Many of us are attempting to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic as it moves into its year-two existence and third-wave status. Vaccines are more readily available for those who want to receive them, albeit with increasing controversy...
Research shows early learning is beneficial. Educational play-based programs like our pre-primary initiative have been shown to improve social, health and emotional outcomes and these benefits last a lifetime. It will also save families thousands of dollars in child...
The United States Mexico Canada Agreement is an updated, modernized North American trade agreement that is good for Canada and good for Canadians.
It is the result of Canada being tough at the negotiation table, united at home, and getting...
The Grant Thornton study released two weeks ago about
the future viability of Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) could be about
almost any municipality in Nova Scotia.
CBRM’s challenges, rooted in outmigration and the
rising cost of...
For the past year, Parliament has been debating Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, which excludes captive rail shippers in the Maritimes from accessing long-haul interswitching.
During the debate, a common sense amendment was proposed which would give captive rail...
Earlier this year, the Liberal government launched a consultative process on Canada’s defence policy.
While Conservatives remain skeptical of the government’s intentions, especially given this government’s tendency to embark upon endless consultative processes rather than make the hard decisions inherent...
It comes as no surprise that our generation has failed
in its environmental stewardship, both in Nova Scotia and Canada.
Looking at the current, critical crisis facing us
around the world, it’s obvious our generation lacks...
In keeping with my commitment to transparency and accountability, please take the time to read this Letter to the Editor.
I am consistently asked by citizens about the cost of the Civic Centre to the Town of Port Hawkesbury. I...
Every so often, rightly or wrongly, a government-supported business venture becomes a political football.
From Sydney Steel, to SNC-Lavalin, we’ve seen decades’ worth of fall-out from government intervention in the business community. Occasionally, however, the sticks we use to beat...
I frequently think of environmental changes happening worldwide and the impacts of those occurrences for us and future generations. I also contemplate how the consequences of our environment-affecting actions - or inactions - will impact upon other living creatures...