June 2018

The consequences of irrational decisions

I’m dreading the irrational news that I think will come out over the next few weeks. I live in Ontario, where we recently elected a new provincial government. From everything I can tell, the voting decision was made in the absence of facts. In other words, non-rationally. And if you make your decisions in the […]

Trump’s anti-Canada tweets: The consequence of fact-free politics

“Canada has been unfair to the United States.” “Canada charges a 295% tariff on American dairy imports.” “NAFTA has been bad for American workers.” “Canada has a trade surplus with the United States.” “Tax cuts for the rich create jobs.” “I am the best deal maker.”   Every time I think Trump has reached his […]

Ontario politics versus reality

The Ontario provincial election is only a couple of days away, so if I want to make a statement about it, now is the time. Few will be surprised to read that, politically speaking, I lean to the left. Actually, I probably stand a few steps left of centre. There are two main reasons why: […]

Wildfire cover

On this beautiful Sunday morning, I’m sharing another taste of California Wine Country mystery. Here is part of the evacuation chapter from Wildfire. Tara stuffed her laptop into her duffel bag and grabbed a couple of other personal items. As she followed Greg and Alex to the winery, she hit her parents’ speed-dial on her phone. […]