Opinion

There is a quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi: “If you don’t ask, you don’t get it.” I’m not sure that was Gandhi’s exact wording, and I’m not sure he would appreciate my use of the phrase, but I thought I’d test this theory out with my spouse this Christmas. 

Friday morning at the county administration centre, a new warden and committee chairs were elected by their peers. It is an occasion we try not to miss. 

Sometimes when I’m out and about and encounter a parent/parents with a newborn baby I “ooh” and “aah” about the beautiful child – what newborn isn’t the cutest baby in Canada? – then I ask if its their first one and how it’s going, and whether they are getting any sleep, etc.

ONTARIO – Concerns and challenges around Ontario’s energy supply remain a top-of-mind issue with Ontario’s farmers as we gathered in Toronto last week for the annual general meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA).

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

I am so glad you weren’t here to see this. I’m glad nobody saw it. 

Listening to Canada Post management and the union, one could fall into the trap thinking this strike is just another labour dispute. It is far more than that.

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

When I won an award for programming, somehow I felt more disappointed than proud. I felt as though I didn’t deserve it. 

I didn’t attend the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto. It wasn’t in the budget.

Love of money

Loading the last bag of groceries into the truck destined for the food bank a friend mumbled, “We have so much.”