Editorials

Apart from making people with variable rate mortgages break out in hives, most of us are not too sure what the Bank of Canada’s decision to hike up the interest rate means.

So much for the vaunted cashless society.

Most of us are familiar with Monopoly. Roll the dice, move your playing piece and buy property. Collect rent from anyone who lands on something you own.

It promises to be a long, hot summer in more ways than one, as divisiveness grows on both sides of the border. Many of those divisions have the potential to explode into violence.

For the first time in a couple of years, we are gearing up to celebrate Canada Day – with real fireworks instead of virtual ones, neighbourhood festivities featuring live entertainment and games for the kids (and adults who cannot resist the opportunity to have fun), instead of Zoom.

There was a time when the words “out of sight” would be uttered with a delighted smile.

It is not unheard of for a school to receive a bomb threat this time of year – usually on a warm, sunny Friday when there is a physics exam scheduled.

If you voted in the provincial election that saw Doug Ford elected to a second straight majority, you were in the minority.

Affordable housing has grown beyond being an election campaign issue.

The mass shooting in Buffalo horrified people in this area in a way that similar murders have not. Buffalo is a place we might visit without much thought – do a bit of shopping, have lunch with friends.

Every election campaign in recent years has had a pattern – candidates strive to “define” themselves, and stop their opponents from doing it for them.

I’ve been extremely lucky to have many excellent teachers over the years

As we scramble out of the pandemic, the true extent of the damage is emerging. Take, for example,…

To read some of recent reports from integrity commissioners in this province, one gets an impression of a fire-spewing dragon who can produce horrifying roars and blasts of sulphurous breath. Unfortunately, it seems the dragon has no teeth.

We have been getting a lot of mixed messages about COVID lately.