February 22, 2019
Emergency network could help any person at any time
Last Thursday, millions of Ontario residents were jolted awake — or at least disturbed — by a sharp, loud ringtone on their cellphones. It was…
February 14, 2019
Public deserves to hear what happened in SNC-Lavalin talks
Defined simply, democracy is a government of the people. Though there may be apathy and disconnect at times among the masses for the people they…
February 6, 2019
Reconciliation and learning should be everyday occurrence
It’s been an uneasy road for Canadians in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report in 2015 that offered 94 calls to action…
January 30, 2019
Electronic logs in commercial vehicles could save lives
In an already unimaginably difficult sitting in a Melfort, Sask. courtroom, the suffering families of the Humboldt Broncos received another hard jab Monday. A report filed…
January 24, 2019
New food guide raises questions around access to healthy options
Canada’s new Food Guide, released this week, is strikingly simple. Instead of regimenting food by portion size and by the number of items in each…
January 16, 2019
Re-examining governance models can be productive
On Tuesday, the Ford government announced that it would be ordering a comprehensive review of the governance models of eight regional municipalities and the lower-tier…
January 9, 2019
Municipalities face decision about business, not morality with retail cannabis opt-in
Much has been made about the impending Jan. 22 decision day for Ontario municipalities to opt in or opt out of legal cannabis sales within…
December 21, 2018
Rural priorities should be a central federal election issue
During his recent visit to Napanee, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke a lot about rural issues. That’s hardly surprising given that local MP Mike Bossio…
December 19, 2018
Stricter impaired laws reasonable step to promote public safety
Canada’s new impaired driving laws came into effect Tuesday amid concern that they’re another step away from the protection of civil liberties by introducing a method…
December 12, 2018
Provinces, feds must work together to make Canada work
Discussions surrounding Canada’s recent first ministers conference suggest the country is headed down a rocky road in its Confederation. With furor over equalization payments and…