Op-Ed
Letters Of This Type
Official Israeli Discrimination Enhanced by New Law
The Jewish citizens of Israel recently gained an enhanced measure of official dominance over Palestinian... more
August 18, 2018
Before Canada can be a leader in international anti-money-laundering, we have to obey the Bank of Canada ACT and stop paying an average of $30 Billion a year... more
By Kenskyman
August 4, 2018
After eight years away from City Hall, I returned to watch the debate over the three record heights proposed for buildings close to the new transit stop in... more
By Clive Doucet
July 22, 2018
On June 19, Ottawans woke up to some bad news. Ford had just gutted the GreenON program, the province’s program for helping people save money on energy through... more
By Robb Barnes
July 6, 2018
RE: Guardian article 15 June 2018 by Ashifa Kassam: Rob Ford’s brother voted in as Ontario’s populist leader
Soft-peddling Doug Ford: Ontario’s Mini-Trump... more
June 27, 2018
I’m sure Brian Mulroney will appreciate Fen Hampson’s recent Ottawa Citizen article praising Mulroney’s quiet role in the first so-called Gulf War. This is... more
June 17, 2018
Don’t allow Trumpism into Ontario
At the time of writing, the Progressive Conservatives and Doug Ford appear to be on fire in Ontario: a 1000-strong showing... more
May 23, 2018
Ontario PC Party in need of sex education
During the recent leadership contest of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, the sex-education curriculum... more
March 22, 2018
Who will commemorate the Nakba in Canada?
BRIAR PATCH – BLOG
by Morgan Duchesney May 14, 2018
This week marks the anniversary of conflicting narratives:... more
May 14, 2018
April fool’s Day – Catholic Style
I’m doubt if religious bureaucrats are better qualified than so-called laypeople to offer philosophical commentary based on... more
April 8, 2018
WHY WE NEED A TAX ON CARBON EMISSIONS
Many, if not all of you, have gone into a bookstore and seen the series of books entitled “The Dummy's Guide to this,... more
By Allan Mau
March 23, 2018
Post Media’s John Robson on Jerusalem: Anti-Semitic Accusations and Mythology
Columnist and history lecturer John Robson recently flung generalized accusations... more
March 12, 2018
David Suzuki is calling for political and economic revolution.
The acclaimed scientist, broadcaster, and Great Canadian has seen it all. But he’s disillusioned... more
March 5, 2018
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER
Dear Prime Minister,
If I may I would like to give you a brief lesson in arithmetic then go on to demonstrate why this... more
By Allan Mau
February 28, 2018
Will there be room for bikes on Ottawa’s new $2.1-billion LRT system?
At last Wednesday’s Transit Commission meeting, staff recommended that bikes be banned... more
By Bike Ottawa
February 26, 2018