Angry customers have become the new norm. Almost everyone is displeased by the way they are treated…
Opinion
Assisting Mount Forest industry was a divisive issue in 1923
Promoting industry with municipal loans and grants was a popular practice in Ontario during the…
Bad budget
In the years I’ve been privileged to serve in the Ontario Legislature, I think I’ve…
Bad budget
On May 29, the Ontario Legislature voted on the Wynne government’s budget motion. With its…
Canada Day
Across the country, Canadians enjoy July 1 in many different ways, but Canada Day is, first and…
Sir John A. Macdonald
In less than two short years, on Jan. 11, 2015, Canada will mark the 200th anniversary of the…
Draconian measures employed during the anti-booze wars of the 1920s
This column has dealt several times with the increasingly draconian steps taken by the provincial…
The Big Chill
Last week, the Toronto International Film Festival celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Academy…
Thanks given
Thanksgiving weekend is my favourite long weekend in the calendar year. No other holiday weekend…
New trade deal
On Oct. 18, the government of Canada announced an agreement-in-principle with the European Union…
Wet and sticky
This past couple of days I found myself taking advantage of the few hours of early afternoon sun,…
Reform Act
On Dec. 3, I introduced the Reform Act, 2013 in the House of Commons. The Reform Act is an effort…
Snow, again
“Snow, snow, go away, come as drops of rain in the month of May.” That was my sentiment…
Short-termism
A major puzzle in the current economic scene is the absence of business investment. Corporate…
Drought of 1929 anticipated problems of 1930s along Grand River
Spring floods and summer droughts have been subjects addressed in this column over the years. There…