Opinion Columns
Problems are solved by ideas, not memes
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield once quipped “The way my luck is going, if I were a politician I would be honest.”… Continue reading “Problems are solved by ideas, not memes”
Happy Canada Day, my imperfect country
My father was a drifter before he met my mother. From the age of 15 when he left home, he… Continue reading “Happy Canada Day, my imperfect country”
Newfoundland cod, community gardens, and our fading social memory
A stinging, light rain is in the air in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland. The fishing trawler edges to the dock and… Continue reading “Newfoundland cod, community gardens, and our fading social memory”
Going green: Momentum builds for environmental action
Earth Hour was on March 30. Earth Day was April 22. Earth Week was April 21-27. But ask Pat Warren,… Continue reading “Going green: Momentum builds for environmental action”
Putting the carbon tax through the spin cycle
In 1946 George Orwell, the writer of 1984 wrote in his seminal Politics and the English Language that, “When one… Continue reading “Putting the carbon tax through the spin cycle”
Teachers: For the people
In the mid 1990s, while working at a newspaper as a young scribe, I wrote what I thought was a… Continue reading “Teachers: For the people”
“Who from their labours rest:” Lindsay factory workers reminisce
Picture it. It’s mid-May of 1919, and you’re a 12 or 13-year-old frolicking in the waters of the Scugog River… Continue reading ““Who from their labours rest:” Lindsay factory workers reminisce”
