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COLLINS – Legalizing pot will take time, money and education to do right

September 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

LEGALIZING POTis taking about as much discussion time these days as the opioid crisis. Now that the Trudeau government is moving ahead on the subject, the questions now [Continue]

PETERS – Unfinished business with Christopher Seguin

September 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

CHRISTOPHER SEGUIN was on the phone, and he was not a happy man. It was the day before Halloween 2015, and I was giving Seguin the heads-up that I was going to run a story [Continue]

GINTA – In memoriam to Christopher Seguin – Living and giving to the fullest

September 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

ON FIRDAY morning during a hike with a friend and our dogs, the conversation drifted towards what it means to live with gratefulness and to not take people for granted. I [Continue]

KNOX – Provincial piggies get roast beef, municipal piggies get none

September 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

HE WAS LOOKING proud of himself when I joined him at the coffee shop. “I quit my job,” he announced. “No more selling my soul. No more sacrificing my principles. I’ve [Continue]

COLLINS – NDP already starting the political chess game

September 23, 2017 // 4 Comments

ONE OF THE reasons I’ve never run for political office is the constant behind-the-scenes dagger throwing that goes on and the manipulation that takes place in the offices [Continue]

PETERS – Misogyny alive and well in Canadian politics

September 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

IF YOU’RE A woman and you want to get involved in politics or leadership, God forbid anyone ever find you attractive. It’s good to be attractive, I suppose, but [Continue]