Kids are heading back to school for what will hopefully be the first somewhat normal school year since COVID-19 hit.
Editorials
If the board room lacks answers, try the lunch room
How to fix health care was the big news from the province in the wake of this year’s Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference.
The case of the disappearing candidates
Where are the candidates?
Rural hospitals face unique challenges
Ontario’s premier made a statement recently that had a lot of people scratching their heads – very carefully, to avoid injury that might necessitate a trip to the emergency room.
It starts with an apology
After six days of apologies by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church for the horrendous abuses perpetrated on Indigenous children and families through the residential school system in Canada, come the questions.
Putting epidemics into perspective
There is no more effective way to throw fear into the hearts of the general public than to mention the word “epidemic.”
We have important decisions to make
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.
A bit of cash goes a long way
So much for the vaunted cashless society.
Province running out of time to deal with housing crisis
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.
Where has the ‘middle’ gone?
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.
Canadian flags a symbol of genuine freedom, not anarchy
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.
Fuel and housing costs ‘out of sight’
There was a time when the words “out of sight” would be uttered with a delighted smile.
Taking aim at gun violence
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.
Why the low voter turnout?
If you voted in the provincial election that saw Doug Ford elected to a second straight majority, you were in the minority.
Affordable housing a basic human right
Affordable housing has grown beyond being an election campaign issue.
