A sparkling 25 year celebration of SIS

In 1992, an eventful and historical year similar to every other year this world has seen, a…

Keli: My Canada is not unilingual

I’ve known Keli Ryan for the better part of my time here in Canada but I really got to know her well when eight of us decided to travel in Tanzania together. Since then, she’s been part of many of my adventures great and small, here in Canada as well as Asia and Europe…

July 1989, A pilgrimage to Kataragama

By nature, we are made of two equal parts through the mere fact of our genetics. How we build…

Jeff: Embrace the diversity, flourish with the country

Rebecca: Let’s fix the education system

Rebecca MacDonald is a tour de force. I met Rebecca at the literal turn of this last century at a Scottish New Year party in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The next time I saw her, she was standing proud singling the Canadian anthem at my Citizenship ceremony…

Ed: Never take freedoms for granted

From Dublin, Ireland to Kingston, Ontario, Ed McNally is another recent Canadian. What fascinates me about people who move to new countries as immigrants is how they get involved in their new culture and community. Ed is no exception. He is heavily involved in the…

But he won’t travel long alone

I’m homesick. The sky is dark in Helsinki. Cold rain whips against the windows. My good friend Eddie has…

A Canada Day Letter to my Godchild for her 25th Birthday