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 …
A Lot to Learn February 17, 2020 Bullies are not tolerated in the school yard, only in the Provincial Legislature. It has been over two decades since a full-scale teachers’ strike has occurred across the province. In October 1997 all teachers’ unions joined in solidarity against the government mandated restructuring of the education system. …
Like it or Not, the Law is the Law February 17, 2020 You have a family home that has been in your family for years and years. You have decided to rent out a portion of it and, being the benevolent person you are, you agree that the tenant can make …
The following is a response to Gwyn Morgan’s article in the Review-Mirror in which he blames the Liberal Party for Canada’s debt, claims the Conservative Party introduced balanced budgets and reduced the debt, and encourages privatization in support of corporations and the wealthy. December 3, 2019 Published December 5, 2019; Review-Mirror I reference Gwyn …
“Good Idea” – Not Good Enough! November 12, 2019 With reference to Sabrina Bedford’s article in the Recorder & Times “No Appetite for declaring climate emergency”, published November 5, 2019, it must have been quite a sight to have witnessed the majority of the mayors of Leeds & Grenville with their heads buried in …
Written October 22, 2019 Clinton Halladay …Is the Win Really the Thing? “I am convinced that people are much better off when their whole city is flourishing than when certain citizens prosper but the community has gone off course. When a man is doing well for himself but his country is falling to pieces he …
Written Wednesday October 15, 2019 Clinton Halladay King Lear, a tragedy written by William Shakespeare and first performed in 1606, centres on King Lear’s flaws: his arrogance, his ignorance and his misjudgements, each of which contributes to the other. The moral of the play is “actions speak louder than words”. Albeit having been penned over …