An Ounce of Kindness
July 1, 2025
Thanks for visiting this space. These days I’m writing on the Substack platform. Here’s a link to find my latest essay. https://substack.com/home/post/p-166812724
Tag: Canada
Bored with, troubled by, and still feeling affection for Quebec
September 6, 2012
I had a curious response to this week’s Quebec election. It went something like this: ambivalence and disinterest before the vote. Dismay and concern afterwards. “Let them separate,” was my comment to an expatriate Quebecker who I happened to be visiting in Alberta on the eve of the election (I know, it sounds like the … More Bored with, troubled by, and still feeling affection for Quebec
This Canadian life has many beginnings
May 10, 2012
The little Sikh boy with a patka tied into a topknot on his head could not contain his jubilation. He bounced up and down in his seat, hugged his mother and waved his small flag at strangers. When it was his turn to go to the front of the room, it didn’t seem to occur … More This Canadian life has many beginnings
Lynda MacGibbon 