March 2026 Any time I need ideas for my next column, all I need to do is read the opinion section of The Hamilton Spectator. Today’s column was inspired by “Has the moment arrived for Canada to seriously consider a wealth tax?” (Tyler Firth, The Hamilton Spectator, 27 March). My answer is a resounding NO. …
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March 2026 Re: Letter writer Cathy Orlando (Letters to the Editor, Toronto Sun, 27 March) and her assertions that “clean energy is creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs — real, future-proof work” and “Pipelines lock us into old technology, while the future is electric cars, wind, batteries, and solar,” this is the second time …
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March 2026 Re: “Creating crisis about language faux pas” (Toronto Sun Editorial, 26 March): While it’s debatable whether Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau should have given his remarks in French too, now is not the time to score cheap political points. Two pilots are dead and 41 were injured in the crash at LaGuardia Airport …
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Published in The Hamilton Spectator, 25 March 2026 This isn’t a case of whataboutism; it’s about consistency in opinions. By Bruce Forsyth Bruce Forsyth lives in Barrie. Re: A rising disdain for democracy, March 18 While he makes some good points, Robert Sorrell needs to balance his obvious hatred of Premier Doug Ford with a level of …
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Published in the Toronto Sun, 14 March 2026 Re “Extra security long overdue” (Joe Warmington, 12 March): While it’s undeniable that the $10 million the federal government is offering to assist Jewish organizations in enhancing security is a good thing, how about tackling the “root causes,” as progressives love to yammer on about when it …
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March 2026 In regards to Premier Doug Ford’s plan to reduce the amount of OSAP designated as grants from 85% to 25%, it’s regrettable that for those who are able to secure a spot in a post-secondary institution, many will have to incur more debt to obtain that degree/diploma. Some who do not have any …
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March 2026 On 4 March 2026, I reached a significant milestone in my life: 10 years of sobriety. It’s also been 10 years and one month since I came off the road as a patrol constable so I could get the help I needed to get and stay sober. I would never return to active …
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February 2026 In one day, in two different cities, I saw two burka-clad women. This is on top of the numerous Muslim women I see more and more frequently wearing a hijab. I’m a fiscal conservative, but socially liberal on a lot of issues, even libertarian to a degree, so it doesn’t bother me that …
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February 2026 On 12 February, Canada was rocked by the worst mass shooting since 2020 and the worst school shooting since the École Polytechnique de Montréal shooting in December 1989. In this case, the shooter was a troubled young man with a history of mental health problems, who the mainstream media are more concerned with …
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February 2026 I’m sickened, disgusted and angered with the announcement on 5 February by York Regional Police of the arrest of seven Toronto Police Service officers, one retired Toronto Police Service officer, along with 19 additional suspects in a seven-month investigation into organized crime and corruption. This was quickly followed by the suspension of two …
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