Op-Ed
Letters Of This Type
It has been a good month for public science in Canada.
Last Tuesday’s budget laid the groundwork for a reinvigorated engagement with research across the... more
By dairpo
March 31, 2016
Ontario's government should not be for sale. But it certainly appears that Premier Wynne has put out a big for sale sign by hosting high-priced private dinners... more
March 30, 2016
When “The Big Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” was posted there was an overwhelming amount of interest and questions about the impact of trauma ... more
By Doug Smith
October 17, 2015
The City's proposal to initiate a stormwater fee separate from water and waste water charges has stirred much passion. In the heat of the argument, the basic... more
March 25, 2016
A lot has been made recently of new Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown's support for a revenue neutral carbon tax in Ontario. David Reevely of the Ottawa Citizen... more
By James OGrady
March 17, 2016
We all know Canada is a very large country with a relatively small population. It is true that on a per capita basis we have high greenhouse gas emissions but... more
By Harold Moore
March 8, 2016
Whether one agrees with carbon pricing or not, governments must be careful when going down that road. Governments that consider consumption/emissions taxes as... more
By Harold Moore
March 8, 2016
Over a decade ago, the City of Ottawa decided to put all of its garbage “eggs" into the Plasco basket. Plasco was suppose to be the future of garbage disposal... more
By Harold Moore
March 7, 2016
The Algonquin land claims settlement is a pitiful settlement: $300 million one-time buy-out and 1.3% of our traditional territory. We need to focus on this and... more
By Lynn Gehl
February 16, 2016
To referendum or not to referendum – that is not the only electoral reform question. The overall issue is ensuring the review process, including any... more
February 12, 2016
As a physician, I am greatly concerned about a glaring omission in the current discourse about natural gas and oil pipelines, which is the potential threat to... more
By ADabu
February 11, 2016
In November, 2015 at the COP21 climate change negotiations in Paris, Team Canada turned over a new leaf, led by Catherine McKenna, our new Minister of... more
By mihaychuk
February 4, 2016
As one of the conditions for operating the expanded Carp Road Landfill, Waste Management had to establish a Public Liaison Committee (PLC) to “provide a forum... more
By Tanya Hein
January 28, 2016
The trouble is that we have two competing objectives, viz reversing the global and particularly the Canadian and companion western-world demographic trend, on... more
By Bob Barrigar
January 30, 2016
Would you renovate your house without comparing costs and design/build options? Would you use outdated technology instead of modern building practices? For... more
January 19, 2016