Tell me why
In the good old days, elections were fought on platforms, real platforms, made of planks, where candidates stood and made speeches and answered the...
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...
Dazed and confused
The Ford government has had to do a major climb down on some of their budget proposals after meeting stern opposition from the general...
I want to tell you
One of the more imaginative initiatives of the Municipality of North Grenville has recently come to an end. At the beginning of last year,...
Not dark yet
Over the past weeks, there have been a lot of rumours going around about the proposed prison to be built on the outskirts of...
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...
Everybody hurts
Before Covid, before Brexit, before Ukraine, before Trump and all the other disasters that have hit the world, it seems we were all sleep-walking...
Close to the edge
How about this for political discourse: “Our...opponents are driven by hatred, prejudice and rage. They want to destroy you and they want to destroy...
Down the rabbit hole
This is a time that would get the most optimistic feeling a little paranoid. I write a couple of articles some months ago about...
Let’s give them something to talk about
This is a Public Service Announcement on behalf of voters, directed to the candidates at this year’s municipal election. There are a number of...