Peter D. Hambly 🇨🇦

Beautiful day. I see you're on the correct side of the river.

Nice hair.😀

Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

1971 Hit Ranked No. 1 ‘Greatest Song of All Time’ in New Book A new book has ranked a 1971 classic as the No. 1 greatest song of all time. Do you agree?

Imagine by John Lennon & Yoko Ono ranked best song of all time.

It's a “powerful message of hope, peace and unity.”

I agree.

"Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky"

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We're getting a little tired of it in Hanover.

In Pursuit of Spring - Day 7 “Against all odds and against all expectations, the remains of Richard III were found in 2012 beneath a municipal car park on the site of the former Greyfriars friary.” www.digest.andymarsh...

Walkerton to welcome McDonald's, MacEwen for 2026 opening The $3.85 million project is expected to create about 15 part-and-full-time jobs.

Walkerton is getting a McDonald's as part of a new $3.85M development on Ontario Road. cknxnewstoday.ca/midwestern/n...

Well, how is it?

Why cause her pain? Better she doesn't know.

defence, not defense

Look, pundits, just say what you mean when you fuss about a “threat to our cultural identity.” Sounds nasty, doesn’t it? Honestly it should go without saying that being a country that is relatively open to immigration is a far more unique part of Canada‘s identity, than liking adorable babies.

Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.

I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.

God wants us to understand science. For example, to make sure we understand the Second Law of Thermodynamics, He gave us aging and death.

Pensions are great, but they’re a retirement disappointment in one big way Retirement savings offer a level of financial flexibility that defined-benefit pensions do not

Agreed. Even with a (rare) good pension you need to save for big ticket events in retirement.

Pensions are great, but they’re a retirement disappointment in one big way.
www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

My initial take here: Canada, don’t take the bait. Trump would get torn apart at home in a midterm year over this and would be seeking an off-ramp.

OTD 1964: The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States.

I saw it on our 17" B&W TV. I was 15. Made a big impression.

Does dark matter actually exist? New theory says it could be gravity behaving strangely "It highlights gravity's possible hidden complexity and invites a reevaluation of where dark matter effects originate."

Wouldn't be surprised if something like this theory is correct. Dark matter feels like 19th century aether.

www.space.com/astronomy/da...

Opinion: Beyond self-interest, Poilievre and Carney aren’t interested in co-operation The two main adversaries in federal politics are playing cat and mouse

Call me naive but I'm not so cynical. Canada needs their co-operation at present. Let's hope they're up to the challenge, which is also in their own best interest.

Opinion: Beyond self-interest, Poilievre and Carney aren’t interested in co-operation.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...

And I.

Me too.

That would be why.

We had 5 years of high school in the early 60s. None of us remember any snow days.

Midwest Co-op says farm stores closures reflect changing times Two more farm stores operated by Midwest Co-op will close in the coming months. It's a reflection of the changing farm landscape.

Sad to see.

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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

America, It's Not You, It's...

OTD 1959: American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot. A great loss to music.

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This judge does the thing quoting the Declaration of Independence at the Trump regime then adds for good measure: "Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power & the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds & are bereft of human decency."

More likely a pit bull.

Just a (mostly) normal January in central Ontario. Sunny & cold is a healthy climate.