In Walter Isaacson’s new biography, Elon Musk, only a brief mention is made of Musk’s grandfather, Joshua N. Haldeman, a Canadian chiropractor. According to Isaacson, Haldeman was a daredevil adventurer with strong opinions and quirky conservative populist views. However, in 1950, Haldeman made an unusual decision to leave Canada for South Africa due to his …
On September 18, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood before his country’s Parliament and leveled a dramatic charge: Ottawa had “credible evidence” that the Indian government had assassinated a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil. The citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, had been gunned down outside the Sikh temple where he served as president. Trudeau declared the …
The federal government is taking steps to support struggling businesses by extending the repayment deadlines for Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans. However, Restaurants Canada, an advocacy group for the restaurant and service industry, feels that the extension falls short of what is needed. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that the overall loan repayment …
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In October 1858, John Stuart Mill and his wife, Harriet, were traveling in Avignon, France, when Harriet fell ill. What initially seemed like a minor inconvenience rapidly worsened, leaving Harriet in excruciating pain and unable to sleep or lie down. In a desperate plea for help, Mill reached out to a doctor in Nice, urging …