How do our gun laws stack up — I’m pro-gun. Just wanted to get that out there first. Canada has gun laws. But they’re not codified in our Freedom Charter. In Canada, we don’t have a right to bear arms. Unlike the U.S. Constitution, the Canadian Constitution does not contain any protection for gun owners. I’m thankful for…

Be careful what you say — I raised my children with the idea that my household was a monarchy. There was a king, a queen, and our three children. It was a benevolent monarchy, but a monarchy nonetheless. We weren’t as old school as my parents. I was very familiar with: “Because I said so!” or “Do…

As a black man, I don’t see a problem — An article written by Jacque Gallant in the Toronto Star caught my attention. Most race-based articles don’t. I usually skip over them because they pretty much say the same thing. Blacks are hard-done-by and whites are supremacists. Blacks are victims and whites should apologize. The headline in the article read, …

If it makes the recipient worse off, was it bad to do — A friend of mine was lamenting about not knowing what a street person might do with money. It’s a common dilemma causing people to buy a meal or clothing instead. He told me a story about someone he helped long-term. This was an individual (we’ll call him Jack), who he…

That’s a twelve hundred kilometre hike. — It’s bittersweet. I believe that’s the best way to describe my emotions right now. In a few months, we’ll be heading to Nova Scotia to scope out potential homes for purchase. While we are away, our house will be on the market. My wife grew up in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada…

No Jew nor gentile, slave or free male nor female, black or white — There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Gal 3:28, ESV) This is a well-known Bible verse. I firmly believe that if this verse was written today, it would read: There is…

And leaving it to your wife is a travesty — I never heard my Dad say, “Just wait until your Mom gets home.” He was a disciplinarian. His method of discipline would get him in trouble these days. We had to go outside and get our own switch. For me, it didn’t matter that the discipline hurt. I had disappointed…

Racism rears its ugly head at the Ukrainian border — Isn’t it sad that people who are being oppressed, also oppress? You would think that there would be a certain level of understanding, that we are brothers because someone stronger than us is mistreating us. I wish it wasn’t so, but I’ve lived long enough to see it play out. …

Sometimes it feels like Father Time is laughing at me — My daughter called with great news. She’s pregnant. This will be our second grandchild. Time has a way of letting you know that it is sailing along. An elderly person I was assisting at work once remarked that the idea of these being your “golden years” is a myth. …