- Jun 27
They’ll never take us old folks alive !
I’ve experienced my share of racism and sexism in my life and now in my so-called golden years I am especially sensitive to ageism. It runs rampant in case you haven’t noticed---and if you’re under 50 you probably don’t know or care. Attitudes and practices that lead to prejudice and discrimination against the elderly are not new but as a rapidly aging society this will increasingly become an important issue. Like so many other prosperous countries, our birth rate has plummet
- Jun 5
Ontario election 2022---too pooped to participate
Congratulations to the 124 women and men who were winners in the Ontario election and condolences to the 777 losers and the taxpayers who shelled out millions for this exercise in democracy. The people have spoken and in the process have raised some serious questions about how our elections are conducted and why this one was treated with such apathy. Both winners and losers should be angry with the some six million eligible voters who didn’t vote. Some who failed to exercise
