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November 19, 2025

Opinion

The evidence base

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

On the bright side

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

Why?

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

Minority government

Dear Editor, Political observers indicate that we will soon be entering into a federal election season. Here’s one way in which Canada has a governmental

Pontiac friends

Dear Editor, For the last six months or so, I’ve sat watching out of my picture window or in the breeze way at Highway 148.

Treacherous threshold

We live in fractious times. We need leadership and policies that will bring us together. Bill 96 promises to do the exact opposite. We appreciate

Reason to hope

Dear Editor, This past year has been hard on mental health, among my friend-circle and, so it seems, North America and the rest of the

Canada’s news industry is dying

Dear editor, These days, when I open my newspaper I’m always wondering whether it’s the last time I’ll get to read my favourite column or

A call for fair elections

Last month the prime minister went city-hopping through Canada making a $10 a day child care deal with British Columbia and another one in Newfoundland

The evidence base

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

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On the bright side

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

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Why?

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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Minority government

Dear Editor, Political observers indicate that we will soon be entering into a federal election season. Here’s one way in which Canada has a governmental structural advantage over the United States, multi-party campaigns and the possibility of a functioning minority

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Pontiac friends

Dear Editor, For the last six months or so, I’ve sat watching out of my picture window or in the breeze way at Highway 148. Because of COVID-19 and the quarantine, like everyone else, it left me with very little

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Treacherous threshold

We live in fractious times. We need leadership and policies that will bring us together. Bill 96 promises to do the exact opposite. We appreciate and support the intent to protect the French language and culture of Quebec. But just

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Reason to hope

Dear Editor, This past year has been hard on mental health, among my friend-circle and, so it seems, North America and the rest of the world. Although the pandemic hasn’t carved a very deep notch locally, the restrictions we’ve been

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Canada’s news industry is dying

Dear editor, These days, when I open my newspaper I’m always wondering whether it’s the last time I’ll get to read my favourite column or get a story about what’s happening in our community. Due to years of government inaction

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A call for fair elections

Last month the prime minister went city-hopping through Canada making a $10 a day child care deal with British Columbia and another one in Newfoundland and Labrador soon after and billions more to address the shortfalls in N.L.’s Muskrat Falls.

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