Category: Columnists
Baranyai: Ford tramples vulnerable to appease privileged
It seems everywhere you look these days, Premier Doug Ford is pointing a finger at the little guy.
Baranyai: Obeying autocrat in advance a dangerous game
Seeking to appease an authoritarian by anticipating their wants merely conditions us for more and greater concessions
Tallman: If there’s an afterlife, what should humans hope for?
Humans are meaning-makers; we cannot survive without meaning.
Dyer: Sunni muslims take their shot in Syria
It is far from certain they will succeed, but HTS has caught the Assad regime with its pants down
Pearson: Leave loneliness behind for good this holiday season
Something is off. We don’t feel quite like who we were as a community just a few years ago.
Baranyai: Too often, consequences mistaken for censorship
This fall, a social worker in Yukon temporarily was stripped of her professional registration in B.C. for endorsing conspiracy theories.
Dyer: Netanyahu’s world smaller after ICC charges
Israel Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant have not been found guilty of anything. However . . .
Fares: Why Gen Zers are reducing their alcohol consumption
Generation Z is leading a significant shift in drinking habits.
Cornies: An accidental career turned into a lasting legacy
It was undoubtedly Barbara’s warm personality, cheery disposition and ability to connect with strangers that persuaded the late Tony Bembridge to offer the 22-year-old a job in news features.
Baranyai: Canada plays role in giving Afghan women hope
For girls and women in Afghanistan, suffocating under ever-more repressive restrictions, hope is in very short supply.