Caffeine is a drug It may not be breaking news that young people shouldn’t over consume…
Split Decision
Voting: local candidate or party leader?
Going local When it comes to politics, voting is better than not voting. Some choose to cast…
The flu shot
Fight back, get the shot It’s flu season, and it’s expected to be the nastiest…
Ontario’s new OHIP+ proposal
A good start With last week’s “balanced” provincial budget, came a somewhat…
Housing density intensification
Curb urban sprawl In my fourth year of university, I took a class about cities. I didn’t get…
Summer Jobs funding
Reasonable limits This year businesses applying for the Canada Summer Jobs program will have to…
Voting tabulators
The tabulators are in This election saw the highest voter turnout since 1999. At 58 per cent,…
Politicians on social media
Embrace the ‘revolution’ It’s time for politicians to embrace social media such…
Disaster dilemma
Inspiring volunteerism Every couple of years (it seems more frequent nowadays) a natural disaster…
Sir John A. Macdonald’s legacy
Something to consider John A. Macdonald was an influential man, especially as our first Prime…
Political campaign debts
Pay it back yourself Seems like Kevin O’Leary, the self-proclaimed “Mr.…
Axing the Green Ontario Fund
Grave mistake Before even taking office, Doug Ford has shown what kind of leader he will be: an…
Kevin O’Leary enters leadership race
Leery about O’Leary As if the Conservative Party leadership race couldn’t get crazier,…
Uber transit in small communities
Uber excited Innisfil, Ontario is the first Canadian municipality to launch an Uber partnership for…
EQAO and standardized testing
Standards to be met With only half of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standards in last…