Opinion

You know the situation is dire when the Irish government shuts down the country’s 7,000 pubs just days before St…. Continue reading “Letter from Ireland: Advocate’s Jamie Morris on being overseas in shadow of pandemic”

Ross Memorial Hospital has been in the process of updating its special act (‘the bill’), one of the many pieces… Continue reading “Ross Memorial will ‘continue to operate as a hospital:’ CEO Veronica Nelson”

These are tumultuous times in education in Ontario. Regular strike action from educators these past few months is drawing attention… Continue reading “Where is our local voice? School board should speak out about Ford’s classroom plans”

It’s an ideal title for a kid’s book – especially if those kids live in a climate similar to ours… Continue reading “Podcast teaser: Bugged in the winter by mosquitos”

In the early 1900s, a Conservative MPP named Adam Beck campaigned diligently for a public power utility in Ontario. The… Continue reading “The public good means more public enterprises”

For many years I have argued for the need for a well-planned basic income guarantee. For ought not the citizens… Continue reading “Benns’ Belief: Conservatives and basic income”

Addiction to drugs runs rampant in Lindsay and towns just like Lindsay. It’s all around us — you just have… Continue reading “Living clean and sober: A tale of recovery from the grip of drugs”