I don't want to go out with him

That's what I said to my Mother when Bob Irvine called to ask me out.  I was in grade nine at Lisgar and didn't fancy him at all.  "Go, you might meet someone else there," said Lily.  So I said yes.

We went to a movie at the Nelson on Rideau Street and I didn't meet anyone else.  When I attended the 175th Lisgar reunion in 2018, who was the first to make a bee line for me?  Bob Irvine.  We embraced warmly and he reminded me of our one-and-only date and which movie we had seen. 

Sadly, I saw his obituary the other day.  It brought back many memories of our halcyon days at Lisgar.  I saw that he had married and had two daughters.  I left a condolence on the obituary.  May he Rest in Peace.

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The following letters, among several, were not published, but should have been.  I think 'The Herald' is off me at the moment:

Dear Editor,

Carney's recent video to Canadians was a re-hash of unfulfilled pre-election promises, not a summary of actual accomplishments.  Yet, his poll numbers mysteriously remain consistently high. 

Puts one in mind of that old fable, "The Emperor's New Clothes", in which the emperor rides around town completely naked, while everyone raves and cheers about his beautiful new outfit.  It's baffling?  When will Canadians wake up and realize Mr. Carney is basically that naked emperor?

Nancy Marley-Clarke

Dear Editor,

I agree Carney is much more interested in Europe than in the country of which he is prime minister.  Apart from a few high-profile, photo-op trips in Canada, he has yet to travel to small towns and cities to show he is concerned about ordinary Canadians.

He also consistently snubs Parliament.  He has missed 100 of 136 Question Periods since taking office, which is truly shocking because Parliament is where Canada is governed.  Mr. Carney, however, behaves like an autocrat, giving away billions to other countries as he personally sees fit, with absolutely no Parliamentary oversight whatsoever, all while telling Canadians to tighten our belts and make do with less.

The sooner he moves on to grander pastures in Europe the better off this country will be.

Nancy Marley-Clarke