Opinion

The May 24 announcement of a deal by the Ontario government to expand sales of beer, wine, and mixed drinks is an obscene solution to a problem that is manufactured for political hubris. The announced […]

Throughout this Spring, the Ford Government has been announcing new and tougher legislation combating impaired driving, vehicle theft, and a raft of other immediate criminal issues. It is a move to make the province look […]

The Cornwall and SDG Paramedic Service has a procurement problem – sourcing replacement ambulances. Members of the Joint Liaison Committee – which oversees the Shared Services agreement between the City of Cornwall and SDG Counties – […]

It is an undeniable fact that the culture of politics in Canada has become more toxic. From verbal attacks and personal insults levied in the House of Commons, to provincial campaign trails, to local governance […]

Legislation in Ontario to allow for the installation of stop arm cameras on school buses has been passed since 2020. This legislation enables changes to Provincial Offences to aid in prosecuting people who put children’s […]

Federal Liberal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled her government’s latest budget in the House of Commons last week. The budget offers nearly $60 billion in new spending, and many long-term initiatives. It does not offer […]

Since December 2021, The Leader has reported on the criminal charges of an Iroquois-based property developer who fraudulently took money from three individuals totalling over $1 million. The criminal case has slowly moved through the […]

In late-March, four Ontario school boards announced they had joined together to sue several social media companies for what they allege is creating a product that is purposely addictive to youth and disrupting how schools […]

For more than three years, the topics of food insecurity and affordability have been hot-button issues. Even longer than that, dealing with hunger in schools has been an issue top-of-mind for those affected by it. […]

For the past two weeks, The Leader has reported on the results of the Transportation Safety Board’s two-and-a-half year investigation into a head-on collision of two Canadian National freight trains in Prescott. One of the […]