Are You Ready for a Summer Election? Are you in the mood for another election? According to an article written by Susan Delacourt for the Toronto Star, we could have one this summer. Her take is that Justin Trudeau may use the bump he is getting in the polls…
Canada’s oil pipeline decision By Hugh Holland Many opinions have been expressed about the federal government’s decisions to support the Kinder-Morgan pipeline and the steps taken to ensure that it gets built. It’s a complicated situation and it’s important to take the time to understand the long list of PEST…
David and Goliath There are times when partisanship must be set aside. Anyone with the barest interest in politics has partisan views. It can’t be helped. It is part of the political process and an essential ingredient in a true democracy. But that is no excuse for blind compliance. No…
The Disgrace of the Liberal Party By Robert Hurst Seven seats. Is that it? Kathleen, you’ve been bad. Very bad. The voters have sent you to the woodshed, you and your gang. In old Ontario, when farming was everything, the woodshed was where you went for punishment. The woodshed is…
We are into crunch time with just a few days before the Ontario Provincial election and the past week has been anything but boring for those who take an interest in what is going on around us. The final result has also become much less obvious.
How will the future hospital option be chosen? By Ross Maund and David Wilkin Planning the future of hospital delivery in Muskoka has been a very long journey, going back to 2012, yet it remains far from being concluded, given ongoing issues. Since the summer of 2017 we have authored…