Politically Speaking

Strong mayor powers

May 22, 2025   ·   0 Comments

By Brian Lockhart The province has extended strong mayor powers to more municipalities across the province, giving the leaders of municipalities more control of what ...

When appliances die, consider going green

By Louise Montague There is never a good time for a furnace to break down or an appliance to die. But, with every problem, there lies ...

India and Israel: Parallel tracks

By Gwynne Dyer There is a striking parallel between the 20-month war in the Gaza Strip and the week-old not-yet-war between India and Pakistan. Both ...

Our history made us who we are

By Brian Lockhart It was the morning of September 13, 1759, when French General Louis-Joesph, Marquis de Montcalm, emerged from his lodgings to find a ...

Request for Proposals is released for Stevenson Memorial Hospital

By Brian Lockhart Stevenson Memorial Hospital and Infrastructure Ontario (IO), in partnership with the Ontario government, has announced that a Request for Proposals has been ...

Local expert offers spring safety tips for motorcycle riders

By Alan Masters Having already ridden this spring I can tell you the roads are loaded with sand and other debris which will have the ...

Our new government

By Brian Lockhart The votes are in, and the citizens have returned a Liberal government to Ottawa. This is not what nearly half the population ...

The puzzle of Jorge Bergoglio

By Gwynne Dyer Not being a believer myself, I take only a limited interest in the doings of priests, imams and rabbis, but I did ...

Three cows please

By Brian Lockhart I used to work with a guy who came from a certain European country. In fact, there were several guys at this ...

Supply and demand

By Brian Lockhart Supply and demand – that’s the way the world works when it comes to the economy. If you produce a product or ...

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