EDITORIAL – Has ‘elbows up’ turned out to be just election talk?
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘ELBOWS UP’ was a nice turn of phrase that reflected the general view of Canadians during the federal election but Prime [Continue]
Editorials
EDITORIAL – New parking rate plan feels like a City Hall money grab
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DOWNTOWN SHOPPERS have had it pretty good for a long time. Aside from City Hall’s insistence that there’s adequate parking in the core [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Sometimes, government can make ‘reconciliation’ a bit ridiculous
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. RECONCILIATION IS something we must take seriously, because it’s important, but sometimes it can get a bit silly because governments have [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Were media slow or biased about break-in at mayor’s business?
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF ANY OTHER business in town had been trashed as thoroughly in an overnight break-in as Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s was, it surely would [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Too many names on the ballot is bad for democracy
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S USUALLY a good thing when a lot of candidates run in an election. But not always. At my count, almost 200 wanna-be politicians have [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Acquittal of hockey players will renew debate over ‘consent’
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOBODY WAS GOING TO ‘WIN’ in the case of the five Canadian hockey players charged with assaulting a woman in a hotel room in 2018. Had [Continue]
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