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How to get the best doctors to practice in Quebec

How to get the best doctors to practice in Quebec About 20% of Quebecers do not have a family doctor. Almost 11,000 people are waiting over a year for medically necessary surgeries (including cancer surgeries) and the backlog of elective

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What’s so bad about Donald Trump?

The US Presidential election is about Donald Trump. Judging by his massive rallies where people arrive many hours in advance, his fans love him. Democrats will be voting for Kamala Harris, not because they love her but because they hate Trump.

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The timeless beauty of Africa

I have been lucky enough to have visited Africa three times in the past half century (South Africa in 1969, Tanzania in 2008 and now Botswana last month). The people, politics and cities change but the animals in the vast open spaces are truly timeless.

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Cochlear Implant surgery finally comes to Montreal

Cochlear Implant surgery finally comes to Montreal “Blindness separates people from things; deafness separates people from people.” –Hellen Keller While I was never totally deaf, I was born with a severe hearing loss which eventually progressed to profoundly deaf (one step away from total deafness) so I can relate. Like most people with a serious…

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Some inconvenient truths about climate change

Everybody knows that climate change is real, that it is increasing at an alarming rate and it is mostly due to man made greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide. And everybody knows that we must do something now or it will very soon be too late. But what if what everybody knows isn’t true?

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The “Woke” culture is no joke!

When I first heard about the being “woke,” I laughed. It was so stupid, so juvenile, so self-righteous. How could people fall for this nonsense? Surely, clear thinking people would see through the absurdities. Well, I was wrong.

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Income Tax Reform – a not so modest proposal

I think most Canadians would agree with Canada’s progressive income tax. The more you earn, the more you pay because you can afford to pay more. However, it isn’t that simple since there are numerous possible deductions and tax credits – refundable and non-refundable. Aside from making filing one’s taxes very difficult if you do…

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