Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

All of our celebrations will be a little—or a lot–different this year. Mine fall into the “a lot” category. But as we reach the conclusion of his very unique year, it’s great that we can end it on a positive note. Whatever our compromises, Christmas can provide...

Was Monday a “Momentous Day,” or what?

With the roll-out of the first covid-19 vaccines in both Canada and the U.S., with the Electoral College south of the border confirming the November 3 presidential results, Monday was definitely a “feel-good” day for a lot of people. But was it “momentous” or historic...

Do we really have it so bad?

With Monday’s extended Covid-19 lock-down, combined with the dreary outdoor weather, combined with the short days leading up to the winter solstice, combined with the cancelled preparations for what is normally the most festive time of the year, one would be forgiven...

How Covid-19 is changing prospects for home ownership

In this crazy, “unprecedented” (there’s that Oxword of the year again—by the way, Cambridge and Mirriam-Webster each chose only one word for 2020: “pandemic”–) year, who’d have thought when this started that the housing market and the prospects of home-ownership...