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Toronto Star
3 days ago
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- Toronto Star
Michelle Good: HBC Artifacts Must Not Be Put Up For Sale
By Michelle Good, Contributor Michelle Good is the author of 'Five Little Indians,' a novel about the survivors of residential schools and the effects of their experience on subsequent generations. She wrote it in answer to the question people often ask about survivors: 'Why can't they just get over it?' The book has won almost every major literary prize in the country. She is a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation. It is deeply disturbing that a court of law would permit the sale of thousands of artifacts held by the Hudson's Bay without any meaningful consideration for the fact that many of these may have deep cultural and spiritual significance to Indigenous peoples. In 2021, Canada adopted the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Article 11.1 establishes the nature and scope of that right and defines it as including '… the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures, such as archaeological and historical sites, (and) artefacts …'. Article 11.2 creates and imposes a duty on states to 'provide redress through effective mechanisms, which may include restitution, developed in conjunction with indigenous peoples, with respect to their cultural, intellectual, religious and spiritual property taken without their free, prior and informed consent or in violation of their laws, traditions and customs.'
CBC
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
8 B.C. books to get you through the summer
Social Sharing Ah, summer is here, at long last. Whether you're headed to the beach, into the woods or staying cool at home, summer is the perfect time to immerse yourself in a good book. And while Canadians are coming together to support local businesses, why not take that approach with your book selection? There is no shortage of great local literature from brilliant B.C. writers. There are classics, like M. Wylie Blanchet's The Curve of Time, and award-winners, like Michelle Good's Five Little Indians. And great new reads are always hitting the shelves of bookstores and libraries. CBC has put together a list of some recently-published titles, mostly by B.C. authors and in many cases about B.C. locations, to inspire your summer reading list. She's a Lamb! by Meredith Hambrock Vancouver-based author Meredith Hambrock's She's a Lamb! chronicles the story of a musical theatre worker who aims to be a star — partially based on Hambrock's own experience as a theatre usher in Vancouver. The writer said she was "beseeched by this fear" that she would never accomplish what she was hoping for as a writer. "It was sort of a horrifying thought for me," she said. Hambrock writes from the perspective of Jessamyn St. Germain, who's hired as the childminder for the children in a production of The Sound of Music, but believes she's destined to play Maria. She descends into the mind of someone who's blinded by ambition, desperate to be seen and willing to do anything to make it happen. Bones of a Giant by Brian Thomas Isaac It's the summer of 1968 and 16-year-old Lewis Toma is spending the summer with his cousins while his mom picks fruit in the United States. That's where we begin in Syilx writer Brian Thomas Isaac's new book, Bones of a Giant, the follow-up to his award-winning debut novel, All the Quiet Places. The first novel focused on Lewis's brother, Eddie. While Bones of a Giant has a much more serious, dark tone, it was a little more fun to write, Isaac said. In fact, he said it mirrors his own life. Isaac is grateful for becoming a published author in his 70s. "Writing ... has just changed my whole life. I'd rather be doing that than anything." Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley Read this one soon — a film adaptation is already in the works, and isn't it always better to read the book first? Holly Brickley's debut novel begins in the year 2000, when boy bands and pop princesses reign supreme, while music lovers thumb through CD binders looking for their favourite album. "It was really fun to go back to that time," Brickley said. When two music lovers cross paths, a romance begins. A romance between two people, of course, but also with music. Julie Chan is Dead by Liann Zhang For those looking to get lost in a thriller this summer, Liann Zhang's Julie Chan is Dead has it all: a long lost twin, an island retreat and a murder. Julie Chan is a supermarket cashier. Her twin sister is a popular influencer. But, she's dead. Julie assumes her sister's identity, only to find out how difficult that life could be. She goes on a week-long retreat with a group of influencers, where Julie learns what might have happened to her sister, and that she might be next. Zhang said she focused on themes of race and class, what happens to two people who are so similar but are raised in different circumstances, and online identity. "I just hope people