I’m currently spending time with my wife’s family here in Halifax, Nova Scotia. If ever you get a chance to visit, it’s hands down one of my favourite cities in the world. If you’re wondering why I’m not at school, it has to do with the fact that my son Ollie was born last March. In Quebec where I live, new dads get five weeks paternity leave. I took three when Ollie was born and stapled the last two onto my Christmas break. I’m a bit of a Christmas freak, so it’s......
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