycare system? Because it’s easier to play the guilt card.
Browsing Category Canadian Life
North America, The Land Of Cheerful And Excited People
If Chinese are overly polite, North Americans tend to be overly cheerful and easily excited. I grew up as a cynical French, so it felt very strange at first.
Two-Year-Old Mark as a Pirate for Halloween Night 2014
Being a North American parent comes with a few requirements, like the ability to make PB&J sandwiches and the skills to plan ahead for major holidays.
In the Wake of the Ottawa Shooting
Mark, Feng and I were in the car, heading downtown, when we heard something about a lockdown, a gunman and a soldier shot on the radio. “Where? Here? In Ottawa?” I said incredulously. We turned the volume up and I grabbed my phone for the latest news.
The 2014 Gorgeous Fall Colours in Ottawa
I spotted several squirrels, a rabbit, a snake (?!) and hundreds of yellow, red and orange leaves, covered in tiny raindrops.
Exploring the Fun Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa
The giant cockroaches and the tarantula were pretty neat. I had never seen a spider that big and you are literally nose-to-nose with the bugs.