Last week I wrote an opinion piece about Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin with a sprinkling here and there of Tucker Carlson. I was intrigued by one particular comment on that article. Indeed, it made me think. It went like this: “I am glad you can see the Republican far […]
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How do we stop the epidemic of hate?: Sally Barnes | Commentary
By Sally Barnes When I was young, I had a dream that sadly has turned into a nightmare these many decades later. It wasn’t a perfect world then but there was every reason to believe it could and would be made better. Truth to tell, despite many advancements, the world […]
Read MoreListen Up! If it quacks like a duck…
Donald Trump is a Russian asset. He may not know it and he may not believe it. Nevertheless, he is perhaps the greatest foreign asset that Russia and Vladimir Putin have. Tucker Carlson, a mega-media personality and propagandist (I won’t insult real journalists by calling him one), is not far […]
Read MoreWill twisted logic lead to climate disaster?: Hugh Holland | Commentary
By Hugh Holland On February 10, the right-biased National Post published an article by former owner Conrad Black that said, “Canada has never had a government so vehemently opposed to our national interests.” In an October 4 National Post article, former Conservative Minister of Natural Resources, and later Minister of […]
Read MoreListen Up! Better to have loved and lost …: A guest post by Sally Barnes | Commentary
By Sally Barnes It has come to this. My blog is going to the dogs and it has brought me to tears. Unfortunately, I have reached an age at which many of our friends and relatives have either died or have major health issues. Sadly, many of these folks are, […]
Read MoreListen Up! The other shoe has dropped
Muskoka Algonquin Health Care (MACH) has certainly stirred things up this past week with their announcement of plans for future hospital care in Muskoka and East Parry Sound. There can be no question that this proposal is different from that which was promised several years ago, and it is understandable […]
Read MoreListen Up! The Confucious curse: May you live in interesting times.
“Like why don’t we liberate Canada? Why aren’t we sending our armed forces north to liberate Canada from Trudeau?” — Tucker Carlson So, who is this guy Tucker Carlson anyway? He is a prominent American journalist who leans sharply to the extreme right and has been called one of the […]
Read MoreListen Up! Mayor defends Huntsville’s 2024 draft budget: A guest post by Huntsville Mayor Nancy Alcock | Commentary
This is a guest post on Listen Up! by Huntsville Mayor Nancy Alcock. I would like to thank Hugh Mackenzie for providing an opportunity to comment on the Town’s recently approved 2024 Budget. As your mayor, it has been my privilege and honour to advocate for the well-being and continued […]
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