We welcome Tom Stone, our newly appointed President of the Society at Castle Menzies, August 2024. Tom has taken on many roles over the years- Council member, Clan Gathering organiser and Editor of our annual Magazine. He is also a Trustee of Castle Menzies. Congratulations Tom!

Goodnight, Vancouver

As I say in my column this week, the message of that schoolbook is basically as follows; the less Irish we are, the better we are. What a strange thing to be teaching Irish kids. independent.ie/opinion/why-ar…

Strange. Did someone forget to lay charges?

‘Always look on the bright side of life’ 🎶 Great to see so many people enjoying the opening of the Govan-Partick footbridge. Festivals with food, drink, stalls & entertainment on all day. Brilliant performance from the Westerton Male Voice Choir!

🚴A neat view of cyclists this morning crossing the #LionsGateBridge for the RBC GranFondo. Northbound lanes blocked along the causeway and bridge until about 8:30 AM. 👀Watch for them along #BCHwy99 today between #Vancouver & #Whistler. #SeaToSky🚵 🚲Yes, that's a spin club on

A bird's eye view of the new Govan-Partick footbridge, opened today. 🐦 The crossing is at the heart of Glasgow Riverside Innovation District. A partnership involving UofG, to accelerate inclusive innovation across 700 acres in the west of the city on either side of the Clyde.

Are they more in number than the 11 MPs who’ve been said to have been compromised along with their enablers?

Identity Politics in its formative phase. That was 1968:

I went to the Clydebuilt Festival for The Scotsman. Weather was ace and it was mobbed. The Govan-Partick bridge was a hit. Top day.

Kenneth Clark lamented that civilization was a fragile thing. He observed three “enemies” that could topple even the mightiest cultures—what are they?🧵

Ultimately Clark says that flourishing civilizations have two things beyond a base-level of material prosperity: confidence and belief. “confidence in the society in which one lives, belief in its philosophy, belief in its laws, and confidence in one’s own mental powers.”

We know more about the candidate’s spice rack than their actual policies.

Woo boy! Alberta’s new senator sure has triggered a response - this one from within the LGBTQ community. Charles Adler must be relieved he’s no longer the centre of attention.

Okay. You win. You pay my salary. I'll stop criticizing your government now. Please don't fire me. #cdnpolitics #cdnmedia

So far I haven’t seen a single name I’m familiar with in US and Canadian reports on Russian interference; nor have I seen any allegations that come close to what we’ve learned about China’s interference in recent years, starting with the mass donations from Vancouver that all of

My latest for National Post: Under Trudeau, the crucial role of guiding Canada’s immigration system has now changed hands five times in nine years. The portfolio was tossed around from John McCallum to Ahmed Hussen to Mark Mendicino to Sean Fraser, and, finally, to Marc Miller,

Lucy Smith and Pauline Ranken of the Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club climbing the Salisbury Crags while wearing long, ankle-length skirts, hats, blouses and boots. Photographed in 1908.

What’s the difference between rigging the rules and changing the rules (and if you change the rules can’t they still be rigged anyway)? Also, if change is so great, how about a Leadership review?🤔

Weird question, but yeah I’d pay money to see Trudeau playing keyboards at a Catholic Church (where “mass” is performed). That sounds wild.😂