Category Archives: War

Ukraine Under Attack

Posted on March 6, 2022 by susanonthesoapbox

My parents fled Hungary in 1950. They met on the boat coming over to Canada and were married a couple of years later. I’m a first generation Canadian. Ever so grateful to have been born here. I can’t write about … Continue reading →

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When Jason Kenney Told Off China and It Backfired

Posted on May 17, 2020 by susanonthesoapbox

Covid-19 upended everything.   No one knows whether the world will snap back to “normal” like an elastic band or be gone forever. Economists, futurists, and historians are all over the map when it comes to what to expect in … Continue reading →

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Two Minutes on Novermber 11th

Posted on November 11, 2018 by susanonthesoapbox

Today is the 100th anniversary of the end of hostilities in the Great War. Canadians will mark this day as they have for the last century with two minutes* of silence.  We will remember the 61,000 men and women who … Continue reading →

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