look at influencers in a different way and acknowledge that these people that act like our friends are really, completed fabricated identities, usually," she said. "I would also hope that [readers] feel entertained enough to flip another page instead of picking up their phone." The Riveter by Jack Wang Jack Wang's latest work delves into the complexities of love and war, while simultaneously exploring his own keen interest in the contributions of Chinese Canadians during the Second World War. In The Riveter, Josiah Chang leaves his work as a tree faller in B.C.'s Cariboo region for the big city, with plans to serve his country in the war. But when that doesn't work out, he finds a job as a riveter, building ships to support wartime efforts. That's when he meets Poppy, with whom he falls deeply in love. A complicated love, that is. "I was interested in a woman who was perhaps not so interested in waiting around for a man to come home from war, and a woman who valued her own needs and desires and how might that complicate a relationship," Wang said. Charity Trickett is Not So Glamorous by Christine Stringer Fans of Sophie Kinsella will surely get a laugh from Christine Stringer's debut novel; loosely based on her own experience as an assistant at MGM, Stringer's Charity Trickett feels like she's about to get her big break when she suddenly becomes the subject of an FBI investigation. While Stringer loves Hollywood and was happy to write a novel set there, she was adamant about making sure her hometown of Vancouver was represented. "The Vancouver film industry is so vibrant. It's so alive. Our filmmakers are beautiful filmmakers. We have awesome actors here. We have the best techs ever. Like we just have such a beautiful, thriving industry of film in Vancouver," she said. And if you love Charity Trickett is Not So Glamorous, good news: there are two more Charity Trickett books on the way. The Last Exile by Sam Wiebe In the fifth novel of the Wakeland series, private investigator Dave Wakeland is drawn into a volatile case involving a single mother accused of murder, the notorious Exiles biker gang and a mystery witness. Author Sam Wiebe wasn't sure he'd write another Wakeland novel, but fans all but demanded it. Now, he said he's happy to be writing about a city he knows well — the good and the bad. "I love the idea that I can show Vancouver the way that I see it, not the way a tourist would write about it — the way somebody who grew up here sees it," Wiebe said. "I think over the last few years, obviously development has just shot up, and a lot of things have been lost. It's very hard to live here and it always has been. But the fentanyl crisis and with COVID, and some of the anti-Asian racism that came out of that, there's a lot of darkness that I didn't quite anticipate. So I wanted to sort of capture that too." Finding Flora by Elinor Florence Invermere's Elinor Florence has drawn a little inspiration from B.C.'s eastern neighbour for her latest offering, Finding Flora, about a Scottish newcomer in 1905 who jumps from a moving train to escape her abusive husband, and sets down roots on what eventually becomes the Alberta prairie. She finds friendship with the her five neighbours, all women of different backgrounds. Together, they deal with life's challenges. Florence said her characters are fictional, but the things that happen are accurate for the time. "I think people will learn a lot about Alberta history through this novel," she said.
CBC
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
28 Canadian books turning 5 in 2025
Books published in 2020 are celebrating their fifth anniversary this year! Check out this list of 28 Canadian titles celebrating this milestone and see if your favourite title is featured. Five Little Indians by Michelle Good In Five Little Indians, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie were taken from their families and sent to a residential school when they were very small. Barely out of childhood, they are released and left to contend with the seedy world of eastside Vancouver. Fuelled by the trauma of their childhood, the five friends cross paths over the decades and struggle with the weight of their shared past. Five Little Indians won Canada Reads in 2022, championed by Ojibway fashion journalist Christian Allaire. The novel also received the 2020 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction and the 2021 Amazon Canada First Novel Award. It was also on the 2020 Writers's Trust Fiction Prize shortlist and 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist. Michelle Good is a Cree writer and lawyer, as well as a member of Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. Her debut novel is Five Little Indians. She is also the author of Truth Telling. Mexican Gothic is a gothic horror novel set in 1950s Mexico. It tells the story of a young woman named Noemi who is called by her cousin to save her from doom in her countryside home, the mysterious and alluring High Place. Noemi doesn't know much about the house, the region or her cousin's mysterious new husband, but she's determined to solve this mystery and save her cousin — whatever it takes. Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a Canadian author, who was born and raised in Mexico. She is also the author of the novels Signal to Noise, which won the 2016 Copper Cylinder Award, Gods of Jade and Shadow and The Beautiful Ones. She is also a critic and has edited science fiction anthologies. The Pull of the Stars, set in a war and disease-ravaged Ireland during the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak, tells the story of three women — a nurse, a doctor and a volunteer helper — working on the front lines of the pandemic in an understaffed maternity ward of a hospital, where expectant mothers infected with the virus are quarantined. The timely tale explores how these women change each other's lives in unexpected ways, while witnessing loss and delivering new life. Donoghue is an Irish Canadian writer. Her books include the novels Learned by Heart, Landing, Room, Frog Music, The Wonder and the children's book The Lotterys Plus One. Room was an international bestseller and was adapted into a critically acclaimed film starring Brie Larson. It won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker and Orange Prizes. Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi Butter Honey Pig Bread is a novel about twin sisters, Kehinde and Taiye, and their mother, Kambirinachi. Kambirinachi believes she was a spirit who was supposed to die as a small child. By staying alive, she is cursing her family — a fear that appears to come true when Kehinde experiences something that tears the family apart, and divides the twins for years. But when the three women connect years later, they must confront their past and find forgiveness. Francesca Ekwuyasi is a writer, filmmaker and visual artist. Her writing has appeared in the Malahat Review, Guts and Brittle Paper, and she was longlisted for the 2019 Journey Prize. Butter Honey Pig Bread is her first book. Indians on Vacation by Thomas King Indians on Vacation is about a couple named Bird and Mimi, who decide to travel through Europe after discovering postcards from Mimi's long-lost Uncle Leroy, who sent them while on his own European adventure almost 100 years ago. Thomas King is a Canadian-American writer of Cherokee and Greek ancestry. His books include Truth & Bright Water; Green Grass, Running Water, which was on Canada Reads in 2004; The Inconvenient Indian, which was on Canada Reads in 2015; and The Back of the Turtle, which won the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction in 2014. He also writes the DreadfulWater mystery series. We Two Alone by Jack Wang Set over a century and spanning five continents, We Two Alone traces the evolution of the Chinese immigrant experience. Tracing various people, families and professionals across the globe, Jack Wang creates a tapestry of experience that encompasses the trials and tribulations of a diaspora trying to find its place in the world. Wang is a N.Y.-based writer and professor originally from Vancouver. He teaches in the department of writing at Ithaca College and his writing has appeared in publications such as Joyland Magazine, The New Quarterly and Fiddlehead. Wang's debut short story collection, We Two Alone was longlisted for Canada Reads in 2022, shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize and won the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner The Jane Austen Society is a novel about an unexpected community, and the quiet triumph and tragedies of everyday life in post-Second World War Britain. In Chawton, an English village that was the last home of iconic novelist Jane Austen, a small group of locals decide to do what they can to preserve Austen's home and legacy, and hopefully revitalize the town in the process. The group comes together in surprising ways and, despite being very different, unite through their common goal. Natalie Jenner is a novelist based in Oakville, Ont. The Jane Austen Society is her first book. Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson Ridgerunner is a novel about William Moreland, the notorious thief known as Ridgerunner, as he moves through the Rocky Mountains, determined to secure financial stability for his son. His son, Jack Boulton, is trapped in a life not of his own making. Semi-orphaned and under the care of a nun, Sister Beatrice, Jack has found himself in a secluded cabin in Alberta. Little does he know, his father is coming for him. Gil Adamson is a writer and poet. Her first novel, The Outlander, won the First Novel Award and was a Canada Reads finalist in 2009, when it was championed by Nicholas Campbell. She has published several volumes of poetry, including Primitive and Ashland. The Night Piece by André Alexis The Night Piece is a collection of career-spanning stories by Scotiabank Giller Prize and Canada Reads winner André Alexis. Alexis draws from his previous publications, including Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa