Imagine the town of Kincardine was declared a special economic zone under the Ford government’s proposed Bill 5. Let’s say the private luxury spa that took over Ontario Place wanted to build a second spa on the currently public Station Beach. Or, perhaps a developer wanted to expropriate a vast tract of Bruce County’s most […]

Officials with the London region’s largest school board say they have no plans to send any more students on class trips to the United States amid uncertainty at the border since President Donald Trump’s re-election. While student treks to America have been common for decades, the Thames Valley District school board “isn’t planning any future […]

In recent elections, all credible political parties have had to present detailed climate platforms. Its absence was seen as a key driver in the Conservatives’ loss in 2019, so much so that Erin O’Toole ensured their 2021 platform had something of substance on climate.  Apparently, no more. The absence of strong policy, or even discussion, on […]