Opinion Columns

Beatrix Potter’s “The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse” is a twist on the classic Aesop fable – and an improvement. In… Continue reading “The town mouse ponders town growth”

This month marks one year of Mansur’s Musings. Bitter-sweetly, it will also be my last musing for The Lindsay Advocate,… Continue reading “Bye bye bye (bye bye)”

The time leading up to Canada Day felt a little different this year. The state of U.S.-Canada relations and the… Continue reading “Canada Day is every day”

Applying to rent an apartment in another country, especially a fast-paced big city, is probably one of the most emotionally… Continue reading “Rental bureaucracy blues”

God knows I’ve disagreed with Premier Doug Ford on many things. His cancellation of the Ontario Basic Income Pilot. His… Continue reading “Ford is right to bring Macdonald back into the light”

Last year the City of Kawartha Lakes announced the osprey as its Official Bird. This wasn’t simply a catchy branding… Continue reading “Growth, but at what cost?”

As a collector of clothing, I partake in the annual ritual of spring cleaning each year. Pulling out each item,… Continue reading “In the immortal words of Elsa, ‘let it go’”