Shelter from the storm
It sometimes seems that the world is about to explode into something bad. Democracy itself seems to be under threat in the very places...
We can work it out
Well, just two weeks into the new decade, and things are becoming really interesting. We could have had a major war in the Gulf,...
The Climes they are a-changin’
Not too long ago, people were arguing passionately about whether Global Warming was real or not. Now that we’ve switched to calling it Climate...
Coat of many colours
No matter what part of the political spectrum you may occupy, it is always a shock to realise that the “others”, the ones you...
Truth and Reconciliation as the whole world looks on
by Lorraine Rekmans
My mother is Anishnabek, and at home she spoke Anishnabemowin, like her parents. My father was francophone. They both told me it...
Symphony of embarrassment
Living in the “Ottawa area”, it can sometimes feel like stupid federal government decisions (and there sure are a lot of them) are “our...
It’s a small world after all
Here I am in Dublin, my home town and a traditional place of refuge when I feel that life in North Grenville is getting...
2018: that was a year, that was
Looking back on any given year, it is always surprising how much was packed into just twelve months. But looking back on 2018 leaves...
A Fundamental Debate Online: A Joint Op-Ed
by David Shanahan and Victor Lachance
You may have noticed the interest and responses generated by our recent articles about the fundamentals of journalism and...
Gord Brown – a last few words
Gord Brown served this riding as a Member of Parliament for almost fourteen years. He was a member of the Committee on Canadian Heritage...