Politically Speaking

Continuing to stand together

March 3, 2023   ·   0 Comments

By Brock Weir As the grandchild and great-grandchild of women and men who served King and Country in the First and Second World Wars, and ...

It’s All About the Ask

By Dr. Ted Vandevis Many years ago, Central United Church in Barrie appointed me as the volunteer treasurer of the church.  It was a great experience because, ...

Banning books

By Brian Lockhart I was never a big reader when I was a kid, but I did manage to get through a few books over ...

Brock’s Banter: Standing for something… anything

By Brock Weir In these days of extremely polarized views, we’re all too often in my view bombarded with cases of people being lionized, or ...

You can’t ban everything

By Brian Lockhart The Liberal government has now backtracked and stopped its efforts to ban hundreds of hunting rifles and shotguns, effectively making them illegal ...

Brock’s Banter: Bold steps and asking the right questions

By Brock Weir Early in my career covering politics and politicians, I found myself at the end of a very long phone conversation. Actually, it ...

From The Second Row: Groundhog Day

By Brian Lockhart Happy Groundhog Day! Yes, it’s that day of the year where we all celebrate the revered tradition of relying on a rodent ...

Going on tour 

By Dr. Ted Vandevis My parents, Gerrie and Marinus Vandevis, owned a grocery store in the Holland Marsh called the Marsh Food Store. It was ...

And it’s not even Groundhog Day

By Brock Weir Groundhog Day isn’t until next week, but, in the true spirit of the film, I feel I’ve already had my fill of ...

Living on the street

By Brian Lockhart There is a series of commercials currently on television, radio, and online from an organization that helps homeless youth. The TV version ...

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