Stephen Tobias

We say goodbye to formidable comedic legend Catherine O'Hara. A genius of improv and physical comedy, her bold choices made us laugh until we cried in a career that spanned over five decades. Our thoughts are with her family and friends.

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, marking over 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. We remember the 6 million Jewish men, women and children murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. As survivors grow fewer and antisemitism rises, today is more vital than ever.

Went to a fascinating meeting on Small modular reactors yesterday in a very busy day in Westminster (thank you old 1980 team mate Lord Moynihan for not letting me get lost!). We were handed one of these as we left. Take a little read of the can!

Just got back from seeing #MartySupreme I expected greatness from Timothee Chalomet. That said.... @kevinolearytv was pretty damned good too.

I want to celebrate the bravery of thousands of people who are engaging in protest against the oppressive regime in Iran. I remember vividly when the Ayatollah Khomeini was swept to power some forty-six years ago, and I have witnessed the steady and vicious attacks on human dignity perpetrated by the corrupt theocracy he established. Moreover, I’ve watched as the Iranian kleptocracy has systematically de-stabilized the Middle East by fostering Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations. Please God that this dishonorable government, which has been a source of so much mischief and suffering these past several decades, will find its way to the trash-heap of history.

Here I am again This time chatting about the need to know your family medical history. @InfoAMSJ

The government won’t allow advertisements for cigarettes and you can barely promote alcohol. Why the hell can I not watch five minutes of a sports event without being inundated with gambling ads. This is killing our society. Destroying young men. Time to reframe this.

@paulzed @CIJAinfo

@CIJAinfo Going back to Indigo to buy extra stuff tomorrow!

Holiday shoppers and hardworking staff harassed and intimidated by extremists calling for violence against Jews. Will our leaders finally confront this threat, or are Canadians just expected to put up with this?

Nice to get to spend an afternoon in my favorite store. @chaptersindigo #ChristmasShopping

People who don't think phones/social media are having a deleterious effect on developing brains -- what's the alternative explanation for this? Did every country put lead in the water at the same time?

Tom Stoppard was my favourite playwright. He leaves us with a majestic body of intellectual and amusing work. I will always miss him.

RIP Tom Stoppard. One of the greatest modern playwrights.

"Has culture in the 21st century become samey and dull?" Interesting article. I'm ordering the book discussed here. Should make for an interesting...possibly frustrating...read. Blank Space by @wdavidmarx #culture

Finding a great read is one of the spin-off benefits of taking time to recover from surgery. Thank you @profgalloway for this. I will now give it to my sons and encourage them to read it as well.

While recuperating from surgery, I've been doing a pile of reading. Mostly scripts...and also a few shorter novels. None more powerful than this. Thanks @johnboyne for the deeply moving story.

@PreislerKa Danke Schön

Done.

the ending of THE GODFATHER, the best american movie ever made, doesn't work without diane keaton's final look --- at the realization of who she's married and what her life is going to become and what corruption lurks behind closed doors. unforgettable, inimitable work. RIP.

So sorry to hear this.

@conservfam7 All the way from East Coast Canada.....Happy Birthday

Help me wish my Son, Lee a Happy 18th birthday! He has been through a lot this year some of you might remember he had a serious car crash back in May but God has watched over him! Happy 18th birthday son!

@LevittMichael Horrific. It just doesn't stop.

Horrified by the news from Manchester this morning, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. A terrorist murdered two congregants outside their synagogue and seriously wounded several others, bringing tragedy and carnage where there should have been prayer and reflection. Sending my love and prayers to the victims, their families and Manchester's Jewish community. Today we are all Manchester Jews. Let’s be clear: Jews will not hide in the shadows or live in fear – not in Canada, not in the U.K., not in Israel, not anywhere!