By Pauline Kerr   The minute we saw the photos of the crowds gathered in Toronto malls at Easter, we knew we were headed for another stay-at-home order. While the … Continue reading Fighting a battle on two fronts is complicated →

By Pauline Kerr   As Ontario prepared to enter to another provincewide lockdown, we heard a lot about COVID fatigue and freedom of choice, mostly in connection with people who … Continue reading Anti-masker and anti-vaxxer fatigue hits hard →

By Pauline Kerr   The recent murders of eight people in Atlanta drew attention to the anti-Asian violence that has been simmering throughout North America since the outbreak of COVID-19. … Continue reading Racism makes no sense →

By Pauline Kerr   The novel coronavirus we call COVID-19 is doing what coronaviruses are prone to do – mutating. The so-called variants are popping up at a phenomenal rate … Continue reading Staying safe from ‘the third wave’ →

By Pauline Kerr Last March at this time, we were starting to see people die from COVID-19 – not somewhere halfway around the world, but here. As we scrambled to … Continue reading What a difference a year makes →

By Pauline Kerr In a way, the trial of Alek Minassian for the murder of 10 people also put the entire autism community on trial. The young man who used … Continue reading Trial an injustice to those with autism spectrum disorder →

By Pauline Kerr The phone rings. After a moment’s delay, the mechanical voice identifies itself as Visa security, and describes a couple of weird charges on a credit card. At … Continue reading Beware the Revenue Canada scams – tax season approaches →

  By Pauline Kerr Watching, discussing and often complaining or joking about weather goes with living in this part of the world. Summer is too hot, winter too cold, rain … Continue reading Preparing to be part of the solution →

By Pauline Kerr   Our view of terrorism has been changing over the past few years. There was a time not so long ago when we all knew what a … Continue reading Canada takes aim at terrorists →

By Pauline Kerr “School days, school days Dear old golden rule days … You wrote on my slate, ‘I love you so’ When we were a couple of kids.” For … Continue reading Kids are going to need a lot of help →