and Beauty & Sadness, as well as works that have not been previously published. Alexis is the author of Fifteen Dogs, which won Canada Reads 2017 and the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and Days by Moonlight, which won the 2019 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. Here the Dark by David Bergen In Here the Dark, David Bergen delivers short stories that interweave across space, exploring faith, loss and complex moral ambiguities. From Danang, Vietnam, to Honduras and the Canadian Prairies, the book collects narratives about place and heart. Here the Dark includes the story that won the 1999 CBC Short Story Prize, How Can n Men Share a Bottle of Vodka? Bergen is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. In 2005, his novel The Time in Between won the Scotiabank Giller Prize. His other books include The Matter with Morris, and Stranger in 2016. His novel The Age of Hope was defended by Ron MacLean on Canada Reads in 2013. A Family Affair is a novel that follows a 40-year-old kitchen designer named Magalie, who maintains a mutually deceptive romance with her partner Mathieu. Unexpected circumstances lead her to Guillaume, a policeman and single father. It was translated into English by Russell Smith. Nadine Bismuth is a writer from Montreal. She has published novels and short story collections. Her 2004 novel Scrapbook was translated into English in 2009. Her 2009 short story collection Êtes-vous mariée à un psychopathe was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award for French-language fiction and was translated into English in 2010. Russell Smith is a writer, journalist and translator. His books include the novels Confidence and Girl Crazy and the memoir Blindsided. A Family Affair is his first book-length translation. The Good German by Dennis Bock The Good German is a reimagined history in which, in 1939, Georg Elser succeeded in assassinating Hitler. But what unfolds is an alternate history where fascism reigns in Europe, and an atomic bomb is dropped on London, and Elser must reckon with the knowledge that his act of heroism changed the course of history — and for what end? Cascade is a collection of short stories from award-winning writer Craig Davidson. The six stories are set in Davidson 's hometown of Niagara Falls, known as Cataract City, and explore what it's like to try to make a life in a town that is struggling economically, where its residents feel left behind and where the glorious, touristy waterfalls distract from deep social, economic and political problems. Davidson has published several books of literary fiction including Cataract City, which was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2013, Rust and Bone, which was made into an Oscar-nominated feature film of the same name, The Fighter, Sarah Court and The Saturday Night Ghost Club. His memoir Precious Cargo was defended by Greg Johnson on Canada Reads 2018. Seven by Farzana Doctor In Seven, Sharifa accompanies her husband on a marriage-saving trip to India, and in order to research her great-great-grandfather — a business-owner and philanthropist. She is fascinated by his four wives, who are never mentioned in her family. At the same time, she tries to reach a middle ground in an ideologically-divided community. The Finder by Will Ferguson The Finder is an adventure novel about finding things that are lost in the world. The story takes readers to Japan, Australia and New Zealand as Interpol agent Gaddy Rhodes, photographer Tamsin Greene and travel writer Thomas Rafferty unexpectedly cross paths as they track "The Finder" — a mysterious figure who believes they can find history's lost objects, such as the missing Romanov Fabergé eggs and Muhammad Ali's Olympic gold medal Will Ferguson has written humour, travel books and fiction. He won the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his thriller 419. He has won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour three times: for his novel Generica (now titled Happiness), his Canadian travel book Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw and his travel memoir Beyond Belfast. He currently lives in Calgary. The Beguiling by Zsuzsi Gartner In The Beguiling, a young woman named Lucy had dreamed of being a saint as a child. This dream may actually come true after the death of her cousin Zoltan, and Lucy becomes someone people come to in order to confess their sins. But when the confessions seem connected, Zoltan's death doesn't seem so random anymore. Lucy must then confront her own lapses as a Catholic and a human being, and figure out what is happening, before it's too late. In Agency, a gifted app tester meets her match when she is commissioned to beta test a highly social, and combat-savvy, "digital assistant." In an alternate timeline, in 2017 Hillary Clinton has won the presidential election over Donald Trump. Meanwhile, in London in the 22nd century disastrous events have led to 80 per cent of humanity being wiped out. William Gibson is a legendary Vancouver science-fiction writer. His classic 1984 novel Neuromancer, a thriller about hacking and artificial intelligence, won sci-fi's three biggest prizes: the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award and the Hugo Award. Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez Crosshairs is a dystopian novel about a near-future where a queer Black performer named Kay and his allies join forces against an oppressive Canadian regime that is rounding up those deemed "Other" in concentration camps. A near-future Toronto is ravaged by climate change. It is a situation that has led to massive floods, rampant homelessness, unemployment and starvation. In this chaos, a government-sanctioned regime called the Boots seizes the opportunity to force communities of colour, the disabled and the LGBTQ2S into labour camps called workhouses in the city. Catherine Hernandez Scarborough, which was championed on Canada Reads 2022 by actress Malia Baker. CBC Books named Hernandez a writer to watch in 2017. In this collection of stories, Dominoes at the Crossroads, Kaie Kellough navigates Canada's Caribbean diaspora, as they seek music and a connection to their past. Through a broad cast of characters — including jazz musicians, hitchhikers, suburbanites, student radicals, secret agents, historians and their fugitive slave ancestors — Kellough stretches the stories from Montreal's Old Port to as far as the South American rainforests. Kellough is a writer based in Montreal. His novel Accordéon was a finalist for the First Novel Award in 2017. He is also the author of the poetry collection Magnetic Equator, which is currently a finalist for the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize. Petra is a novel inspired by the life of German activist Petra Kelly. Kelly was a force in Germany in the 1980s, and was a founding member of the German Green Party, which was one of the first Green Parties to rise to prominence. It was through her work that she met her partner, a NATO general named Emil Gerhardt. It was Gerhardt who eventually murdered Kelly in 1992. Petra is the story of Kelly's rise to prominence, her influence on global politics and policy and how her relationship with Gerhardt helped her international influence but was ultimately what ended everything. Shaena Lambert is a novelist currently living in Vancouver. Her novel Radiance was a finalist for the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. She is also the author of the short story collection Oh My Darling. Consent by Annabel Lyon In Consent, Sara becomes her intellectually disabled sister Mattie's caregiver after their mother dies. But when Sara returns home, she surprisingly finds Mattie married to her mother's handyman, Robert. Sara gets the marriage annulled, driving a wedge between herself and Mattie. When Robert re-enters their lives, Sara and Mattie get entangled with another set of sisters and their difficult relationship: twins Saskia and Jenny. Annabel Lyon is a writer from Vancouver. Her novel The Golden Mean Oxygen, the novella collection The Best Thing for You and the young adult novels All-Season Edie and Encore Edie. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel Emily St. John Mandel's new book, The Glass Hotel, interweaves several complex narratives. Vincent is a bartender in a prestigious hotel on Vancouver Island. When the owner — Jonathan Alkaitis — passes Vincent his card, it becomes the beginning of their story together. Meanwhile, a hooded figure scrawls a cryptic note on a wall in the hotel, and a shipping executive for a company called Neptune-Avramidis — Leon Prevant — sees the note and is shaken. Thirteen years later, Vincent disappears from a Neptune-Avramidis ship. St. John Mandel is a New York-based Canadian writer. Her fourth novel, Station Eleven, was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award and won the 2015 Toronto Book Award. It was adapted into a TV series for HBO Max, and was on Canada Reads 2023. The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk As Beatrice makes her debut at "bargaining season" — an annual event where wealthy young men and women gather from all over the world to make advantageous marriages — she harbours secret plans that will upend society. Rather than get married, Beatrice plans to bind a greater spirit and become a full magician. Performing the secret ritual goes against the rules of her world, which prohibits women from practicing magic while they can still bear children. With the help of the wealthy Lavan siblings, fiery Ysbeta and her handsome brother Ianthe, Beatrice searches for a way to change old patriarchal traditions. C.L. Polk concocts a page-turning fantasy with love, magic and rebellion swirling at the centre. The Calgary writer's previous books include the award-winning novel Witchmark and its sequel Stormsong. Vanishing Monuments by John Elizabeth Stintzi In Vanishing Monuments, Alani Baum has not seen their mother since they were 17 years old — almost 30 years ago. The non-binary