Each vote can make a difference, make yours count this week
Your voice matters this week. While it might be easy to dismiss the impact a single voter can have in a municipal election, one just…
Every day Ontarians should be talking about mental health
The World Health Organization declared yesterday World Mental Health Day, but in reality much more awareness is necessary every day of the toll mental health and addictions take…
Aims of correctional system require constant review
Retribution or rehabilitation. That’s the age-old debate about what corrections systems in Canada and around should see as their primary focus. The debate resurfaced again…
Respose to line-by-line review will define PC government
The Ontario government’s response to the line-by-line review Ernst & Young just completed on its behalf may become the defining element of its four-year mandate. The…
Limitations on election signage would be a welcomed change
Sign. Sign. Everywhere a sign. With the municipal election about a month away, campaigns have kicked into high gear and the countryside is littered with…
Consultation, transparency important, even in a majority
There has been much bluster this week about an overreach of power related to the province’s decision to cut the size of Toronto’s city council…
In Google age, the quality of available content still matters
This week, Google turned 20. Don’t believe it? Well, Google it. Sometimes, particularly for the younger generation, it can be hard to think that just two…
Division leading into election won’t work for Conservatives
While the Conservative Party of Canada attempted to rally its troops a year out from an election it believes it can win, the biggest story…
FireFit a glimpse into dangers emergency services may face
For those lucky enough to have never had to place a call to an emergency service, it might be easy to overlook what the men…
Macdonald’s place in history warrants further discussion
As many Bay of Quinte area residents know, Sir John A. Macdonald was no stranger to battles in the courts in life. Now, the noted…