Columns
Michael Mantha’s News from the Park for 241115
Doug Ford’s fear of scrutiny is creating chaos November 14, 2024 I regularly use this column to speak about the meat-and-potatoes issues that affect people in Algoma-Manitoulin. Issues like the healthcare crisis, the need for better highway and road maintenance … Continue reading
Carol Hughes’ Column – CRA Hack Needs a Thorough Investigation
CBC’s The Fifth Estate recently broke the news that the Canada Revenue Agency had discovered that hackers had managed to obtain confidential data on taxpayers used by private tax firm H&R Block. Fraudsters then used the confidential information, including H&R … Continue reading
Michael Mantha’s News from the Park for 241107
Algoma Manitoulin’s Opioid Crisis: Lip Service, Politispeak and Cynicism November 8, 2024 For several years, Ontarians have been experiencing turmoil and pain on several fronts: access to affordable housing, access to health care, shortage of physicians, inflation and cost of living, … Continue reading
Carol Hughes’ Column – Is It Time to Get Tougher on Residential School Denialism?
From the early days before Confederation, Canada’s earliest settler leaders treated Indigenous peoples as others. They created systems that were designed to assimilate Indigenous peoples and strip them of their identity and their culture. One of the most widely recognized … Continue reading
Michael Mantha’s News from the Park for 241101
Doug Ford’s Healthcare Frankenstein Monster November 1, 2024 Halloween has just come and gone. One of my favourite holidays; I have always been a fan of the creativity on display this time of year. Whether it’s the elaborate decorations that … Continue reading
Carol Hughes’ Column – Why is Parliament Being Held Up in SDTC Documents Case?
For almost a month now, the House of Commons has been at a standstill. It’s been paralyzed over a dispute about how and when the government should release documents related to its green technology fund. So what’s going on and … Continue reading
Michael Mantha’s NFTP for 241025 – Doug Ford is banking on his skills in the art of distraction
October 25, 2024 Recently, I was sitting in a reception area waiting to be called in for an appointment. Also waiting was a mother of two young children who were obviously tired and frustrated being in line for so long … Continue reading
Michael Mantha’s News from the P for 241018
The Ford government needs to get its priorities straight October 18, 2024 Well, the summer was everything I had expected – and then some. You will recall that Premier Ford chose to delay the resumption of the Legislature’s business. Most … Continue reading
Carol Hughes’ Column – Prime Ministers Admission on Broken Electoral Reform Promise is Frustrating
On October 1st, the Prime Minister made an astonishing admission that hasn’t made much of a ripple on most mainstream Canadian media. That day, he appeared on Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s Uncommons podcast to discuss his thoughts on the next … Continue reading
Carol Hughes’ Column – Health Care Privatization is a Fool’s Errand
Canadians are understandably feeling a little anxious about health care these days. The past few years saw the Canadian health care system strain under the pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic. Doctors and nurses who did everything they could to keep … Continue reading
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