Local Voices

FORSETH – With no PET/CT scanner, doctors have one arm tied behind back

July 24, 2025 // 4 Comments

THOSE WITH a long enough memory (you’ll likely have either grey, or no, hair) may remember that in the lead-up to the Oct. 17, 1991 provincial election, NDP leader Mike [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The King’s English in America

July 24, 2025 // 1 Comment

DONALD TRUMP, the self-appointed King of America, affects the way English is spoken and is responsible for the growth of misogyny. In his own mind, he is supreme. “I run [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Indigenous people don’t have veto power over projects

July 17, 2025 // 1 Comment

THERE’S A LOT of misunderstanding over Canada’s commitment to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The confusion over UNDRIP [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Affordability is one of the keys to buying an electric vehicle

July 10, 2025 // 3 Comments

AFFORDABILITY is one of the keys to buying an electric vehicle but other barriers are growing. I would buy an electric vehicle if the price was comparable to a gasoline one. [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – U.S. Congress squeaks up on the Big Beautiful Bill

July 3, 2025 // 0 Comments

THE AMERICAN CONGRESS has been silent as a church mouse up until now. I’ve been wondering how long Congress would remain silent as President Bluster blows hard in daily [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – After the peace dividend, the defence dividend

June 26, 2025 // 1 Comment

CANADA HAS LONG benefited from the peace dividend but those times are over. With the Orange Man threatening NATO countries which don’t arm themselves to the extent that [Continue]