As did many grandparents, I grew up with Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. Regrettably these charming musical and literary offerings are the now preserve of traditionalists. But they still have a message for our times.
I sang – not very well and so not very loudly – in the chorus of “The Gondoliers”. One of the leading characters in the Gondoliers was a regimental commander, the Duke of Plaza-Toro. (For Gilbert & Sullivan diehards go to YouTube to appreciate the Duke at his finest!)
The recent performance of Canada at COP19 reminded me of the Duke.
Read moreGilbert and Sullivan on Canada’s climate leadership!
