Category: Opinion
Dyer: Trump likely doesn’t understand stakes in Iran war
It would be so easy for U.S. President Donald Trump to escape from the trap he has built for himself in the Persian Gulf. Just declare a victory and leave. So what if the Iranians also declare a victory? The nuclear weapons that gave Trump (and Israeli leader Binyamin Netanyahu) a pretext for attacking Iran […]
LFP Letters to the Editor: July 24, 2026
Allow Carfax mall move Regarding the article Decision delayed on Westmount mall office expansion proposal (July 16) Before Carfax gives up on London and takes those jobs elsewhere, council should allow the office expansion at Westmount Mall. A lot of people don’t want to have anything to do with downtown. They don’t want to work there, […]
LFP Letters to the Editor: July 23, 2026
Poor get ugly buildings Regarding No balconies, 21 parking spaces in 1,004-unit proposal (July 11) I don’t recall ever seeing a more ugly set of buildings than the two proposed for High Street and Grand Avenue. Here’s hoping all tenants are young and energetic, as required for biking and even walking to catch the bus. […]
Dyer: If only both sides could lose in U.S.-Iran war
Is it inappropriate to wish that both sides could lose?
Baranyai: Dispatches from the war on ticks
Like most nature-based horrors, the arrival of ticks across our southern border is annoyingly self-inflicted