This will have been the third time I’ve visited Hawaii. There is something magical about coming to the Hawaiian Islands in December after leaving the frozen prairies of Canada. Although…

Coming back to Winnipeg this summer was a great chance to surprise my family and friends. After a rather subdued week (given that most of my friends were busy with…

I’ve been in Ottawa for the past week, with a weekend excursion to Quebec City to present a paper at the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship. It’s been…

I had visited Quebec City once before, back during the summer of 2004 as an excursion for my Summer Language Bursary program when I was living in Trois-Rivières.  This time…

It’s my last day in Vancouver after being here for 10 days to conduct some interviews and attend an EDA AGM. The weather has been gorgeous considering it was late…