Sep 23 2021
September 2021 As the calls for newly-elected independent MP Kevin Vuong to resign his seat grow louder and louder, related to a past sexual assault allegation in 2019, I do have to wonder why the double standard? The charges against Vuong were withdrawn, reportedly because his accuser didn’t want to participate in the court process. …
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Sep 17 2021
September 2021 So now Conservative leader Erin O’Toole is facing criticism for not denouncing Alberta Premier Jason Kenny’s handling of the pandemic, in light of the rapidly worsening COVID-19 situation in Alberta. The criticism of O’Toole centres on the fact that he has previously praised Kenny back in July for the province’s success in combating …
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Sep 09 2021
September 2021 The collapse of Afghanistan to the terrorist group, the Taliban, came shockingly fast, and as a surprise to many in the western alliance that fought to bring a better life to Afghan citizens. One man saw what was coming and reacted quickly. Now in Canada, Mohammad Ehsan Saadat, his wife Tamana and his …
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Sep 01 2021
September 2021 Now that Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced the implementation of a vaccine passport for Ontario residents, in advance of an expected passport from the federal government, some questions do need to be answered by both provincial politicians, and the federal politicians asking for your vote in the election this month: Will there …
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Aug 27 2021
August 2021 We are, once again, seeing all major parties announcing plans to tackle the housing crisis that we are seeing in major cities all across the country. For anyone who pays attention, there have been many plans in past years, but all of them seem to be just relying on building new housing and …
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Aug 26 2021
August 2021 Re: “Burlington asking residents to help rename Ryerson Park,” Burlington Post, 24 August: Now that Ryerson School and Ryerson Park are being re-named, when can we expect Joseph Brant Hospital to be re-named? I’m not here to argue whether Egerton Ryerson was a good person or not, but seeing as Chief Joseph Brant …
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Aug 18 2021
August 2021 The cover photo on the 17 August edition of the Toronto Sun was a heart-wrenching reminder of the failure of not only NATO to actually make a difference in Afghanistan, but also Justin Trudeau’s failure to get the Afghanis who assisted the Canadian Forces, and their families out of Afghanistan, despite knowing the …
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Jul 21 2021
July 2021 An undeniable truth is that there are many, many Canadian veterans, who voluntarily left military service prior to reaching the mandatory 12-year service requirement for the Canadian Forces Decoration (CD). This can be a bit of a sore point for many veterans around Remembrance Day, when veterans proudly display their service medals while …
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Jul 20 2021
July 2021 “…when officers die in the line of duty they are treated as heroes, but if they sacrifice their mental health serving their community, we treat them as pariahs.” – David Butt, Barrister. “They say they support you, but they don’t. They have posters and they tweet out on mental health day but when …
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Jul 07 2021
July 2021 So, Toronto city Council given approval for the re-naming of Dundas Street, an action that is estimated to cost between $5 million and $6.3 million. Of course, we all know this means it will actually cost around $10 million, at minimum, but I digress. Seeing as Toronto Council has so much spare money …
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