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Woeful neglect
Our lead story in the print edition of The Leader this week describes the impending eviction of the tenant from the apartment in Carman House. Carman House, a 200-plus year old building in Iroquois which […]
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Jim McDonell: This week at Queen’s Park
TORONTO – My colleagues and I challenged the government this week on its mismanagement of Long Term Care in Ontario. Recent reports highlight a lack of transparency and an extreme shortage of LTC beds that […]
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Editorial: March break already?
With the blizzards, the ice rain, the freezing temperatures, the cancelled buses and the non-stop grey skies that have all characterized this winter, it may come as a complete surprise for most of us to […]
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Jim McDonell: Back to work at Queen’s Park
TORONTO – The Legislature is back at work for its final session before the June 7th election, following a winter recess during which I enjoyed meeting many of our residents, hearing their concerns and attending […]
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Jim McDonell: This week at Queen’s Park
QUEEN’S PARK – MPPs returned to Queen’s Park on Tuesday from the winter recess. The session resumed against the backdrop of the looming provincial election with the government presenting estimates for debate in the House. […]
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Editorial: Policy in politics
Watching the entertaining competition of the 2018 Olympics has been a great distraction from many of the ongoing real-world issues, and Family Day provided a great break and a time to focus on family. To […]
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Gibberish: Wintry reminiscences
I know I’m a Canadian. I know I can’t do anything about it. I know I’ve lived with winter for over si – make that two -decades. Yet I can’t help but feel that the […]
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Editorial: Schools – One year later
One year ago this week, the Upper Canada District School Board released its revised school closure plan. In that revision, Seaway District High School and Morrisburg Public School were removed from the closure list. Since […]
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Gibberish: Falling ice, Gibberish remembers the Ice Storm
Twenty years ago, in January of 1998, we experienced our own icy version of the story of Noah. The rain began falling, and it didn’t stop. Perhaps our deluge didn’t last quite the 150 days […]
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Editorial: Clearing up concern
There is no denying that Canada is a northern country. Canadians expect snow and ice: we prepare for them with snow tires, bags of salt, shovels and more. In addition we pay taxes to the […]