Letters to the Editor
- Re: “Public service job cuts loom as Ottawa misses spending and deficit targets,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13). The purge of the public service
Opinion | November 20, 2024
Opinion | November 20, 2024
- Re: “Public service job cuts loom as Ottawa misses spending and deficit targets,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13). The purge of the public service
Opinion | November 20, 2024
- Re: “Public service job cuts loom as Ottawa misses spending and deficit targets,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13). The purge of the public service
- Re: “Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13, p. 7). How do highly unsuitable people—who care little
Opinion | November 20, 2024
Opinion | November 20, 2024
- Re: “Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13, p. 7). How do highly unsuitable people—who care little
Opinion | November 20, 2024
- Re: “Read the room. Know your audience. Get a grip,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 13, p. 7). How do highly unsuitable people—who care little
- I am a big, old, white-haired, bearded, retired oilfield man living in Red Deer, Alta. I have a truck, but I drive my wife’s
Opinion | November 18, 2024
Opinion | November 18, 2024
- I am a big, old, white-haired, bearded, retired oilfield man living in Red Deer, Alta. I have a truck, but I drive my wife’s
Opinion | November 18, 2024
- I am a big, old, white-haired, bearded, retired oilfield man living in Red Deer, Alta. I have a truck, but I drive my wife’s
- While at times we can feel overwhelmed by all the bad news, so many unknown candles are fighting the darkness. While media focuses elsewhere,
Opinion | November 18, 2024
Opinion | November 18, 2024
- While at times we can feel overwhelmed by all the bad news, so many unknown candles are fighting the darkness. While media focuses elsewhere,
Opinion | November 18, 2024
- While at times we can feel overwhelmed by all the bad news, so many unknown candles are fighting the darkness. While media focuses elsewhere,
- Information is more accessible than ever, yet the rapid spread of misinformation is relentless, and has potentially devastating consequences. One of the most concerning
Opinion | November 13, 2024
Opinion | November 13, 2024
- Information is more accessible than ever, yet the rapid spread of misinformation is relentless, and has potentially devastating consequences. One of the most concerning
Opinion | November 13, 2024
- Information is more accessible than ever, yet the rapid spread of misinformation is relentless, and has potentially devastating consequences. One of the most concerning
- Re: “Cost estimate for construction of new Hill tunnel network jumps to $200M,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 7). Perhaps now parliamentarians can sympathize with
Opinion | November 13, 2024
Opinion | November 13, 2024
- Re: “Cost estimate for construction of new Hill tunnel network jumps to $200M,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 7). Perhaps now parliamentarians can sympathize with
Opinion | November 13, 2024
- Re: “Cost estimate for construction of new Hill tunnel network jumps to $200M,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 7). Perhaps now parliamentarians can sympathize with
- Re: “Mo money, less problems,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 1). Please correct the poor grammar in the headline about problems. It may be a cute twist
Opinion | November 11, 2024
Opinion | November 11, 2024
- Re: “Mo money, less problems,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 1). Please correct the poor grammar in the headline about problems. It may be a cute twist
Opinion | November 11, 2024
- Re: “Mo money, less problems,” (The Hill Times, Nov. 1). Please correct the poor grammar in the headline about problems. It may be a cute twist
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—who is endeavouring to gain the support of People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier’s base—chooses to push fear of massive transformation, turmoil,
Opinion | November 11, 2024
Opinion | November 11, 2024
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—who is endeavouring to gain the support of People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier’s base—chooses to push fear of massive transformation, turmoil,
Opinion | November 11, 2024
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre—who is endeavouring to gain the support of People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier’s base—chooses to push fear of massive transformation, turmoil,
- Canada is an attractive trading partner for many nations. Arguing that countries would abandon trade talks simply because we aim to protect our domestic
Opinion | November 6, 2024
Opinion | November 6, 2024
- Canada is an attractive trading partner for many nations. Arguing that countries would abandon trade talks simply because we aim to protect our domestic
Opinion | November 6, 2024
- Canada is an attractive trading partner for many nations. Arguing that countries would abandon trade talks simply because we aim to protect our domestic
