Columns

FORSETH – Faith discrimination must be dealt with in a fair, equal and democratic way

February 16, 2017 // 9 Comments

TODAY (Thursday, Feb. 16) Members of Parliament will be voting on a Private Members’ Motion from Liberal MP Iqra Khalid (Mississauga-Erin Mills). Motion M-103 seems [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The new aether is sucking the life out of local TV

February 16, 2017 // 2 Comments

MEDIEVAL SCIENTISTS believed that radio waves were carried through a medium they called the aether. Seems sensible. If sound waves require a medium, why not radio waves? It [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – There were so many more Dave and Morley stories to tell; Sundays will be different now

February 16, 2017 // 2 Comments

WE HAVE LOST a great Canadian story teller but we have his stories to keep the memory of him fresh, forever. I’m talking, of course, about Stuart McLean, the man who became [Continue]

SUZUKI – Govt must do more to address First Nations’ water issues

February 15, 2017 // 3 Comments

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION in Ontario has had to boil water since 1995. “We’re over 20 years already where our people haven’t been able to get the water they need to drink [Continue]

COLLINS – Many questions need answers over highway issues

February 14, 2017 // 2 Comments

MANY QUESTIONS need answering following the series of snowstorms and the resultant problems on area highways over the past week or so. In particular, we need to address the [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Ten reasons the Bombardier bailout is bad news

February 14, 2017 // 1 Comment

LAST WEEK, the Trudeau government announced a $372.5 million ‘repayable loan’ to Bombardier, who had been asking for $1.3 billion in support for its C-Series aircraft [Continue]