Naturally there are skeptics as to what the teachers were really fighting for when members of the Ontario Secondary School Teacher Federation (OSSTF) held a one-day strike last Wednesday. It’s…
In homage and remembrance of the last Prince Edward County raised editor of the Picton Gazette the late Phil Dodds, this corner will endeavour on an irregular basis to…
On Tuesday, Albertans voted overwhelmingly to turn back to a conservative government and seek different solutions to help its sputtering fossil fuel-driven economy and to address a climbing debt load….
Each month, the Ontario government writes a cheque for $1 billion. It doesn’t go to classrooms, hospitals, or roads. The money is paid as interest to those who invested in…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that “civil wars within parties are incredibly damaging because they signal to Canadians that we care more about ourselves than we do about them.”…
“Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” That’s the oath Special Olympians have taken before their competitions for the past 50 years. It’s…
On Friday, the provincial government announced a series of proposed changes to Ontario’s education system. One of the tenets of the change was a welcomed return to teaching the basic…
Over the days leading up to Tuesday’s six-hour marathon meeting, council was maligned for its decision to prolong a decision on what to do with the Picton Town Hall and…
While it is a likelihood most Canadians who aren’t political junkies are already sick of hearing about SNC-Lavalin and what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did or didn’t do, the scandal…
Just as any complex medical condition isn’t treated in one doctor’s visit, the Ontario government’s much-anticipated prescription for its strained health-care system, announced Tuesday, won’t provide the definitive answer. Often,…
