Featured Local Perspectives
COMMENTARY: Can a Jordanian solution help end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Henry Srebrnik Commentary In the wake of the Gaza war, the so-called two-state solution – an Israeli and Palestinian state side by side — has been resurrected. This idea dates back to at least 1937, when a British commission suggested a partition of ...
BLAKE DOYLE: Federal budget presents economic degrowth strategies
We have just endured one of the most telegraphed budgets in memory. In an era of TikTok and depleted attention spans even budgets need to be pre-released to garner attention. Unfortunately, the assaults on business from provincial and federal ...
CHEERS AND JEERS: Jeers to P.E.I. Premier Dennis King for exchange with doctor
Jeers to P.E.I. Premier Dennis King who got into an argument with Summerside ER physician Dr. Kay Dingwell over the topic of sick notes during debate on a Green party bill April 18. A policy requiring P.E.I. public service employees to get a doctor's ...
UPSE P.E.I.: The fallacy of Resident Care Worker (RCW) Appreciation Week
Karen Jackson, president of the Union of Public Sector Employees in P.E.I., provided the following opinion article. As we celebrate and recognize the great work and contributions of resident care workers (RCW), patient care workers (PCW) and home ...
LETTERS: Charlottetown Irving site an embarrasment; P.E.I.health workers splintered by government
An eyesore and embarrassment My name is Dale Vigneault, nee Murphy, and I have recently read yet another article on the old service station on the corner of Queen and Euston Street and I thought there might be some interest in the background of this ...
LETTERS: On P.E.I.'s Easter Beef cattle sale, parking at the QEH, cycling in Brackley, P.E.I., and more
Horrified by Easter beef ad I'm writing to you today about the March 26 edition of The Guardian. I was heartbroken to come across a full, two-page ad for the 73rd annual Easter Beef Show and Sale 2024. The beautiful cattle featured with their ...
EDITORIAL: A is for anxiety: Atlantic Canadian schoolchildren living new world for learning
The schoolchildren attending classes across Atlantic Canada today are experiencing a very different introduction to reading, writing and ’rithmetic than their parents — or even older siblings — did in years past. These days, an Apple left on a ...
IAN (TEX) MacDONALD: Other locales better suited to Charlottetown's outreach centre
Ian (Tex) MacDonald, a former mayor of Charlottetown, provided the following opinion article. In the landscape before us stands the Charlottetown Curling Club. It was built in 1945 after the original club, The Excelsior burned down in 1938. The ...
LETTERS: Thoughts on P.E.I. waste collection
Saving time and money It seems the government's answer to problems is to throw money at it. This is what is happening at Island Waste Management where they want to increase the rates. The government is giving them $2.9 million to defer those ...
LETTER: Eclipse offered opportunity for reflection and connection
Perhaps the eclipse on Monday was an opportunity for you, as it was for me, to stop and reflect — although it also reminds us that we are moving! My personal circumstances were such that I witnessed the 2017 solar eclipse, as well. On both occasions, ...