Editorials

EDITORIAL – Beyak controversy offers important chance to discuss racism

January 9, 2018 // 3 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I WONDER if we’ll ever be able to have a respectful debate about racism in this country. It’s such a deeply sensitive [Continue]

EDITORIAL – More expensive coffee might be only answer to Tim’s dilemma

January 8, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S NOTHING quite like pulling through a Tim Hortons drive-through to get the day started with a coffee and a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We shouldn’t have to apply for homeowner grant every year

January 4, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CLOSE ON the heels of property assessment mail-outs, the Province has announced a bump in the 2018 homeowner grant [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why not allow dogs where we eat and drink?

January 3, 2018 // 4 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ON A TRIP to Scotland a few years ago, I was struck by how pleasant it was to go into a pub or a restaurant and, as often [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Canada’s 150th birthday party was worth the sticker shock

January 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS 2017 PASSED into the history books the other night, you may or may not have thought about the end of our nation’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Welcome to 2018 – it promises to be a very important year

January 1, 2018 // 3 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WELCOME to 2018. It’s going well so far. At this time, it’s traditional for journalists — who fancy themselves quite [Continue]