Letters

Halt all hiring: an immediate fix for reining in unchecked government bureaucracy

March 28, 2024   ·   0 Comments

by FRANK STRONACH Most Canadians would not be surprised to learn there are way too many civil servants in Ottawa.  But they would probably be ...

Credit where credit is due

by SHERALYN ROMAN We are rapidly approaching everyone’s favourite time of year, tax time, but despite the title, that’s not what this column is about. ...

Free speech?

by BRIAN LOCKHART I used to have a friend from college who routinely offended people around her. It’s like she had absolutely no filter at ...

Losing a friend, a piece of ourselves

by Mark Pavilons Our home is a bit quieter than usual. It’s a strange silence, where you know something isn’t right. Our 14-year-old Lab Marley ...

Tackling illegal dumping

OUR READERS WRITE As an ex-Peel cop who never saw justice served (a.k.a. The Punishment fitting The Crime), I have an idea regarding all the ...

An evaporating sense of humanity?

by BROCK WEIR My first real job in a newsroom began with something of a whirlwind. Reasonably fresh out of university, the job came about ...

A Meditation on Hair

by SHERALYN ROMAN I know it’s a bit random, but as I type today’s column I am in fact sitting in an airport lounge awaiting ...

Growing anxiety about the direction of our country

by FRANK STRONACH If you’re looking for warning signs about the state of our economy, there were all kinds these past few weeks.  Fueled by ...

Lighten up!

by BRIAN LOCKHART This is the new age of information, where the world news is brought to you almost as it happens. Unfortunately, not a ...

Grocery “games” continue to baffle public

by MARK PAVILONS George Bernard Shaw once said “there is no love sincerer than the love of food.” While George was spot-on regarding our taste ...

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