- Re: “Security clearance politicking reflects a minority Parliament on its ‘last legs,’ say observers,” (The Hill Times, Monday, Oct. 28, by Stephen Jeffery). It
Opinion | November 4, 2024
Opinion | November 4, 2024
- Re: “Security clearance politicking reflects a minority Parliament on its ‘last legs,’ say observers,” (The Hill Times, Monday, Oct. 28, by Stephen Jeffery). It
Opinion | November 4, 2024
- Re: “Security clearance politicking reflects a minority Parliament on its ‘last legs,’ say observers,” (The Hill Times, Monday, Oct. 28, by Stephen Jeffery). It
- Had we known sooner about the harmful effects of introducing greenhouse gases in to the atmosphere, putting the whole carbon cycle out of balance,
Opinion | November 4, 2024
Opinion | November 4, 2024
- Had we known sooner about the harmful effects of introducing greenhouse gases in to the atmosphere, putting the whole carbon cycle out of balance,
Opinion | November 4, 2024
- Had we known sooner about the harmful effects of introducing greenhouse gases in to the atmosphere, putting the whole carbon cycle out of balance,
- Re: “UNIFIL meant to discourage aggression by presence rather than through force, says Ottawa reader,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 23, p. 8). In 2006,
Opinion | October 30, 2024
Opinion | October 30, 2024
- Re: “UNIFIL meant to discourage aggression by presence rather than through force, says Ottawa reader,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 23, p. 8). In 2006,
Opinion | October 30, 2024
- Re: “UNIFIL meant to discourage aggression by presence rather than through force, says Ottawa reader,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 23, p. 8). In 2006,
- Donald Trump, fascist? Actually, no. Trump is incapable of sustained rational thought, or the coherence to establish or conceive of a system of government.
Opinion | October 30, 2024
Opinion | October 30, 2024
- Donald Trump, fascist? Actually, no. Trump is incapable of sustained rational thought, or the coherence to establish or conceive of a system of government.
Opinion | October 30, 2024
- Donald Trump, fascist? Actually, no. Trump is incapable of sustained rational thought, or the coherence to establish or conceive of a system of government.
- Re: “So much pain, and there’s been no winners’: MPs mark Oct. 7 anniversary,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 7). The rise of antisemitism in Canada
Opinion | October 28, 2024
Opinion | October 28, 2024
- Re: “So much pain, and there’s been no winners’: MPs mark Oct. 7 anniversary,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 7). The rise of antisemitism in Canada
Opinion | October 28, 2024
- Re: “So much pain, and there’s been no winners’: MPs mark Oct. 7 anniversary,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 7). The rise of antisemitism in Canada
- Re: “It is time for Amira Elghawaby to step down,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9). I am saddened and disturbed that such a reputable
Opinion | October 28, 2024
Opinion | October 28, 2024
- Re: “It is time for Amira Elghawaby to step down,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9). I am saddened and disturbed that such a reputable
Opinion | October 28, 2024
- Re: “It is time for Amira Elghawaby to step down,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9). I am saddened and disturbed that such a reputable
- We live across the street from the local mosque, and I often look out our kitchen window and watch cheerfully energetic, young children playing
Opinion | October 28, 2024
Opinion | October 28, 2024
- We live across the street from the local mosque, and I often look out our kitchen window and watch cheerfully energetic, young children playing
Opinion | October 28, 2024
- We live across the street from the local mosque, and I often look out our kitchen window and watch cheerfully energetic, young children playing
- The Israeli Defense Forces recently attacked United Nations peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon, wounding four soldiers. Israel and its backers justify this violence by claiming
Opinion | October 23, 2024
Opinion | October 23, 2024
- The Israeli Defense Forces recently attacked United Nations peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon, wounding four soldiers. Israel and its backers justify this violence by claiming
Opinion | October 23, 2024
- The Israeli Defense Forces recently attacked United Nations peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon, wounding four soldiers. Israel and its backers justify this violence by claiming
- Re: “Who has the right to safety?” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, p. 9). Pretty well every pro-Palestinian writer subscribes to the idea that
Opinion | October 23, 2024
Opinion | October 23, 2024
- Re: “Who has the right to safety?” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, p. 9). Pretty well every pro-Palestinian writer subscribes to the idea that
Opinion | October 23, 2024
- Re: “Who has the right to safety?” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, p. 9). Pretty well every pro-Palestinian writer subscribes to the idea that
- Re: “Trudeau is dead wrong about Canada’s debt,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9). Jake Fuss, director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute, is
