Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Commercialization of Riverside Park is nothing to fear

May 30, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. RIVERSIDE PARK was once a place for quiet solitude, of walking among the big trees, relaxing on the grass, maybe going for a swim at the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Indigenous veterans memorial sends reassuring message

May 29, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANYONE TEMPTED to accept the stereotype of indigenous peoples always asking for more from Canada should have been at a ceremony in the Lower [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Anatomy of how council formed a ‘unified team’ against the mayor

May 27, 2023 // 2 Comments

‘PUSHY REPORTERS” and showing a united front against Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson were priority concerns of City councillors in the early hours of the now-months long [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Johnston is right – there shouldn’t be a public inquiry on China

May 25, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OF COURSE — let me repeat, of course — there should not be a public inquiry into China’s interference in Canada’s elections. Judging [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Here’s how to figure out if federal bail reform bill goes far enough

May 24, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S A FAIRLY SIMPLE WAY of figuring out if federal Justice Minister David Lametti’s bail reform bill will work. After many months of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Critics of sending cancer patients to U.S. miss the point

May 23, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ALL THIS CRITICISM of sending cancer patients across the border for treatment mistakenly — but, perhaps, intentionally — conflates two [Continue]