It’s Canada Day — our nation’s birthday. This year, seemingly more than other years, the desire to celebrate and mark the importance of this day is palpable. Canada turns 158 this year. In dog years that is quite old but, as a nation, we’re still very new. Why mark... 
The word moccasin has been part of my vocabulary for as long as I can remember, but it wasn’t until my twenties that I began to form a deeper relationship with it. My husband and I had moved to a small community in northern Ontario, where I met a woman who taught me... 
“It’s a bee!” I hear fear in that young child’s voice – see them cower, swat the air, then run. This child believes bees are dangerous. For some children that fear is real and rooted in the knowledge that a bee sting could trigger a serious allergic reaction. A... 
Four-year-old Meadow understands democracy in a way many adults don’t. I saw it come alive one sunny day as Meadow and her kindergarten classmates gathered outside the school. Sidewalk chalk or bubble wands in hand, they were celebrating the past few weeks of... 
“The most important thing each of us can know is our unique gift and how to use it in the world. Individuality is cherished and nurtured, because, in order for the whole to flourish, each of us has to be strong in who we are and carry our gifts with conviction, so... 