Opinion

We are fortunate in South Dundas that we have many groups and organizations who work to improve our community. Service organizations support many initiatives in and around the community for people of all ages. Volunteer […]

It is 2025, and we are reaching the quarter-mark of this century. While many like to reflect on what has happened over the last year or years, we at The Leader have decided to look […]

December 14 marked the beginning of a two-month federal sales tax holiday for all Canadians. The program, hastily passed by the Trudeau government, promises to be a gift for Canadians at a time of year […]

As an early Christmas present to taxpayers, many local municipal councils have begun – or in fact already completed – their 2025 budget process. A concerning trend that has not only crept into but completely […]

Canada Post’s 55,000 urban, rural, and suburban mail carriers have been on strike since November 15. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers members have been without a contract for a year. The strike action arrived […]

The month leading up to the Christmas holidays is traditionally the time of year that Canadians give more to charity. Nationally, more than one-third of all charitable giving happens in the four weeks before Christmas. […]

One of the few positives brought about by the need to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic was the modernization and opening of access to municipal government. Specifically, citizen and media access to municipal council meetings. […]

There is an ever-growing issue that affects many Canadians, young and old alike: financial fraud. The financial fraud that has become prevalent in the past 12 years is not solely Ponzi schemes like Madoff or […]

It has been 10 years since the last Canadian forces withdrew from Afghanistan. Canada’s involvement was the longest war mission in history of the Canadian military. Over 40,000 personnel were involved, from boots on the […]

The Halloween season is a frightening time for those who celebrate it. Legends and lore, goblins and ghouls of all sorts come out of the woodwork. All the festivities end on October 31 when trick-or-treaters […]