What do I think of the Morneau Tax-Grab? This is all about fairness in taxation is it? As a former owner of a smaller-size business (a consulting firm for thirty years) I can fully understand the uproar against the Minister of Finance — but let me leave that more the moment. As the current owner […]
Where are some other good articles on this question? Look up the National Post, Saturday August 5th — Volume 19, No. 234 and check out the columns by Rex Murphy, Conrad Black, Robert Fulford, Charles Krauthammer, and Christie Blatchford. Actually even Colby Cosh is good too. And this is all in the first section (A). […]
What else is part of this perplexing question of how to “get to better”? During my college days I spent eighteen months in graduate school in the USA (obtained an M.A. in Education and Social Reform). It was an interesting time. One afternoon, three of us, all with theological roots (former Jesuit, Anglican deacon, Presbyterian […]
How have we come to see ourselves as perfect? What really has happened to the revolutions of the sixties? What have the boomers who came after us, really accomplished? How have we come to a point in our human existence when the Alt-Right gains condemnations and the Alt-Left not even consternation? I am becoming puzzled […]
80 years ago yesterday…’twas a significant event indeed! With honour and respect to Bill Bobbitt… William has been a significant part of my life now for forty-four years. An interesting number in that I was born in ‘44 – perhaps symbiotic, more likely a mathematical coincidence. We met rather accidentally or at least innocently. I […]
Is General Assembly really over? An interesting facet of church government in the PCC is that only the Moderator continues in office after the final Sederunt at GA. When the Moderator pronounces the Assembly to be concluded, it actually is dissolved. All Commissioners return to their respectful presbyteries and congregations to resume their regular roles […]
Why do organizations try to make 12+ hr work days work? Day 2 ran well over twelve hours. Whether this is an insane idea or not is up to you to decide; but, it is well-research that such longevity does not produce thoughtful products nor processes. I recommend that GA go back to at least […]
Why do General Assemblies hold evening sederunts? Evenings at conferences are for socializing, getting to know the other delegates, and winding down. GA makes a mistake when it tries to conserve time and runs the business into the evening. Sederunt 4 was no exception. This evening was simply too packed with reports and briefings. Most […]
What happened during the Third Sederunt? This sederunt started off dealing with some interesting issues although not necessarily earth shattering. The History Committee reminded us that we should be setting aside February 18th, 2018 as “Heritage Sunday”. I like this idea as it is becoming increasingly important in this rapid info/multiple facts world that we […]
With constantly shifting agendae, is a Sederunt by Sederunt approach helpful? When I was planning this coverage of the 143rd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, I thought I would simply recount each day on a linear basis. By last night I was wondering if that really was possible. Could I do that […]
