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I have been pondering these posts for a long time before putting fingers to the keyboard. Now that ballots have been mailed, this seems like the appropriate... more
By
Rob
Dekker
August 2, 2020
Answers are few and far between for school boards getting ready to welcome students back in September. The Ontario Government has said it would announce more... more
July 27, 2020
If an election were held right now, the Liberal Party (36%) to lead nationally - with a five point lead over the Conservatives (31%) – but Liberal support has... more
By
Abacus
Data
July 21, 2020
Has there been an industry more impacted by the Covid pandemic than the airline industry? Tens of thousands of jobs slashed as Canadians stayed home instead... more
July 20, 2020
I’ll be honest, it probably would have been easier to write this blog if my criminal trial outcome was different. I prepared for the worst. This child... more
July 10, 2020
More than 100 days of COVID19 and I have listened to almost just as many podcast episodes. I wrote in May on RHBS Post #286 about the podcasts that I have... more
By
Rob
Dekker
July 10, 2020
Metroland Media reporter Derek Dunn recently unveiled that Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke MP Cheryl Gallant’s Facebook page had neither censored nor stigmatized a... more
July 7, 2020
The recent fundraising letter from former Green Party leader has raised some governance issues in the Party. As former Presidents of the GPC, we would like to... more
July 1, 2020
Chelsea, June 26, 2020—The Gatineau Park Protection Committee (GPPC) is commending the Honourable Julie Miville-Dechêne for raising the issue of park... more
June 26, 2020
Premier Ford has never stopped looking for ways to carve up more farmland and greenspace for deep-pocketed land speculators.
After trying multiple times to get... more
June 22, 2020
I saw an interview with Georges Laraque recently. Georges Laraque is a prominent citizen in Montreal a former NHL Montreal Canadien hockey player. Laraque is... more
By
Ray
Gompf
June 18, 2020
COVID-19 is very much shaping our present, our future and eventually, will describe our past.
This invisible virus will continue to cause grief and fear in... more
June 15, 2020
On April 13th, on Day 30 of the COVID I started a project, a review of my music library, the vinyl and CDs I have purchased for the past 40 years. I would... more
By
Rob
Dekker
June 14, 2020
When humans are cruel towards animals, they are also to some extent cruel against themselves, and the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates this. COVID-19 originated... more
June 13, 2020
On May 26, the mayor and a majority on Ottawa City Council voted to dramatically worsen urban sprawl. This was the most important environmental vote this term... more
By
Robb
Barnes
June 1, 2020