Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”: wapo.st/448fDw6

No, seriously. Go get your flu shot. I’m not kidding.

I recently spoke with Ambassador Bob Rae, Canada's outgoing Permanent Representative to the United Nations. And I asked him about the horrific situation in war torn Sudan. He offers insightful analysis of the limits of the UN. Will the UN invoke R2P in Sudan? www.globalreport.ca/single-post/...

The bagpipes honour Canada’s veterans & war dead on Remembrance Day at the Cenotaph in Brockville, Ontario. #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers

#LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers

Lest we forget.

The Cenotaph in Brockville, Ontario, Canada on Remembrance Day. #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers

There were many school children at the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers

Canadians queue up to lay their poppies at the Cenotaph at the conclusion of the Remembrance Day service at Brockville, Ontario. #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers

The bagpipes honour Canada’s veterans & war dead on Remembrance Day at the Cenotaph in Brockville, Ontario. #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers

Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers

Canada could face ‘worst kind’ of flu season as experts warn evolving strain may be mismatch for vaccine | CBC News www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

#LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers

www.iheart.com/podcast/962-... I joined my friend ⁦‪Andrew Pinsent‬⁩ to discuss my feature exit interview with Ambassador ⁦‪Bob Rae, Canada’s outgoing Permanent Representative to UN‬⁩. ♫ CFRA Weekends - Bob Rae prepares to make way for David Lametti as his U.N. representation winds down.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Barging into office, yelling from Conservative leadership 'sealed the deal' on defection: d'Entremont | CBC News

No health care, no deal.

A Barn Owl perched in the perfect position for a picture. Always a great day when you see them before it gets too dark! #birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife

Those gathered at the Brockville, Ontario cenotaph on Nov. 11, 2024 laid their poppies down after the Remembrance Day service in a gesture of respect for Canada’s fallen heroes. #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers

www.thewhig.com/2016/11/10/t... Canada played a major role in the liberation of the Netherlands, including the Battle of the Scheldt and house-to-house fighting. “I think the Scheldt estuary battle was probably the most important Canadian victory of the war," Prof. David Bercuson said.

globalnews.ca/news/1151735... Health Canada warns of serious health risks after raid of Kelowna wellness clinic - Okanagan | Globalnews.ca

www.youtube.com/shorts/OTF0p... The Rolling Stones Hear back Wild Horses for the First Time - YouTube

montrealgazette.com/news/local-n... Quebec doctors to stage protest rally at Bell Centre on Sunday | Montreal Gazette

““Our job is to defend democracy and human rights, and use the UN as one of those places where that is exactly what we do on a consistent basis.””

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new... N.B. health minister promises to spend 24 hours in Moncton ER👏👏👏

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-... Exclusive: US intel found Israeli military lawyers warned there was evidence of Gaza war crimes, former US officials say By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Humeyra Pamuk November 7, 2025

This weekend, I’ll join my friend Andy Pinsent on CFRA to discuss Ambassador Bob Rae’s tenure as Canada’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Rae steps down this month. I recently had the opportunity to do an in-depth exit interview with Rae. www.cfra.com/shows/cfra-l...

www.thewhig.com/opinion/a-da... My feature exit interview with Ambassador ⁦‪Bob Rae‬⁩, Canada’s outgoing Permanent Representative to the United Nations. ‘A dangerous time in global affairs,’ Bob Rae says | The Kingston Whig Standard

www.sudbury.com/national/bc-... “find that the messages are clearly racist, sexist and homophobic, given the insulting nature related to a person's race, colour, ethnic origin, sex or sexual orientation," she said.

And a good sport! I’ll never forget him jumping into a lake with Rick Mercer. Both of them naked. 😂

So well done, Geoffrey. We’ll miss Bob Ray in his post at the UN….such a fine Canadian Ambassador in every way

www.thewhig.com/opinion/a-da... “I think the thing that the UN experience has done is to show me: whether you’re doing it at home, or whether you’re doing it internationally, it’s really not that different. You just have to apply yourself to it, and appreciate we’re living in one world.”—Bob Rae

Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]

www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti... Trailer Park Boys actor Mike Smith charged with sexual assault in Halifax - The Globe and Mail

www.thewhig.com/opinion/a-da... “I think the thing that the UN experience has done is to show me: whether you’re doing it at home, or whether you’re doing it internationally, it’s really not that different. You just have to apply yourself to it, and appreciate we’re living in one world.”—Bob Rae

Excellent interview. I remain a fan of Bob Rae and thank him for his long service to Canada.

www.thewhig.com/opinion/a-da... I recently interviewed Ambassador ⁦‪Bob Rae‬⁩, who is stepping down as Canada’s representative at the UN, about global issues. For example, I asked him: What do you want Canadians to understand about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic... Ottawa mass stabbing: Suspect pleads guilty to six charges

My latest: ‘A dangerous time in global affairs,’ Bob Rae says | The Kingston Whig Standard www.thewhig.com/opinion/a-da...

globalnews.ca/news/1151323... Ontario predicts grim economic outlook with rising unemployment and lower job creation | Globalnews.ca

www.thewhig.com/opinion/a-da... “It is a difficult, dangerous time in global affairs,” Ambassador Bob Rae told @whigstandard.bsky.social. “Of that, there is no doubt.”

My latest: ‘A dangerous time in global affairs,’ Bob Rae says | The Kingston Whig Standard www.thewhig.com/opinion/a-da...

Why the R-Word Is the R-Slur www.specialolympics.org/stories/impa...

Supermoon over Princes Gates, Exhibition Place, Toronto.

In the Friday edition of @whigstandard.bsky.social, I will bring you my feature interview with Ambassador Bob Rae, Canada’s outgoing Permanent Representative to the UN. The ambassador & I talked about his experiences at the UN & the big challenges facing the rules-based international order.

“Vaccines save the lives of children.”

Vaccines cause adults