Opinion Columns

Bye bye chocolate?
Cool Tips for a Hot Planet series
No more heart-shaped boxes of chocolates? No more heartwarming hot cocoa?

Wealthy and powerful interests benefit from low unionization rates
My entire working life has been in unionized environments. As a result, I have a healthy pension plan, just about all my teeth, affordable hearing aids and free prescriptions.

Benns’ Belief: Value of unions should be taught by schools, media
When I open my Globe and Mail newspaper, I can easily find the business section. I can learn about the latest corporate acquisitions. I might find an analysis of how the economy is faring.

Trevor’s Take: February is the worst month
Oh my God. The last, and by last I mean the very very last thing I need in the entire freaking universe right now is another February.

Canadian health system may have its flaws, but its structure is sound
After years of practicing medicine in Canada and the United States I left for China to work for 10 years there, and then another seven years in Thailand and Cambodia.

Seniors especially need a boost, says medical officer of health
“Give me a boost!”
As a young child, you may have made this request to an older sibling or parent at some point – maybe for help to reach something or gain a better view.

Pair up in threes for the environment
Cool Tips for a Hot Planet series
It was déjà vu all over again, to quote famous New York Yankee Yogi Berra.

