Bruce Forsyth

January 16, 2018

January 2018 Re: Trudeua’s progressivism doesn’t extend to Iran (Editorial, 9 January 2018, Toronto Sun): Trudeau and his fellow progressives have once again shown their hypocrisy by not expressing their support for the “white Wednesdays,” a on-line movement where citizens have been posting pictures and videos of themselves wearing white headscarves or pieces of white …

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Jan 15 2018

Yes, unfortunately some places are Sh**holes!

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January 15, 2018

January 2018 Yes what President Donald Trump allegedly said was crass and a little vulgar, but is he wrong? I’ll argue that he simply said something we all think about certain countries, or at least areas of certain countries. I loved the resorts and beaches in the Dominican Republic, but I wouldn’t want to live …

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Jan 15 2018

Fake News! A cautionary tale of rushing to judgement

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January 15, 2018

January 2018 On 13 January, Toronto Police reported an unprovoked attack on Khawlah Noman, a hijab-wearing 11 year old girl who told police she was attacked by an unknown Asian male while walking to her school in Scarborough. This unknown male reportedly cut her hijab with a pair of scissors twice and ran off. Norman …

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Jan 15 2018

Tim Hortons founders reduce employee benefits to offset minimum wage hike

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January 15, 2018

January 2018 Re: Wynne’s the real bully (James Wallace, Toronto Sun, 4 January 2018): The children of Tim Hortons founders, Ron Joyce Jr. and his wife, Jeri-Lynn Horton-Joyce, owners of a franchise in Cobourg, Ontario advised their employees that as a result of the recent 20% increase in the province-wide minimum wage, they will be …

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Jan 14 2018

Cowardly hijab attack provokes outrage, but does it fit the narrative?

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January 14, 2018

January 2018 Re: “Cowardly hijab attack provokes outrage” (Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun, 13 January 2018): Firstly, no one should be subjected to an assault, including the unprovoked attack on Khawlah Noman, an 11 year old girl who was stalked by an as of yet unknown male walking to her school in Scarborough, who cut her …

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Jan 04 2018

Moral hypocrisy in condemning cougar hunter

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January 4, 2018

January 2018 There has been much outrage about Steve Ecklund, host of the outdoor show The Edge, shooting of a cougar back in December. As far as it’s been reported, it was a legal annual hunt done during a legal hunting season, sanctioned by the Alberta Environment Ministry as a part of their wildlife management. …

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Dec 21 2017

Canada can’t be the sole saviour of the world’s less fortunate

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December 21, 2017

December 2017 Can we have an honest conversation here? I mean a really honest conversation about the immigration and refugee issues Canada faces and how it’s putting a strain on our already strained social and health care services? While we’ve always had immigration and refugee applicants, the situation has become much worse since our “Dear …

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Dec 15 2017

Ireland House – Burlington’s celebrated pioneer homestead

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December 15, 2017

December 2017 The City of Burlington is a modern city in the Golden Horseshoe area of southern Ontario, but one that also proudly celebrates its heritage. A popular museum in the city is the Ireland House Museum, located at 2168 Guelph Line. Built between 1835 and 1837, Ireland House was the home of Joseph Ireland, …

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Nov 25 2017

A missed opportunity for affordable housing

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November 25, 2017

November 2017 The Justin Trudeau government recently announced a national housing strategy to help 530, 000 vulnerable families find housing and hopefully cut homelessness by 50% over the next 10 years. The $11.2 billion plan will create 100, 000 new housing units and repair 300, 000 existing units. Along with funding from other levels of …

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Nov 12 2017

Toronto Council votes against honouring late mayor Rob Ford

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November 12, 2017

November 2017 Re: Rob Ford stadium nixed (Sue-Ann Levy, Toronto Sun, 5 October 2017): Toronto City Council should be ashamed of themselves for refusing to approve the re-naming of Centennial Stadium after the late Mayor Rob Ford. This refusal is particularly galling given that council voted 33-2 to approve the naming of something in memory …

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