Santa Claus and Girl Guides of Canada part ways
Santa Claus isn’t a religious symbol. He is the jolly, red-clad fellow who lumbers down chimneys to distribute gifts to children. He arguably has more to do with commercialism than deity.
Freeland’s economic update needs to be realistic and honest
Canada has put off facing reality for too long; we cannot take our future for granted any longer. We need a government—and a country—that recognizes that and is prepared for hard choices.
The next chapter for the Liberal Party
If the next Liberal leader is able to bring the party back to the political centre, the party has a chance of being re-elected.
It’s time for action in Canada’s fight against superbugs
Canada could transform from global laggard to a global leader in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Boring and rowdy a terrible combination for House’s Question Period
Anyone unfortunate enough to happen upon Question Period in the last few weeks could be forgiven for thinking their screen was glitching or caught in a loop, such is the repetition of certain phrases during proceedings. “After eight long years… not worth the cost… not worth the risk… we will continue to be there … […]
CJPME’s representative seems hell-bent on misconstruing Israel, writes B’nai Brith’s Barclay
Re: “Narrow-minded bias threatens to tear at the national fabric, says CJPME rep,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 25, letter to the editor from Dan Freeman-Maloy, director of strategic operations, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East). In his Quixotic quest to indict the state of Israel, Freeman-Maloy has falsely conflated support for Hamas’ […]
The Hill Times’ Neil Moss offers a balanced look at Liberal caucus divisions over Israel-Hamas Gaza Strip war, writes Beckett
Re: “Caucus divisions on Israel-Hamas war show strain for Liberals, say insiders,” (The Hill Times, Oct 25). I wish to thank Hill Times reporter Neil Moss for a balanced, well-delivered look into the divisions within the Liberal Party of Canada about the current violence in Israel and Palestine, and a good analysis of how those […]
No moral equivalencies between Palestinian terrorist organizations and Israeli army: Honest Reporting Canada
In his Oct. 25 letter to the editor, Dan Freeman-Maloy, director of strategic operations for the Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, attempts to create moral equivalencies between Palestinian terrorist organizations who seek to kill civilians and the Israeli army who operate on a code of morality, targeting terrorists, not civilians. More […]
Barbarism of Hamas can’t be ‘contextualized’ into being okay: Howard Sapers
I read the Oct. 18, 2023, opinion pieces by Joseph Ingram and Erica Ifill with dismay. While both columns (briefly) acknowledge that Hamas murdered Israelis, they focus on Israel as the problem and suggest that Israel should stop defending itself. My question to them is how exactly would a ceasefire work? Israel lays down its arms and allows […]
Division in Liberal caucus also apparent throughout Canada, says letter writer
Re: “Caucus divisions on Israel-Hamas war show strain for Liberals, say insiders,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 25). I read with interest your coverage of the division in the Liberal caucus regarding the war in Gaza. The division apparent in the Liberal caucus is also apparent throughout the country, as Canadians grapple with how to best interpret what may turn out […]
