Chinese and Canadian Reporters Interview Chinese Ambassador to Canada Lu Shaye

 On April 10, Ambassador Lu Shaye accepted an interview from the Chinese and Canadian media at the Chinese Embassy. Journalists from Xinhua News Agency, People’s Daily, Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Ottawa Life Magazine, The HuffPost Canada, Sept Days attended the interview. The transcript of the interview

Canadian Remix: History, Music and Comedy Combine to Tell of Country’s Birth in Confederemix!

 Ottawa Life’s Festival City Series is back! We'll provide a unique look at some of your favourite events. We’ll go beyond the music with artist interviews, volunteer profiles, concert reviews and spotlights on the tastes, sights and sounds of the festival season.  Your city! Your festivals! Like a good sunscreen, Ottawa Life

Culture Exchange Promotes Understanding, Brings Countries Closer Despite Distance

   In late September 2016, Chinese Premier Li Ke-Qiang paid an official visit to Canada. It was the second visit of a Chinese Premier in 13 years and a return visit after Prime Minister Trudeau’s official visit to China in early September. The consecutive visits of the PMs of the

Old Media Atrophying – Should We Care?

 Odd that I should be posing this question in a magazine, a so-called old or even “legacy” media. But it’s not the successful Ottawa Life and Toronto Life type of publication in question. No, it’s the strictly old daily “news” media – including news magazines, newspapers and the news on

We Have Built a Sickness Care System Rather Than A Health System

 We have designed that system for the convenience of practitioners, not patients: Convocation speech delivered to graduating MDs at the University of Manitoba on the receipt of an honorary doctorate. Mr. Chancellor, Mr. President, distinguished guests, soon-to-be MDs and their deeply indebted family members. I’m touched and humbled to receive an

Who’s Responsible for the Health of Canada’s Health Care System

 “Our health outcomes, with a few exceptions, are among the best in the world and a strong majority of Canadians who use the system are highly satisfied with the quality and standard of care they receive. Medicare has consistently delivered affordable, timely, accessible and high-quality care to the overwhelming majority