Eating Your Cake

Eating Your Cake

To: The Prime Minister of Canada The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Dear M. Trudeau You do know that you can’t have your cake and eat it too. (Well unless you are Tina Fey). You acknowledge the need...
Idle No More

Idle No More

Since I started telling people about my postcard writing campaign, I have met with some resistance. The reaction is about 50/50… half of the people I tell are curious and open to listening and half push back in some form or other. One such push back has come in...
Education

Education

To: The Honourable Bill Morneau 430 Parliament Street (Main Office) Toronto, Ontario M5A 3A2 Dear Mr. Morneau A few years ago I was fortunate to be part of a coaching program for Indigenous students starting their first year at Trent University. It was an eye-opening...
Privilege and Obliviousness

Privilege and Obliviousness

To: The United Church of Canada 3250 Bloor Street West, Suite 300 Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4 Regarding Truth and Reconciliation Let me start with a quote from Rebecca Solnit: from http://lithub.com/rebecca-solnit-the-loneliness-of-donald-trump/ Equality keeps us honest. Our...