Editorials

City in need of more rental housing

Terms like “desperate” have been used to describe the need for more rental housing of all kinds in Kawartha Lakes… Continue reading “City in need of more rental housing”

Trash talk: Could cooperation be the answer?

Recycling programs across Canada have been a failure. Canada recycles just nine per cent of its plastics, while the rest… Continue reading “Trash talk: Could cooperation be the answer?”

Reduced city services show more money needed from federal partners

At the end of July, Mayor Andy Letham warned that people were “going to notice” the service cuts that were… Continue reading “Reduced city services show more money needed from federal partners”

Basic Income Plus: Five demands for a better Canada

Basic Income Plus: Five demands for a better Canada

Pandemics force us to take stock of our values in society; they clarify our sense of mortality and reveal how… Continue reading “Basic Income Plus: Five demands for a better Canada”

Pointing fingers vs. ensuring accountability

Pointing fingers vs. ensuring accountability

Back in mid-March, if you didn’t have strong opinions about what the decision-makers were doing, you were in the minority…. Continue reading “Pointing fingers vs. ensuring accountability”