Last week, Alberta’s newly minted premier, Danielle Smith, tabled legislation entitled “Alberta [...]
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Muskoka’s Natural Heritage and Bill 23 | Commentary
Hugh Mackenzie is taking a break from Listen Up! this week. Below are the comments submitted by [...]
Listen Up! No vote in this election | Commentary
In this year of so many elections, we still have one more to go. Except this time, we don’t get [...]
Parry Sound-Muskoka needs 10,000 homes by 2031: MPP Graydon Smith
By Parry Sound-Muskoka MPP Graydon Smith In my travels across our riding, one of the most [...]
What are you doing in my swamp?
By Amanda Porter, Muskoka Conservancy What is Muskoka if not the lakes, forests, rocks, and… [...]
Listen Up! Is there a mood for change? | Commentary
Is there change in the air? That certainly seems to be the case across the border and in [...]
Listen Up! Ontario’s latest move raises questions | Commentary
Sometimes I envy those people who think in black or white because I often think in grey and at [...]
Bill Davis is gone—and everything is different: Sally Barnes | Commentary
By Sally Barnes For about 30 minutes on a recent late afternoon the Ontario Legislature became [...]
Listen Up! Has Canadian conservatism gone off the rails? | Commentary
I wonder if extremism is taking over the conservative movement in Canada as it has in the [...]
Listen Up! A statement | Commentary
Last week, in my Listen Up opinion piece I wrote about my concern that one of the candidates at [...]


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One just need to look what happened in Greece 6 years ago when no one would lend them money to…
Thank you CSCU we know how tireless your job is with the revolving doors of justice. Again youve caught some…
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