Archive 1997-2016
When the water woes of Kashechewan showed up on the national radar a few weeks ago, the federal government’s first act was to provide free plane rides and accommodation to anyone on the reserve who wanted out.
RE: Residents want new approach to prostitute problem, Oct. 28
The Hintonburg Community Association (HCA) has long recognized the need to seek long-term solutions to the problem of street prostitution. We have not been content to “push the problem into a different community,” but have sought solutions by working with other communities and agencies since the early 1990s.
Canadians have a good habit of helping our world neighbours when a disaster hits. Whether it was the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., the South-Asian tsunami, or the recent earthquake in Pakistan, Canadians have shown themselves to be a compassionate lot.
Sixty years ago, the victory of the Second World War was fresh in Canada’s conscience. After storming the beaches of Normandy, liberating the Netherlands, and battling through Italy, over one million military men and women were returning home.