The Centennial Flame burns in front of the West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jan. 8, 2025. The flame was first lit in January 1967 to mark the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Commentary
Time is corrosive—it wears away everything: coastlines change, mountains erode, whole continents drift, stars go nova. Anything human is particularly temporary. Our bodies age, our socks get holes, our computers become obsolete, customs change. Things we used to do, we don’t do any more. What man wears Brylcreem in his hair nowadays? What child tends to her Tamagotchi or Chia Pet?
