How on Earth does a flower native to South Africa become so embedded in a Canadian family’s life?
My Canada, 96/150: Screening our stories
In 1939, Canada’s Parliament decided that Canadian filmmakers needed support to tell the stories they wanted to tell.
My Canada, 95/150: When CBC shone
Canada’s national public broadcaster since 1936, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was a big part of my life growing up in this country.
My Canada, 94/150: Walking Jane’s talk
Jane’s Walk is a simple, perfect legacy to remember writer, researcher, and urban-living advocate Jane Jacobs.
My Canada, 93/150: The Callwood connections
Callwood had no problem whatsoever with being a journalist and marching in the parade.
My Canada, 92/150: Out front with the Globe and Mail
It was then a unique undertaking in Canada to print the same newspaper from coast to coast.
My Canada, 91/150: Printing a nation
One of my favourite little museums in Canada is the Mackenzie Printery in Queenston, Ontario.
My Canada, 90/150: The long shadow of Robert Lepage
Lepage, when he talks to an audience, is charming and self-deprecating; it is from his shadows that the power of his art arises.
