Some of my most vivid memories are seeing musicians live in concert. You know, the kind of shows where for years after you can close your eyes and revisit all the sights and sounds in your mind. Among my favourites is Freddie Mercury at the Canadian National Exhibition in 1980. The slicked-down hair and full moustache were new, but the haughty style was familiar as his vocals scorched through 48 (by my count) speakers. I took my prerogative as managing editor of Maclean’s to get press passes for my son Mark and I so we could stand in the media...
Just when you forgot all your New Year’s resolutions and thought there was nothing else to worry about, along comes a cold-hearted announcement from Ottawa. The Old Age Pension, otherwise known as the pogey, has been increased for 2026 by a piddly 2 percent, less than the rise in the cost of living last year. According to the economic advisory group CanAge, seniors are turning down the heat in their homes and buying expired food to save money. Even the economists at Canada’s six major banks couldn’t come up with anything more positive about the coming year than “cautiously optimistic”...
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