Opinion

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”

Every year approximately 4,000 Canadians die by suicide, averaging nearly 11 people every single day. Suicide has been an issue… Continue reading “Mental health has suffered during pandemic but help is available”

I cannot imagine what my former colleagues are thinking about the 2020 calendar year. This has probably been the toughest… Continue reading “2020: The year of living dangerously for educational workers in Ontario”

Michael Wesch, a cultural anthropologist and professor, says there are three main questions that unite all of humanity. “What am… Continue reading “Pandemic has proven we’re a caring society; government budgets should reflect this”

One of the most irritating things I used to come across regularly in magazines was ads for U.S.-based products with… Continue reading “Benns’ Belief: We must resist the U.S. cultural assault”

To the new owners of the Grand the citizens of Lindsay ask that you please work with owner Charlie McDonald… Continue reading “You have a choice: Save the Grand, reader tells new owners”

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”