Shooting the messenger
October 6, 2021
In the final throes of the recent federal election, a question asked during the English-language leaders’ debate shed some troubling light on the current situation
In the final throes of the recent federal election, a question asked during the English-language leaders’ debate shed some troubling light on the current situation
This Thursday will be Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It presents an opportunity to reflect on the history of Indigenous peoples living
For the 40th year in a row, locals laced up and took off for the Pontiac Terry Fox Run, traveling along roads and trails and
It was like a Jerry Seinfeld episode, an election about nothing. Then it started to revolve around the pandemic, with criticism of Trudeau for calling
The lacklustre shemozzle that was last week’s leadership debate was not so much the fault of its organizers as it was a reflection of a
In the span of a little over six weeks, the Shawville Fair board of directors, volunteers and sponsors have done the seemingly impossible: They’ve built
It was a cruel irony when one of the worst blows ever dealt to health care in the Pontiac was delivered by two professional health
Anyone wondering why we suddenly find ourselves in the midst of a climate crisis, here is how it happened. Just over three decades ago, climatologists
One of the best things to happen all year happened this summer when Eva Baldi and Thomas Beck came to work with us. Eva, who
After less than two years into his four-year mandate, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have pulled the plug on their government and are taking the
In the final throes of the recent federal election, a question asked during the English-language leaders’ debate shed some troubling light on the current situation in Quebec politics. It began when host and moderator Shachi Kurl posed her now famous
This Thursday will be Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It presents an opportunity to reflect on the history of Indigenous peoples living in Canada, consider how we might repair the incomprehensible damage done, and begin to foster
For the 40th year in a row, locals laced up and took off for the Pontiac Terry Fox Run, traveling along roads and trails and engaging in other forms of exercise in support of “a dream as big as our
It was like a Jerry Seinfeld episode, an election about nothing. Then it started to revolve around the pandemic, with criticism of Trudeau for calling an election while a fourth wave was washing over the country, and of O’Toole for
The lacklustre shemozzle that was last week’s leadership debate was not so much the fault of its organizers as it was a reflection of a pointless election. We still haven’t heard anything resembling a good explanation for why the election
In the span of a little over six weeks, the Shawville Fair board of directors, volunteers and sponsors have done the seemingly impossible: They’ve built a five-day extravaganza for the people of the Pontiac. To put things into perspective, planning
It was a cruel irony when one of the worst blows ever dealt to health care in the Pontiac was delivered by two professional health care workers, one a neurosurgeon turned premier and the other a radiologist turned health minister.
Anyone wondering why we suddenly find ourselves in the midst of a climate crisis, here is how it happened. Just over three decades ago, climatologists around the world began to share their observations on the warming of the planet in
One of the best things to happen all year happened this summer when Eva Baldi and Thomas Beck came to work with us. Eva, who hails from Beechgrove, worked as a reporter for THE EQUITY. Thomas, a Clarendon resident, helped
After less than two years into his four-year mandate, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals have pulled the plug on their government and are taking the country into an election. Along with many other people, we have to ask why. So
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