On Monday, January 30, 2017 many Nova Scotians woke up to the shocking news that  six Muslim men -- IT worker Mamadou Tanou Barry from Guinea; analyst and programmer Abdelkrim Hassane from Algeria; Laval chemical-engineering professor Khaled Belkacemi originally from Algeria; Aboubaker Thabti, a pharmacy worker; Azzeddine Soufiane a geologist from Morocco who ran a halal grocery store; and Ibrahima Barry from Guinea who worked for the Québec health-insurance bureau -- all were fathers, sons, husbands, and respected community members&nbsp

One Government Place is where the premier's office is in Halifax.

I happen to have made friends with a fly. It's cold this time of year but it still gets around. It sometimes spends the day at One Government Place. There is a crack by the window in the premier's office where it can get in and the thermostat is turned up so it’s very cozy. The fly has nothing much to do so it hangs around and eavesdrops. When it gets bored it flies off. It has a great memory and can repeat what its heard verbatim.

There's only one problem: the fly doesn't recognize anyone -- it claims all humans look alike. Sheesh! So, although it has a photographic memory for conversations, I've no idea who it who it's been listening to. Oh well, I've got nothing better to do than to listen to a fly.

Paul Hellyer is unquestionably a living political legend. In 93 years on the Canadian landscape Hellyer has ricocheted through virtually every party on the Canadian political spectrum (creating one enroute), serving in the cabinets of three Prime Ministers. Under Pierre Trudeau Hellyer was Senior Minister, the current equivalent of Deputy Prime Minister. At an age when most politicians have long departed their soapboxes, Hellyer continues to write books, forge political movements, and stump across the country consumed by a vision of making Canada a more just and equitable society.

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