Ontario election a matter of trust for all three parties
Politics has always been a matter of trust. Candidates lay the chips down, the electorate hears their promises and has to decide which are attainable and which are blown smoke….
Editorial
MP Christopherson’s vote illustrates difficulties with partisan political system
Hamilton MP David Christopherson showed great courage last week by voting contrary to his NDP party last week and eschewing a comfortable position supported by his own beliefs to make…
Attempts to influence voters shouldn’t shock anyone, that’s the nature of campaigning
The scope of the witch hunt to place blame after the 2016 U.S. election was broadened this week, expanding beyond Russian influence to that of advertising agencies mining data from…
Ontario PCs’ selection of Ford not surprising, but he still has many to win over
While recent political events have clearly demonstrated that polling data isn’t always accurate, the numbers suggest that the Ontario PC party is destined for a majority government come the summer. As…
Volunteerism in amateur sport benefits community, self
There was an electric atmosphere in the Strathcona Paper Centre Tuesday evening as over 1,100 people filled the seats and stood two and three deep around the boards to watch…
New releases available at local libraries
Catherine Coles Coles Notes Interested to hear what book releases are creating a buzz this month? The following are a few ‘hot off the press’ or ‘almost off the press’…
Success of federal budget’s major initiatives will depend on implementation
The impulse when government tables its budget is to jump to immediate reaction about what was or was not done to help the economic fortunes of citizens. In some ways,…
Looking to the future with modern-day explorers
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest Five, four, three, two, one… lift off! I can’t even begin to imagine, how it must feel to be strapped tightly inside a rocket,…
County should fine tune its process if it decides it should dole out health-care funding
A recent grant request by the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation has put County council between a rock and a hard place and there’s no easy way to respond. There’s an…
Everyone has a role to play in supporting Canadian agriculture
Agriculture employs one of every eight Canadians — and in a rural area, such as this, the number is much higher. It’s also a $110-billion industry — and that’s probably…