The snowball keeps rolling
A recent study funded by the Government of Canada has answered a question that I’m sure had everyone on pins and needles – Do...
Shelter from the storm
It sometimes seems that the world is about to explode into something bad. Democracy itself seems to be under threat in the very places...
Teach your children
“You who are on the road must have a code that you can live by”: Graham Nash
“I've seen the future, brother: it is murder”:...
Tomorrow never knows
To all intents and purposes, one election is over and there’s at least one more to look forward to this year. The meeting of...
The privilege of small-town democracy
The election is just days away. In fact, if you are choosing to be technologically savvy, you can already vote online or by telephone...
Truth and Reconciliation as the whole world looks on
by Lorraine Rekmans
My mother is Anishnabek, and at home she spoke Anishnabemowin, like her parents. My father was francophone. They both told me it...
Signs, signs, everywhere signs
That traditional part of election campaigns continues this year: candidates’ signs are disappearing from the streets and byways of North Grenville. It is a...
Closing time
I will be so glad when this election is over. I have never experienced a more poisonous, sleazy, and dishonest campaign by just a...
Let’s do more than talk
Today, January 31, is Bell Let’s Talk day. Since 2010 Bell has been hosting one day a year where they donate five cents for...
Fear and a lack of trust
In past protests and conflict situations, it was sometimes typical to see mask wearing protesters holding a line against police, but last week in...