I'm kind of disappointed, though not surprised, reading this morning that the Referendum on changing Ontario's election system doesn't look like it will have enough support to pass. Many voters have never even heard of it, and very little time it left before the vote on October 10th ( Read more... )

I'm here posting from the tiny little public library which is up the road from my childhood home in Peterborough. Easter Saturday is a day of ritual for me; I visit the library and then go for a long, long walk (3 or 4 hours), usually through my old neighborhood. I'm about to head out for that now, despite the cold ( Read more... )