It has been said that in war, truth is the first casualty. Yet in the wake of the Toronto G20 summit, it is clear that truth is an unwelcome intruder within the realm of politics as well. Call it my inherent cynicism about politics or maybe put it down to my observation and experience, but the discussion and media coverage surrounding the G20 summit has been ignorant at best, or deliberately misleading at worst. [...]

Dear Editor;
I was astonished reading last weeks editorial after returning from Queens Park- at first I thought I had never left, and was reading the Toronto Star, not the Perth Courier.
The premise of your editorial regarding the proposed on-again/off-again sex education curriculum was very disappointing. Your conclusions imply that the only appropriate venue for [...]

On the 25th of March, Dalton McGuinty and his government unleashed their latest spending fiasco onto Ontario’s families. The 2010 Ontario budget was an opportunity for the McGuinty Liberals to put some controls on government spending, create job opportunities and provide some tax relief…but alas, the opportunity has been squandered. [...]

In the past few months in Ontario, we’ve seen the current provincial government rocked by scandal after scandal. The majority of these revolve around the so-called ABCs – Agencies, Boards, and Commissions. These arms-length organizations reach into every aspect of our lives. There are over 600 agencies, boards and commissions. They include the labour relations review board, and the construction safety association. They govern all aspects of our jobs, such as apprenticeship ratios. Of these agencies, none is worse than the WSIB. [...]

There is a growing chasm between the political demands and aspirations of rural Ontario on the one hand and urban Ontario on the other. [...]