Changing attitudes among youth can curtail trend of violence
Today’s date is marked on calendars across Canada due to a terrible, unthinkable act. In 1989, a gunman walked into Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, separated…
Investment in homegrown innovation a must for economy
Monday’s announcement that General Motors will not allocate production to its Oshawa plant after 2019 for the first time since 1953 may be a drop…
Look to local retailers in face of mail system work stoppages
While some Canadians may shrug off the impact of the current rotating strikes at Canada Post because most people don’t write traditional letters any more,…
Opioid crisis is real, but there is a path to limiting addictions
Harm from opioid use in Ontario has been steadily on the rise in recent years. Data released from Public Health Ontario shows that overdose deaths have…
U.S. midterm election illustrates need for co-operative politics
Canadians and others around the world watched closely as the United States held its midterm elections Tuesday to see what the American public was thinking…
Statistics Canada should take different course on banking data
The fact a government agency has been granted a power doesn’t necessarily mean its use is a good idea. News spread this week that Statistics…
Electorate chose experience, now it will be seeking results
Following months of speculation, debate, and whispers about an appetite for change, the people of Lennox and Addington County decided Monday evening they turn to…
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…