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November 19, 2025

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No reconciliation without justice

Flags at all Federal buildings across the country are flying at half-mast. A government website that keeps track of these sorts of things says they

Inoculation hesitation

Canada has something to celebrate as it surpasses the U.S. in first and double vaccinations after initially lagging far behind. As of July 16, 68

Driven to distraction

Last week, Pontiac MP Will Amos re-emerged from six weeks of radio silence following a pair of embarrassing incidents this spring.

Chalk River nuclear waste

Dear Editor, In 1943, the year I was born, plans were made to build the Chalk River Nuclear Reactor. An isotope made at Chalk River

From the frying pan into the fire

Ever since Lester Pearson was parachuted into the northern Ontario riding of Algoma East, home of the uranium mining town of Elliot Lake, successive Liberal

Scare yourself a little

Dear Editor, It seems that people like to be scared sometimes, so they watch movies about. . .

Cause for celebration

Dark clouds are gathering over this year’s celebration of Canada Day. The 154th anniversary of the founding of our country comes three weeks after. .

Yes, Prime Minister

An imagined conversation behind the Liberal reversal on electoral reform The abandonment by the Liberals of their 2015 campaign promise to reform Canada’s electoral system

No reconciliation without justice

Flags at all Federal buildings across the country are flying at half-mast. A government website that keeps track of these sorts of things says they will fly this way for the foreseeable future.  After the graves of 215 Indigenous children

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Inoculation hesitation

Canada has something to celebrate as it surpasses the U.S. in first and double vaccinations after initially lagging far behind. As of July 16, 68 per cent of the population has received one dose and more than 43 per cent

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Chalk River nuclear waste

Dear Editor, In 1943, the year I was born, plans were made to build the Chalk River Nuclear Reactor. An isotope made at Chalk River would be needed to treat me. In 1952, the year of the biggest nuclear accident

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From the frying pan into the fire

Ever since Lester Pearson was parachuted into the northern Ontario riding of Algoma East, home of the uranium mining town of Elliot Lake, successive Liberal governments have been promoting Canada’s nuclear industry across the country and around the world. Their

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Cause for celebration

Dark clouds are gathering over this year’s celebration of Canada Day. The 154th anniversary of the founding of our country comes three weeks after. . .

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Yes, Prime Minister

An imagined conversation behind the Liberal reversal on electoral reform The abandonment by the Liberals of their 2015 campaign promise to reform Canada’s electoral system left many Canadians gobsmacked. Among the musings over possible explanations for the abrupt reversal, the

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