Mercy Traveller with Philip Maher

In practice, most of us see Canada Day as a celebration of where we live. We also appear to see it as an opportunity to either make money or save cash on Canada 150-themed flip-flops, tic-tacs, T-shirts and stuff

Everyone makes mistakes but some people believe a person is made by their mistakes - and their apologies

April is national volunteer month, so it seems appropriate to remember the dedication of those who reach beyond their front door

I’ve been trying to avoid writing a column about the newly minted U.S. administration. But it’s like watching a train wreck on fire — I cannot avert my eyes

They are many good things about 2016 you may not have heard about. Did you know that the Public Health Agency of Canada was a key player in creating a vaccine against ebola? And that's just one example.

The politics of being the greatest (country)

The U.S. election is the ultimate reality show (or how I learned to understand fear, rationalization and denial)

"Some estimate that $13 trillion was spent globally on war last year. I don’t hear a lot of complaining about that. Much less was spent on humanitarian assistance, democratization and related peace ventures"

Are executive salaries the best way to determine the value of a charity?

Seeing the joy of life, even in the midst of chaos, helps put everything in perspective