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Editorial – The next four years
There is an old maxim which says that if you end the year with a dollar more in your pocket than you began the year with, it was a good year. Let’s apply this to […]
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Editorial – Election discourse lacking
Ontario’s brief provincial election campaign is already well-past the halfway mark and is entering the home stretch towards the June 2 election. Given the short time frame of the campaign, there is a worrying lack […]
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Editorial – What is safety worth?
South Dundas has a pedestrian safety problem – one that is easily solvable. The issue was highlighted again at the May 9 council meeting during a discussion of a commercial/residential development on County Road 2 […]
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Editorial – ODSP changes not enough
The province’s faltering Ontario Disability Support Program has vaulted into the election spotlight after years of being ignored by politicians. All three traditional mainstream parties – Liberal, NDP, and Progressive Conservative – have promised long […]
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Editorial – Game on!
The street is clear and the goals are dragged back out. The call is yelled – “Game on” – and the players battle again for the puck. We are not writing about classic game of […]
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Editorial – A worthwhile endeavour
In day-to-day life, no levels of government have more direct contact with you than municipal council and your local school board. The roads your drive, the water you drink, how your children are educated – […]
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Editorial – Area left behind again
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to see evidence that this area, SDG Counties specifically, is left behind or treated as an afterthought in the Ontario government’s pandemic response. The most […]
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Editorial – Local DIY housing solution
Canada has an affordable housing crisis. Purchasing or renting a place to live is increasingly unattainable for more people. The demand for rental housing is high in urban and rural communities alike, including in South […]
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Editorial – Lame duck rules needed
In 2005, the Ontario government adopted a fixed election date for provincial elections. Voters will head to the polls June 2 and while the election writs have not been issued, the campaigning for the upcoming […]
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Editorial – Ends justify the means
Last week a “Confidence and Supply agreement” was negotiated between the Liberal minority government and the NDP. While the politicos and pundits gnash the means of this cooperation between two parties, it is important to […]
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