UPDATE April 29, 2025: Congratulations Bruce Fanjoy for convincingly and historically beating Pierre Poilievre, Conservative Party of Canada's leader. You hard work and positive message put an end to 21 long, long years of grievance-filled messaging. Bruce, you are a welcome breath of fresh air.

Never Broken was Launched April 25, 2025 (3 days before election) on Larry Pegg Music/Facebook  generating 2200 comments (mostly Conservative) and 222 shares, plus 1700 Youtube plays, all in 3 days. The point of this Music Video? If your only chord is “G (for Grievance)”, expect someone in the True North to write a song about it. ENJOY this “Uh Oh! Canada!” Moment.

It's surreal to be a Canadian in this palpable, existential crisis moment. But, this is not just a Canadian story. It is increasingly obvious that this is a “global alert”. I grew up in the 60's and 70's, the amped-up age of popular music and protest. I was shaped by Motown, British pop, Canadian and US artists. From that exposure, and with a guitar in my hand, I gravitated to anti-establishment music and I supported causes of social & environmental justice. It was a catalyst, and a form of pushback/self therapy. Now, as history repeats itself, "Is music still playing a pushback role against the array of threats, including the global shift towards far-right ideology?” 

  There are ten songs in this offering, Bruce's cover, and nine originals. All were recorded in Wakefield, Quebec, and Ottawa, Ontario. The first two you will recognize as truly Canadian. There are eight more, musings on the unfolding tragedy of America, a tragedy that is not only at our doorstep, but already embedded here in Canada. 

Along with the music, I will be providing ongoing links on this page which include recent mainstream News, as well as expert opinions. May the music and info provide a basis for deeper reflection, healing, and positive action..

Canada Flag Day: February 15, 2025 

It was 60 years ago, on February 15, 1965, that the new, globally iconic Canadian Flag was introduced to the world by Lester B Pearson's Liberal government. It was a quintessential, unified, Canadian moment. Now we're under threats by the leader of the US administration. 

What do Canadians believe is at the heart of the Maple Leaf on our flag? Exactly!

One Love! One Heart! One! 

Even in the Cold was written on my way home from attending the funeral of Pierre Elliot Trudeau in Montreal, October 3, 2000. My life-long friend and I made the trip from Ottawa to Montreal. We wanted to be there, along with thousands, all of us very moved by his legacy and his impact on our lives. My heart told me that it should be an epic song, a Canadian Tribute, but not only to celebrate his legacy, but that it should also celebrate all Canadian's love of, and belief in, what Canada is and what it means to be Canadian. 

Clearly, Pierre Trudeau loved this country. Arguably, he is both Canada’s most famous and certainly most flamboyant prime minister. Yup! “Trudeau-mania”, John Lennon and Yoko, “Just watch me”, and the list goes on. But his rock star persona, and his approach to leadership also stirred disdain and even a deeply rooted hatred for him, lingering on on to this day. This included my father. and “My Dad as my Hero” was replaced with my cringing at his kitchen table political rants. I saw Trudeau-mania and this liberal inspired Canadian flag as a powerful alternative to grievance. I learned to play guitar, grew my hair, and I rebelled.