Doug Saunders
@dougsaunders.bsky.social
International-Affairs Columnist, The Globe and Mail. Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy. Author of Arrival City, The Myth of the Muslim Tide, Maximum Canada, etc. http://dougsaunders.net
Yeah, my paternal grandfather was gassed in Passchendaele, which caused him to give up his medical education in Toronto and go work as a mine accountant up in Swastika, ON, my father’s birthplace. Then other decisions possibly rooted in trauma caused them to be in Hamilton.
January 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Yeah, my paternal grandfather was gassed in Passchendaele, which caused him to give up his medical education in Toronto and go work as a mine accountant up in Swastika, ON, my father’s birthplace. Then other decisions possibly rooted in trauma caused them to be in Hamilton.
Yes, in fact my entire family trajectory and my place of birth were determined by one guy almost but not quite dying in one of those trenches
January 30, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Yes, in fact my entire family trajectory and my place of birth were determined by one guy almost but not quite dying in one of those trenches
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January 30, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Yes, and very persuasively. Just not on the tailoring
January 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Yes, and very persuasively. Just not on the tailoring
I can’t imagine how much that cost. At least they found them, though
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I can’t imagine how much that cost. At least they found them, though