Opinion | October 21, 2024
Opinion | October 21, 2024
- Re: “Trudeau is dead wrong about Canada’s debt,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9). Jake Fuss, director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute, is
Opinion | October 21, 2024
- Re: “Trudeau is dead wrong about Canada’s debt,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 9). Jake Fuss, director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute, is
- Re: “It is time for Amira Elghawaby to step down,” by Andrew Caddell (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, 2024). Let’s be clear, columnist Andrew
Opinion | October 21, 2024
Opinion | October 21, 2024
- Re: “It is time for Amira Elghawaby to step down,” by Andrew Caddell (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, 2024). Let’s be clear, columnist Andrew
Opinion | October 21, 2024
- Re: “It is time for Amira Elghawaby to step down,” by Andrew Caddell (The Hill Times, Oct. 9, 2024). Let’s be clear, columnist Andrew
- Re: “The Trudeau government is crushing private-sector childcare in Ontario,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 25.) While Matthew Lau’s opinion piece raises important points about
Opinion | October 16, 2024
Opinion | October 16, 2024
- Re: “The Trudeau government is crushing private-sector childcare in Ontario,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 25.) While Matthew Lau’s opinion piece raises important points about
Opinion | October 16, 2024
- Re: “The Trudeau government is crushing private-sector childcare in Ontario,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 25.) While Matthew Lau’s opinion piece raises important points about
- We live in an increasingly interconnected world. Our ability to communicate and engage in meaningful dialogue is crucial. Cultural divides and differing political ideologies
Opinion | October 16, 2024
Opinion | October 16, 2024
- We live in an increasingly interconnected world. Our ability to communicate and engage in meaningful dialogue is crucial. Cultural divides and differing political ideologies
Opinion | October 16, 2024
- We live in an increasingly interconnected world. Our ability to communicate and engage in meaningful dialogue is crucial. Cultural divides and differing political ideologies
- Re: “Release the names,” (The Hill Times, by David Matas, Oct. 7, 2024). We at the Embassy of Russia in Canada have read with
Opinion | October 14, 2024
Opinion | October 14, 2024
- Re: “Release the names,” (The Hill Times, by David Matas, Oct. 7, 2024). We at the Embassy of Russia in Canada have read with
Opinion | October 14, 2024
- Re: “Release the names,” (The Hill Times, by David Matas, Oct. 7, 2024). We at the Embassy of Russia in Canada have read with
- Re: “Opinion piece ‘exploits pro-Israel pink-washing as a tactic’: CJPME,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 23). When in doubt, accuse critics of racism. That appears
Opinion | October 14, 2024
Opinion | October 14, 2024
- Re: “Opinion piece ‘exploits pro-Israel pink-washing as a tactic’: CJPME,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 23). When in doubt, accuse critics of racism. That appears
Opinion | October 14, 2024
- Re: “Opinion piece ‘exploits pro-Israel pink-washing as a tactic’: CJPME,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 23). When in doubt, accuse critics of racism. That appears
- Re: “Fight over MAID shifts from Parliament back to the courts amid political stalemate,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 2). It should be noted that
Opinion | October 9, 2024
Opinion | October 9, 2024
- Re: “Fight over MAID shifts from Parliament back to the courts amid political stalemate,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 2). It should be noted that
Opinion | October 9, 2024
- Re: “Fight over MAID shifts from Parliament back to the courts amid political stalemate,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 2). It should be noted that
- Re: “The prescription for Canada’s health care future,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 18.) The opinion piece by Bettina Hamelin, president of Innovative Medicines Canada,
Opinion | October 9, 2024
Opinion | October 9, 2024
- Re: “The prescription for Canada’s health care future,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 18.) The opinion piece by Bettina Hamelin, president of Innovative Medicines Canada,
Opinion | October 9, 2024
- Re: “The prescription for Canada’s health care future,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 18.) The opinion piece by Bettina Hamelin, president of Innovative Medicines Canada,
- A well-known African proverb states that when you educate a woman, you educate a nation; but how can she be educated if she can’t
Opinion | October 9, 2024
Opinion | October 9, 2024
- A well-known African proverb states that when you educate a woman, you educate a nation; but how can she be educated if she can’t
Opinion | October 9, 2024
- A well-known African proverb states that when you educate a woman, you educate a nation; but how can she be educated if she can’t
- In the face of Canada’s housing crisis, farmers are feeling the squeeze due to unrealistic government policies. Several initiatives underway not only miss the
