A Message for All Saints’ Sunday Clinton Halladay, Chair Elgin United Church Council Dear friends, Sunday November 1, 2020 is our first official Sunday without Reverend Takouhi’s worship presence, whether in the pulpit or virtually. It also happens to be All Saints’ Sunday. So, although I am far from being a person “of the …
Politics or People Clinton Halladay October 23, 2020 Well, the children are misbehaving again! They just seem to be unable, or at least unwilling, to play nicely. Yes, I am referring to last week’s spectacle in the House of Commons: our elected Parliamentarians acting like spoiled, privileged children on the playground. You could not …
The following is an article written by Clinton Halladay for the Citizens Democracy Forum (CDF). It, as well as other articles and information, is available on the CDF website: https://citizensdemocracyforum.org Attention Citizens of Canada September 9, 2020, 2015 promised an exciting fiscally responsible undertaking with the announcement of a Canada Infrastructure Bank “to provide …
Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier, Minister of Health, Ontario Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care, Ontario September 24, 2020 Long Term Care Needs You To Parliamentarians and Decision Makers: The onslaught of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) some seven months ago has shone the spotlight directly on the travesty existing in Long term Care …
A Pivotal Moment September 6, 2020 September 23, 2020 could well prove to be a pivotal moment for the future of Canada. On September 23, 2020 the minority Liberal Government, following a period or prorogation, will table the Throne Speech which will in turn trigger a confidence vote. Without taking any political stand, neither …
Let Them Eat Cake! August 16, 2020 The pandemic lockdown has exposed our weaknesses and shortcomings and compelled us to address them. Leah Gazan, Winnipeg Centre MP (NDP), is paying attention and has taken positive action relating to system structured poverty. “COVID-19 has demonstrated that we do have resources. We must ensure all individuals in …
A Matter of Interest One Signature Can Save Us! Attention Citizens of Canada June 18, 2020 Do big numbers scare you? If so, they should, especially when you are speaking of money! The Federal debt is hovering around $700 Billion, that’s $700,000,000,000, more or less depending on what calculation method you use, but be …
Clinton Halladay April 28, 2020 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) and Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (SARS-CoV-2[COVID-19]) are number five, six and seven of the seven identified coronaviruses since 1960, that infect people. What makes these three different, perhaps unique, from the other four, is they are …
This letter was emailed to the provincial politicians and authorities: Clinton Halladay April 25, 2020 Honourable Elected Officials: It is with both sadness and solace that I key this article. Sadness at the loss of life being experienced due to the ravages of COVID-19 in some Long-Term Care (LTC) Homes, and solace that the …
The Leader in You: April 17, 2020 It feels like we are war right now. But wars are won one battle at a time and the battle right now is stopping the spread of COVID-19. At this moment there is more at stake than ever before. The impact of COVID-19 is touching and will …