The Guardian

Premier Andrew Furey selfishly called an election in the middle of winter, in the middle of a global pandemic. It was an election really orchestrated by Furey’s handlers in St. John’s and Ottawa. Now, due to the spread of the British ...

To those who obsessively followed the COVID-19 websites over the past eleven months (including me, I must admit), one thing demanded an explanation above all: why were the worst death rates-per-million in the richest, most developed countries — ...

I was disappointed but not surprised to see that the proposed regulations accompanying the Water Act undermine the intent of that legislation. The decision to “grandfather in” the existing holding ponds, and any built before the 16th of ...

This is a column about the respite of things. The respite of doing. The respite of hands and tasks and distraction. I’ve written about the wonder of making concrete before. About the math and the magic of clapboard — how, to this ...

Even before COVID-19, the restaurant business was a tough one to be in. A barometer of good economic times and bad, restaurants are often the first to feel the pinch of people cutting discretionary spending. Always competitive, often fickle, ...

I believe in the public education system. I was pleased, therefore, when my morning paper carried an item that “elected trustees” is back on the agenda. Government was seeking public input; I decided to write a letter of support. ...

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The daily question period in the House of Commons is so hackneyed it would typically score a single digit “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. On rare occasions though, it can expose genuine tension. Such a moment came along on Wednesday, as ...

This is a follow-up letter to the one we sent to the Cape Breton Post regarding our experience in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital emergency room during a nine-and-a-half hour wait on Oct. 16, 2020. The letter was published under the heading ...

After using his pen to take aim at politicians over the years, Michael de Adder now has to decide how to approach drawing a new Premier and his cabinet. Does he give him a bit of a break before he comes out swinging? Sheldon MacLeod has ...