Tag: Columnists
Sims: Pandemic of mistrust may fester long after virus is gone
I’m not sure whether the self-proclaimed “visionary “ leader had a vision or if it was just the long arm of the law, but as fast as you can say John Deere, the tractor blockade on Highway 402 was gone Monday afternoon. This ended the footnote to an irritating chapter in our pandemic story, where […]
Cornies: Self-serving protesters, bungled response strain nation’s fabric
The Canadian project has always been part pragmatism and part aspiration, stitched together by goodwill and tolerance.
Dyer: American rhetoric on Russian invasion of Ukraine grows less plausible
On Jan. 18 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “our assessment has been that (a Russian invasion of Ukraine) could happen any time between mid-January and mid-February.” On Jan. 28 U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said the United States sees “every indication that (Russian President Vladimir Putin) is going to use military […]
Chamberlain: Could Ottawa police be sued for convoy failures?
Lawsuits are slow, rough and uncertain tools for addressing negligence by public authorities
Baranyai: Big chocolate producers slow to address human trafficking, child labour problems
After winning her first gold medal in Beijing this week, skier Eileen Gu charmed the world with her plans to open a bag of Ghirardelli chocolate peppermint bark, a disarmingly ordinary pleasure for a world-class athlete. Chocolate can be many things: a celebration, a consolation, an indulgence and an aphrodisiac. It can be a romantic […]