In an open letter to the federal fisheries minister: Perhaps the most famous four words in history is Ronald Regan’s speech in West Berlin on June 12, 1987: "Tear down this wall!" Never in my wildest dreams would I be appealling to the ministers of ...

Andrew Furey’s recent spat with Justin Trudeau about that infuriating carbon tax – a spat during which the province witnessed a rare growth spurt for the premier in the political bollocks region, as well as an odd dose of affected vocabulary – begs ...

I have believed for a long time that one of the least-appreciated assets in this part of the province is the Nova Scotia Community College’s Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Lawrencetown. Students come from all over to study there and take ...

Dartmouth Cove should not be used as a private dumping ground for construction waste. The waterfront trail, which runs along the cove, is frequented by people walking, biking, enjoying the view of the harbour, birding, fishing, etc. Years of dump ...

“Safe, sustainable, and affordable housing is a basic human need and a requirement for good mental health. When housing is inadequate or unavailable, personal as well as community well-being suffers.”  This is the first paragraph of a council ...

Rick Mercer and Jann Arden in a night of laughs and intimate conversation

In the dream, it's a Saturday night and I am working with my colleague Bob Benson on the Sunday Telegram. As the editor, I’m giving the pages a final proof. It’s not clear why Bob, a reporter, is still here at this hour, but here he is, offering to ...

I’d like to make some comments in response to Charles Sampson’s critique (‘CBRM residential tax rate unfair,’ Cape Breton Post letter to the editor, April 12) of my March 21 letter to the Opinion page. The substance of my letter was to refute Jamie ...

What is upsetting to me these days is the financial pain people are feeling in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM). Every day it seems there is something in the media about high taxation and people are now going to be faced with wastewater ...

I recently used the CBC carbon tax calculator to compare to the carbon rebate for my household and saw that our rebate comes in significantly higher than our estimated carbon tax. Of course, we’ve made decisions to achieve this, so in my household, ...