Archive 1997-2016
Focus on Education
By Matt Watkinson
Dave Johnson survived his trial-by-error debut as education minister and has emerged with a package of changes for Ontario’s high school curriculum.
Throughout the two-week strike over Bill 160, Johnson protected the government’s vision of the school system against massive opposition from the people who actually run it.
By Sean McIndoe
Last spring, the Ottawa Senators shocked the hockey world.
With the odds against them, this group of brave souls pulled together in a stunning display of courage and fortitude to make the playoffs for the first time in their recent history thanks to a breathtaking late season run.
Editorial stance ‘an insult’
I am writing to you regarding both the editorial and its accompanying cartoon in your Jan. 23 edition. I cannot possibly convey how disappointed I find its oversimplifications and errors. Equally upsetting is the demeaning and nasty tone given to the coverage of a sensitive and important issue.
By Crystal Kingwell and John Besley
Somebody needs to learn to share. The federal government’s attitude toward the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame’s possible move to Ottawa borders on childish.
Both tourism and sporting authorities support moving the Hall to the government-owned Conference Centre downtown.