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Geezer’s Corner – A Merry Mall Meeting
You’ve seen them at Christmas. You know the ones I mean – they are older tired looking men with a beaten down appearance about them. A lifetime of exhausting work and hard knocks has taken its toll. Watch them as…
Ontario introduces bill to protect farmers from activists.
Ontario has introduced a new bill that the government says will protect farmers from aggressive animal rights activists. The bill — dubbed the Security from Trespass and Animal Safety Act — passed first reading in the provincial legislature today. If…
The Real Environmentalists by Marlene Black
As part of a century old family farm where my husband still tills the land that his Irish ancestors before him did, we feel that we are true environmentalists. Sadly, this label has been stolen from us and stuck onto…
Ontario Protecting Critical Front-Line Justice Services in Response to COVID-19 – NEWS from the Ministry of the Attorney General – March 19, 2020
TORONTO — Today, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Doug Downey, Attorney General, issued the following statement in response to COVID-19 and the government’s commitment to keep communities safe while continuing to hold offenders accountable: “The health…
My Visit to Costa Rica by Shirley Dolan
Well it seems our Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has decided to spend his Christmas holidays in Costa Rica. He’ll descend on this small country of 5.5 million souls with his family and his entourage of aides, nannies, and security personnel.…
Snowmobile Season by Bob Weirmeir
It’s the time of year again when volunteers from your local snowmobile clubs are out setting up the trails in the anticipation of snow. Thanks to Bill 100, the Trails Bill, this process now should be a little more complex.…
Are there really cuts to health care? By Elizabeth F. Marshall
Are there really cuts to health care or are the unions, public service and/or special interest groups misleading the people of Ontario? For the past few months some members of the public service, many unions and special interest groups have…
You don’t always get what you want! By Shirley Dolan
“You don’t always get what you want” goes the lyrics of an old Rolling Stones song. This may be the sentiment of many people across the province when the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a lower court “that found it…
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