Posts Tagged ‘opinion’
OPINION: City and River City need to ‘make nice’ over homeless shelter
OPINION: By J.D. BOOTH Publisher/Editor LambtonShield.com At Monday evening's regular Sarnia City Council meeting, members of council decided to go along with legal advice that essentially said the city must uphold its right to refuse rezoning of what is known as the Harbour Inn, operated as a homeless shelter by River City Vineyard Church on [...]
How to stop highway speeding (OPP, you are welcome)
By J.D. BOOTH Over the last few years or so, I've tried to, whenever I come in contact with someone who might have some position of influence in government (or want to be in government) or law enforcement, convince them of the merits of a ridiculously inexpensive but bound to be enormously successful idea. So [...]
OPINION: Matt McEachran suggests we picture this
OPINION: By MATT McEACHRAN Did you know if someone draws a picture of you holding something like drugs or a gun, you can be arrested and charged for possessing it? Did you know government controlled social workers can take your kids out of school without your permission or knowledge, and take them across town for [...]
Family Matters: Falling down laughing
By J.D. BOOTH Before I go any farther, I must make it perfectly, crystal clear that my wife knows that I am writing about her in this week’s column. Let’s call it “pre-approved.” The fact is, she’s got a serious illness that most of her friends know about by now, an illness that has [...]
OPINION: Rights and freedoms shouldn’t be up to government
By MATT McEACHRAN Happy 30th Birthday Charter of Rights and Freedoms! Ah the Charter, Pierre Trudeau’s crowning achievement. Enshrining our rights into the constitution helped Canada forge a new national identity and an international reputation as being a people without discrimination. The Charter is the best thing that ever happened to our rights and freedoms [...]
Letter to the editor: Thoughts on CBC cuts in federal budget
To the Editor, The CBC has been an important pillar of Canadian culture and every step of my life. Whether it be watching Mr. Dressup as a youngster, discovering new music on the radio or watching the news, there has always been something of unrivaled quality to be enjoyed. It has put Canadian musical talent [...]
OPINION: ‘We love our murderers’
OPINION: By MATT McEACHRAN We love our murderers. We must. People like Terri-Lynne McClintic and Michael Rafferty can kidnap and murder a small child and what do we give them? A life time of ease in jail. Not death. Not even hard labour. A heated cell, securely protected, and three meals a day. Is that [...]
OPINION: Latest move by province another reason for going on our own
OPINION By Matt McEachran First the jail, then NCO, and now Hiawatha is losing the slots. Toronto may have re-elected Dalton McGuinty’s government but it’s Sarnia Lambton that continues to pay for it. OLG made the surprise announcement about the 140 job losses in a sympathetic and remorseful manner. Obviously I‘m kidding, as anyone who [...]
OPINION: The outrage continues
OPINION: By MATT McEACHRAN Parents are starting to take notice. The day after my last column appeared, I came home to find a fax from an anxious mother in a neighbouring county, detailing the latest example of government intervention and loss of parental rights. This unsuspecting woman, we’ll call her Mrs. Freedom, came home from [...]
Are government food inspectors headed this way?
OPINION By Matt McEachran A girl in Jr. Kindergarten was recently told by a government inspector that the lunch she brought with her to school, the lunch her mom packed, was “nutritionally incomplete”. This government agent was inspecting all lunches in the classroom to ensure that, despite how many fruits or vegetables kids just ate [...]
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