David Siegal

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THE FRIEND is a touching tale of one woman’s struggle to accept the death of her close friend, as well as the addition of his Great Dane into her life after he leaves the dog to her. In THE FRIEND, Iris is shocked by the suicide of her friend and fellow writer, Walter. The pair were very close, and Iris was even working on editing a book of Walter’s correspondence. Shortly after his funeral, his third wife, Barbara, asks Iris to take Apollo, Walter’s beloved Great Dane.

Ontario’s auditor general is currently in a dispute with the provincial government over a report on the government’s response to the pandemic. The auditor general has produced a report that is critical of the provincial government’s handling of the pandemic, and the premier has responded with a strong attack on the auditor general. This conflict is not an unusual situation, but it does provide an opportunity to consider the appropriate role of the provincial auditor. David Siegel.