SUMMER 2021 VOLUME 23 • NUMBER

Sid goes to Surmesur.

As things open post-Covid lockdown, add a summer fitting or just drop in to the uber cool 18 Surmesur — the capital’s tailor made shop for men. 11

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Put LeBoat Rideau Canal-on your LeBucket list! 18

One of the greatest trips in Canada that should be on everyone’s bucket list is taking a weeklong sojourn on ‘Le Boat’ through the breathtaking, beautiful Rideau Canal locks and Rideau Lakes that run from Ottawa all the way down to Kingston.

Fighter Jets for Canada-May the Best Plane win! 26

The chattering class in Ottawa who follow these things say that the Lockheed Martin F-35 have the inside track on winning Canada’s largest ever fighter jet procurement. But many, including former MP Stephen Fuhr who served as Chair of the Commons Standing Committee National Defence in Canada’s the 42nd Parliament and is a former CF-18 pilot is not so sure. He says the RCAF are not counting out the bid by Boeing for the Block III Super Hornet which many believe makes the most sense for Canada.

Reaching Higher Education Series 36

High school can be a difficult place for many students, but rarely is it harder than it is for students with disabilities. Support for students handling anything from learning disabilities to severe autism falls in the realm of special education—a position at which Ottawa teacher Andrew Williams excels.

Fall for Nova Scotia’s Autumn Magic 40

Whether its the lush countryside alive in colour in Antigonish or the ocean crashing up against the shores of a chiseled and mountainous plaid coloured Cape Breton landscape on a cool sunny autumn day—it just doesn’t get better than Canadas’ Ocean playground.

Y’all going to Texas 44

From philantropic beer to art and the most lakes in Texas, Burnet County is a laid-back, friendly place where generations of Texans visit annually to unwind.

What is long-term disability? Should I hire a lawyer? 46

An individual who is unable to work for an extended period due to injury or illness is often eligible to receive income replacement benefits in accordance with the Long-Term Disability (“LTD”) payments that their employee benefits package insures.

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Publisher’s message ................................................... 4 Best picks ..................................................................... 7 Profile: Metro’s Locally Sourced program .............10 Aristocrat of Scent ......................................................11 Profile: InStep Nutrition + Movement .................... 15 Politics: The Green Party ..............................................30 Politics: The national money tree .................................33 Opinion: Much ado about twenty-four ................. 34 Profile: Best Green Hedges ......................................35

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Banting and Best/diabetes ...................................... 17 Fighter Jets ..................................................................... 26 Reaching Higher Education ...................................... 36 Canada/China friendship ......................................... 37 Nicholson Gluckstein Lawyers ................................. 46