When I saw the pictures of what the fire they called The Beast had done to Fort McMurray, at first I was shocked by the devastation.Stunned at the sight of so many houses and hopes and memories reduced to ashes by its raging fury.But then I was amazed …
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Montreal Simon: How the Fort McMurray Disaster is Bringing Canadians Together
It may be small consolation to the thousands of people who have lost their homes, or their businesses, or have been forced to flee the Fort McMurray inferno.But I have been incredibly moved by the way Canadians all over this fractious country have com…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Fort Mac Fire: Time to Give Cheap Politics a Rest
It's like a scene out of hell, a raging inferno if ever there was one.And I feel so sorry for the residents of Fort Mac who have lost their homes or their businesses. But what I find really moving is the way many Canadians all over the country hav…
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