Opinion | May 8, 2024
Opinion | May 8, 2024
- In the face of Canada’s housing crisis, farmers are feeling the squeeze due to unrealistic government policies. Several initiatives underway not only miss the
Opinion | May 8, 2024
- In the face of Canada’s housing crisis, farmers are feeling the squeeze due to unrealistic government policies. Several initiatives underway not only miss the
- The 2024 federal budget contains many references to nuclear energy as a “clean” source of electricity. In our view, referring to nuclear electricity as
Opinion | May 6, 2024
Opinion | May 6, 2024
- The 2024 federal budget contains many references to nuclear energy as a “clean” source of electricity. In our view, referring to nuclear electricity as
Opinion | May 6, 2024
- The 2024 federal budget contains many references to nuclear energy as a “clean” source of electricity. In our view, referring to nuclear electricity as
- Re: “The personal transformation of Pierre Poilievre,” (The Hill Times, April 24, p. 9). I nearly wrote in after reading the April 22 editorial,
Opinion | May 1, 2024
Opinion | May 1, 2024
- Re: “The personal transformation of Pierre Poilievre,” (The Hill Times, April 24, p. 9). I nearly wrote in after reading the April 22 editorial,
Opinion | May 1, 2024
- Re: “The personal transformation of Pierre Poilievre,” (The Hill Times, April 24, p. 9). I nearly wrote in after reading the April 22 editorial,
- The Ontario Speaker’s decision to ban the keffiyeh in the provincial legislature is anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and blatantly regressive for a province that purports to
Opinion | May 1, 2024
Opinion | May 1, 2024
- The Ontario Speaker’s decision to ban the keffiyeh in the provincial legislature is anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and blatantly regressive for a province that purports to
Opinion | May 1, 2024
- The Ontario Speaker’s decision to ban the keffiyeh in the provincial legislature is anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and blatantly regressive for a province that purports to
- For more than a year, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hammering home a three-word slogan, “Axe the tax.” He recently added another: “Spike the
Opinion | April 29, 2024
Opinion | April 29, 2024
- For more than a year, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hammering home a three-word slogan, “Axe the tax.” He recently added another: “Spike the
Opinion | April 29, 2024
- For more than a year, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been hammering home a three-word slogan, “Axe the tax.” He recently added another: “Spike the
- Re: “A pantomime crisis, not a real war,” (The Hill Times, April 16, by Gwynne Dyer). Thousands of rockets have been launched and are
Opinion | April 29, 2024
Opinion | April 29, 2024
- Re: “A pantomime crisis, not a real war,” (The Hill Times, April 16, by Gwynne Dyer). Thousands of rockets have been launched and are
Opinion | April 29, 2024
- Re: “A pantomime crisis, not a real war,” (The Hill Times, April 16, by Gwynne Dyer). Thousands of rockets have been launched and are
- Sheila Copps is wrong about CBC journalism. In her opinion piece, “Feds give CBC a budget boost,” (The Hill Times, April 22), Copps makes
Opinion | April 29, 2024
Opinion | April 29, 2024
- Sheila Copps is wrong about CBC journalism. In her opinion piece, “Feds give CBC a budget boost,” (The Hill Times, April 22), Copps makes
Opinion | April 29, 2024
- Sheila Copps is wrong about CBC journalism. In her opinion piece, “Feds give CBC a budget boost,” (The Hill Times, April 22), Copps makes
- Re: “EV battery fires are a global problem that we need to address in Canada,” (The Hill Times, April 15, opinion piece). I agree
Opinion | April 24, 2024
Opinion | April 24, 2024
- Re: “EV battery fires are a global problem that we need to address in Canada,” (The Hill Times, April 15, opinion piece). I agree
Opinion | April 24, 2024
- Re: “EV battery fires are a global problem that we need to address in Canada,” (The Hill Times, April 15, opinion piece). I agree
- Re: “Should telecommunications be nationalized?” (The Hill Times, April 17, opinion piece, p. 3). Last week’s opinion piece in The Hill Times authored by
Opinion | April 24, 2024
Opinion | April 24, 2024
- Re: “Should telecommunications be nationalized?” (The Hill Times, April 17, opinion piece, p. 3). Last week’s opinion piece in The Hill Times authored by
Opinion | April 24, 2024
- Re: “Should telecommunications be nationalized?” (The Hill Times, April 17, opinion piece, p. 3). Last week’s opinion piece in The Hill Times authored by
- As individuals who have devoted many years of public service and policy advocacy directed to negotiating beneficial international trade agreements and to assisting Canadian
Opinion | April 22, 2024
Opinion | April 22, 2024
- As individuals who have devoted many years of public service and policy advocacy directed to negotiating beneficial international trade agreements and to assisting Canadian
Opinion | April 22, 2024
- As individuals who have devoted many years of public service and policy advocacy directed to negotiating beneficial international trade agreements and to assisting Canadian
