Letters

In praise of our health care system (Pt. 1)

October 7, 2021   ·   0 Comments

by BRIAN LOCKHART It seems all you ever hear is complaints when it comes to the Health Care system in Ontario.  People hate the wait ...

Democracy Is Killing Us

by SHERALYN ROMAN Democracy is meant to be a system where, according to its strictest definition, rule is by the people. That is to say ...

Life is meant to be challenging and hard at times

by Mark Pavilons “Why am I soft in the middle? “The rest of my life is so hard …” So wondered Paul Simon in “You ...

Reflections on a cleansing sunset

BROCK’S BANTER By Brock Weir What was remarkable was what was left behind. Work had already begun tearing down the inner walls of what once ...

Humans in the Americas: Two Mysteries

by GWYNNE DYER It’s been the biggest shock in archaeology for a long time. British and American archaeologists have found solid evidence that human beings ...

We’ve heard the Truth, now what about the Reconciliation?

by SHERALYN ROMAN It only seems appropriate today to reflect on what has now, finally, been declared a day of recognition – the first National ...

The challenges of down time, up time, no time

by Mark Pavilons We cannot stop the passage of time. Our particular position in the universe sees us marking the hours, days, months and years ...

Carving out the time to reflect, grieve and move forward

Brock’s Banter By Brock Weir Statutory holidays can be a tricky business. While people generally relish the opportunity for a day off from the daily ...

Borders, Boundaries and Being Bamboozled

by SHERALYN ROMAN As I write this, we are in the midst of yet another election in Canada, an election I have already plainly stated ...

What to do with all this knowledge and power?

by Mark Pavilons “Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est.” This phrase, “knowledge itself is power,” was first penned by Francis Bacon in 1597.  And, boy, ...

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