Good Sunday Morning!
And a good last Sunday morning of July!
Off to the Vancouver Pride Parade today. One of my favourites, although nothing is as organically connected to place as the Salt Spring Island Pride later in September. Always look forward to that celebration.
I am working through August with a few days off here and there, but I have decided to take a break from writing Good Sunday Morning.
Have a great August!
Stay well and safe.
Love and deep gratitude,
Elizabeth
Good Sunday Morning!
Today finds me packing up to leave Ashcroft after a few days off – nearly a week! We got here Tuesday, with John’s son and family visiting from Norway, so that includes our youngest grandson – four years old! Plus John’s oldest daughter and her teenaged children, his sister and her grown kids, and his youngest, Julia and my Cate, and our assorted dogs. Continue reading A mass of emotions (July 24, 2022)
Good Sunday Morning!
Sometimes people refer to the summer months as a “break” for parliamentarians. For most MP’s, we just keep working. This week I was busy getting our Green Party of Canada submission on Adaptation to the climate crisis finalized and submitted by Friday’s deadline, plus meeting constituents, listening to concerns of various groups I had not had time to meet when the House was in session, and an increasing number of in-person events – from welcoming to Victoria Rotary International’s new president (Canadian Jennifer Jones – first woman president in its 117 year history!) to the first award ceremony since before Covid for the amazing volunteers of the Beacon Community Services, to more Green Party work I will tell you more about later. Continue reading A burbling mass of lethal goop (July 17, 2022)
Good Sunday Morning!
It has been a rough patch for the world, as bombs drop in Ukraine, Japan’s former PM is assassinated, people are slaughtered in Tigray, while closer to home, far too many news articles start with recent gun violence. I have been struck by how many describe incidents perpetrated by a “22-year old white man (men).” Whether in Highland Park, Illinois or the Copenhagen mall or here in Saanich, young men with guns seem to be turning dark thoughts of violence into deadly terror. Continue reading Over-heated political rhetoric (July 10, 2022)
Good Sunday Morning!
Good Sunday Morning! Welcome to July – 29 months to go for meaningful climate action to hold to 1.5 or 2 degrees. Continue reading Unpacking Canada Day (July 3, 2022)