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LETTER: Quality library services for all Cape Bretoners should be supported
“Our library shall be the purveyor, not of books, but of ideas and shall reflect our dreams for a vibrant, inclusive, safe and sustainable community.” - Vision Statement, Baddeck Public Library Society The current COVID-19 pandemic ...
LETTER: Former Nova Scotia Liberal Party leader support for new central library
During my time in public office, I had the opportunity to meet and learn from a range of dedicated and innovative individuals committed to community improvement and growth. In particular, I have been inspired by Mi’kmaq leaders who have ...
John Ivison: Trudeau's COVID response shows money can buy the affection of voters
All governments know that if they rob Peter to pay Paul, they can always depend on the support of Paul. But the Trudeau Liberals have taken the art of the political pay-off to unprecedented levels. Even as Canada fell behind emergent nations in ...
THINKING OUT LOUD WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: Robert Huish and Pandemic Shaming
Associate Professor Robert Huish says public shaming has been a part of the pandemics throughout human history. But he says the people who are being targeted by the stigma has changed over the last year, especially in the ...
LETTER: Wrong on basic income
I think it's time to let another ignorant idea die. The idea that people that receive basic income reduce their employment is wrong. A basic income has been piloted and tested many times over, and if you assume people just stop working or work ...
RUSSELL WANGERSKY: Putting out COVID-19 brushfires
For public health officials in the Atlantic region, it must be like playing whack-a-mole while wearing a blindfold. At any moment, cases of COVID-19 can crop up virtually anywhere in the region — travel’s been restricted, there are ...
SCOTT TAYLOR: Senior military leaders cast shadow on Canadian Armed Forces
There is a classic scene in the 1996 Hollywood film Michael Collins wherein the newly appointed head of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) vows to bring the Collins-led Irish rebels to heel. “There is a new regime in town and it starts ...
LETTER: Snipper safety
This past summer, I noticed on two different farms, young fellas were whipper snipping under electric fences. Could someone please explain to me what that's about? K. L. Carver, Alliston ...
LETTER: Breakdown of trail costs needed
The following was printed in The Guardian regarding the Confederation Trail on P.E.I.: "P.E.I. budgeted about $1.5 million toward Confederation Trail maintenance for the 2020-21 year – $1 million of which went toward salaries. The trail ...
LETTER: Comply with regulations
It was brought to my attention that the draft regulations for the Water Act, that will be proclaimed shortly, includes provisions for grandfathering existing holding ponds as well as holding ponds that will be built between now and June 16, 2021. The ...