Commentary

DOPPLER What fun it has been this week to see Huntsville Doppler become a reality.  We have a terrific team and we have all been delighted with the encouraging comments we have received and with the many thousands of people who have visited our site in the first week! In […]

ALAN KURDI Any topic I thought about writing this week quickly paled to insignificance in light of the tragic wake up call to the entire world, off the coast of Turkey,several days ago. The picture of little Alan Kurdi, washed up on the shore, is one that will be engraved […]

CHARITY FOR HUNTER’S BAY RADIO? Did you get the call for a hundred bucks this week from Hunter’s Bay Radio?   I did and certainly a number of other people did as well, many of whom have not been happy about it. HBR also had a ‘radiothon’ this past week […]

A NEW DIRECTION We have some exciting news this week. I have been writing my Listen Up! Blog since the beginning of the year and have been delighted with the number of viewers and loyal readers. At the same time I have been working with some other folks to develop […]

THE DUFFY TRIAL Some years ago, I had the privilege of being the Chief of Staff to Frank Miller, both when he was Premier of Ontario and as Leader of the Opposition. It was a relatively short tenure but I learned a lot!  The most important part of the job […]

ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL Well for those that watch, the first week of the Federal election campaign was anything but boring. First, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynn comes out swinging against Prime Minister Harper. Given that her approval rate in the Province is at 27%, I am sure that there are […]

A GOOD FIRST STEP Huntsville Council got it right this past week when they established a Hospital Retention Working Group and appointed a blue ribbon panel of community members to it. The only mystery is why they did it with such little fanfare, that it has barely caught the attention […]