February 18, 2010 RSS feed / Columns

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Questions about Baptism

Christian Perspectives
Rev. Peter Scott
There is a story about a little boy who asked his mother where he came from and also where she had come from as a baby. His mother gave him a tall tale about a beautiful white-feathered bird, the stork. More...

MIgnatieff’s the one playing politics, ideology with abortion

National Affairs
Claire Hoy

Mark Twain once quipped that, “A lie can run around the world six times while the truth is still trying to put on its pants.” Which brings us to Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and his extraordinary plan to “improve” the he More...

Shuffle not likely to boost re-election chances

Queen’s Park
Eric Dowd

Premier Dalton McGuinty’s cabinet shuffle last month was nowhere near the biggest ever, but ripples from it continue and harm his chances of reelection. More...

The industrial club sandwich

Meagre Musings

Move over K.C. Irving and Paul Desmarais, there’s a new industrial giant on the Canadian stage and his name is Ken Filsinger. You don’t believe me? Just ask the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). More...

In a china mug?

Angles ’n’ Attitudes
William Bothwell

“Medium black for here”, is my order at the coffee shop. “Do you want that in a china mug?”, comes the question. The reply is in the affirmative even when it is rollup the-rim season for paper cups. More...

Change from a futile electoral system

From the Global Classroom
Doug Skeates

It is becoming more and more apparent that there is general dissatisfaction in Canada with our form of governance. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Melancthon Council rejected separatists’ bid for deputation

125 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 19, 1885 More...