Opinion

New study shows major job and income challenges for Kawartha Lakes

Quitting a job: What if you want to take it all back?

Quitting is a normal part of any employment relationship. Any employee contemplating doing so will have hopefully made the right… Continue reading “Quitting a job: What if you want to take it all back?”

Worker cooperatives: A path to equality

Worker cooperatives: A path to equality

Quickly. Can you name five cooperatives? La Siembra Cooperative sells delicious Fair Trade chocolate bars, my bank is the Waterloo… Continue reading “Worker cooperatives: A path to equality”

Our shared destiny: Understanding life in small towns

People who reside in small towns, much more than in large cities, have a shared destiny. We are not lost… Continue reading “Our shared destiny: Understanding life in small towns”

Nobody needs my opinion on this

There has been a lot of hand-wringing in some quarters over the release of the National Inquiry into Missing and… Continue reading “Nobody needs my opinion on this”

Worker cooperatives: More resilience, productivity, and equality

Quickly. Can you name five cooperatives? La Siembra Cooperative sells delicious Fair Trade chocolate bars, my bank is the Waterloo… Continue reading “Worker cooperatives: More resilience, productivity, and equality”

Local federal candidates square off with different visions for riding, country

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”

Life and death of Munroe Scott

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”