photographer ran away from home with their girlfriend, but when their mother's dementia worsens Alani is forced to run back to her. In the face of a debilitating illness, Alani has to contend with painful memories from the past. John Elizabeth Stinzi is a novelist, poet, teacher and visual artist. They won the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for emerging writers for their work Selections From Junebat. The complete poetry collection, Junebat , was published in spring 2020. In Misconduct of the Heart, Stevie is a recovering alcoholic and kitchen manager who is trying hard to stop the world around her from collapsing. Her son, who is a veteran, might be succumbing to PTSD, while she tries to manage the eccentrics who work in her kitchen and acclimatize to the idea that she might have a granddaughter she never knew she had. How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa How to Pronounce Knife is a collection of idiosyncratic and diverse stories. Capturing the daily lives of immigrants, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures their hopes, disappointments, trauma and acts of defiance. From a young man painting nails in a salon, to a housewife learning English from soap-operas, How to Pronounce Knife navigates tragedy and humour. Thammavongsa is a writer and poet. Her stories have won an O. Henry Award and appeared in Harper's, Granta, The Paris Review and NOON. She has published four books of poetry, including 2019's Cluster and the novel Pick a Colour. Hench is the story of a woman who pays the bills by doing administrative work for villains. But then an incident involving the world's most popular superhero leaves her injured and gets her fired. She ends up realizing what happened to her isn't unique — and she might have the means to take down the so-called hero who hurt her. How? With every office worker's secret weapon: data. Natalie Zina Walschots is a writer and journalist from Toronto. She is also the author of the poetry collections DOOM: Love Poems for Supervillains and Thumbscrews. Love After the End, edited by Joshua Whitehead Love after the End is an anthology of speculative fiction that imagines a utopian future for LGBTQ and Two-Spirit people, curated and edited by poet and novelist Joshua Whitehead. Contributors include Nathan Adler, Darcie Little Badger, Gabriel Castilloux Calderon, Adam Garnet Jones, Mari Kurisato, Kai Minosh Pyle, David Alexander Robertson, jaye simpson and Nazbah Tom. Whitehead is an Oji-nêhiyaw, two-spirit writer, poet and Indigiqueer scholar from Peguis First Nation. His book, full-metal indigiqueer, is a collection of experimental poems that aim to provoke discussion and debate. His debut novel Jonny Appleseed was championed by actress Devery Jacobs and won Canada Reads 2021.
Toronto Star
23-05-2025
- General
- Toronto Star
Michelle Good:King Charles can't fix the Crown's broken promises. But he can offer Indigenous people this one powerful symbol
By Michelle Good, Special to the Star Michelle Good is the author of 'Five Little Indians,' a novel about the survivors of residential schools and the effects of their experience on subsequent generations. She wrote it in answer to the question people often ask about survivors: 'Why can't they just get over it?' The book has won almost every major literary prize in the country. She is a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation. I was born, and spent my childhood, in a non-Indigenous community in northern British Columbia. My mother lost her Indian Status when she married my father and thus her legal rights and access to her own community. I was a child with an enthusiastic nature and it didn't take much to inspire my passionate devotion to this or that. My paternal grandfather was born in Britain, in Essex, and it's fair to say his children were imbued with a hearty respect for the monarchy. When my father was ten years old, King George VI bore the crown. When I was ten, Elizabeth II had ascended the throne twelve years prior. Her picture was hung prominently in every classroom I learned in and we sang heartily to God to save her at every school assembly. I was a child in this country when it still was a Dominion of Great Britain, before Canada patriated the constitution asserting our independence while remaining a member of the Commonwealth. I particularly remember Dominion Day — what Canada Day was known as before we cut the apron strings with Britain, or at least untied them. It was a fun day filled with pancake breakfasts and a big parade; games and concerts and all sorts of activities. My father, the head of the X-ray department, used to take me and my siblings up to the top floor of the hospital where we had a bird's eye view of the elaborate floats inching their way along the main thoroughfare below. His birthday was July 1 st and for a while I actually believed him when he told us the parade was in honour of his special day. Opinion articles are based on the author's interpretations and judgments of facts, data and events. More details
