Commentary

What it means to be a Canadian

July 3, 2025

By Nate Smelle By any global measure, Canada is often described as one of the best countries to live in. But beyond the high international ...

Canadian identity trumps tariffs and threats

By Michael Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In the aftermath of nearly 160 Canada Day celebrations (our 158th to be exact), and in the face ...

Does Israel want peace?

By Bill Kilpatrick Sitting in the Bancroft Village Playhouse watching a screening of the Oscar winning documentary “No Other Land” one could not help but ...

South Algonquin removes online meeting recordings from its YouTube page

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At their May 22 HR/Admin/PR committee meeting, South Algonquin Township council discussed the removal of their council and ...

Trumpenparaden

By Nate Smelle I AWOKE JUST before 8 a.m. on Saturday morning with a strange feeling about the day ahead. Outside the sun was shining, ...

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

By Bill Kilpatrick On June 9 the White House gave notice that Donald J. Trump, the Commander and Thief … I mean Chief … sorry, ...

Tricky Doug

By Bill Kilpatrick I was introduced to a new term the other day by historian Timothy Snyder and it’s called a sadopopulist. Yes, I can ...

Strong mayor weak democracy

By Bill Kilpatrick Speaking to his new Strong Mayor Powers that were granted to him on May 1, Hastings Highlands Mayor Tony Fitzgerald said that ...

Common ground

By Nate Smelle Less than 24 hours after Prime Minister-elect Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office and told him ...

Making sense?

By Bill Kilpatrick While it’s no secret that I’m not a fan of Pierre Poilievre, it might surprise you to know that I’m also not ...

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