By Dale Peacock At the risk of sounding like a killjoy, I think that GoFundMe campaigns have gotten way out of control. Consequently, even worthy requests are starting to be annoying. And that’s a shame: I believe in helping out where real need is evident. I’m not asking to see…
My Perspective on the Senate Scandal Mike Duffy. From zero to hero? Not in my book. To me the only issue that was resolved after the year-long trial of Mike Duffy was that his abuse of public tax dollars did not meet the standard of a criminal act. As a…
Canada’s Great Shame It was a wake-up call for many Canadians in the past week or so when news of the multiple attempted suicides in the indigenous community of Attawapiskat on James Bay finally went viral. It is indeed an epidemic in many Native communities deeply rooted in generational poverty,…
By Hugh Holland The Leap Manifesto The Leap Manifesto presented at the recent NDP convention in Edmonton is laid out in Naomi Klein’s new book entitled This Changes Everything. The book does a good job of emphasizing the urgent need to address some of the world’s ills such as climate change,…
Political Self-Interest It was a bit of an eye opener in the past week or so, to be reminded by all three levels of government how self-serving some politicians can be once they hold office. In Huntsville, Mayor Scott Aitchison has proposed that the Town ban municipal election signs in…
Missing a Strong Voice Last week the Grim Reaper struck again and again and again. I lost three friends in the twinkling of an eye; a stark reminder that we are not here for a long time! One of those folks was Dave Russell. Most people who knew him called…