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Proportional representation good for the environment
Among the many positive actions that one might take to help slow the rate of global warming and thus help reduce the difficulties that...
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- Jan 25
Tongue-tied politicians remain status quo on climate
On Jan. 3, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced that “just transition” legislation, a 2019 election campaign promise...
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- Jan 11
Hear Iranian women’s cry
By Faramarz Fatideh In the free world, the holidays are a festive period for friends and families to gather. During that period, the...
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- Dec 7, 2022
Ventilation, filtration needed— along with transparency
There’s a record body count this year. A. Record. Body. Count. This year more Canadians have died of COVID than in each of the previous...
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- Nov 30, 2022
Our planet is still in the emergency room
At the recent COP27 summit in Egypt, António Guterres, secretary general of the UN, warned that “our planet is still in the emergency...
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- Nov 23, 2022
Safeguard minority language rights
Open letter to the Honourable David T. Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada: Bill C-13 purports to modernize our...
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- Nov 16, 2022
Pay attention to what feds are doing with Bill C-13
If you think Quebec’s Bill 96 threatens the future of the English-speaking community in this province, wait until you see what is coming...
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- Nov 9, 2022
French-only meet keeps farmers in the fields
Last week the MRC Valley Gatineau convened a meeting of farmers in Low to commence discussions regarding a future five-year Agriculture...
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- Nov 2, 2022
Let me shoot my arrow in October
I applaud Michel Charon and his five friends for their sustainable deer hunting practices, whereby they choose to limit themselves to...
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- Oct 26, 2022
Support for women and girls to choose for themselves
This letter is in response to the letter to the editor, titled “76 dead and counting” (Oct. 12 edition) and its dangerous assertion that...
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- Oct 19, 2022
Housing crisis in Outaouais ‘worrying’
The housing crisis in the Outaouais – homelessness, unaffordable housing, the lack of suitable and affordable housing for both young...
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- Sep 7, 2022
Pioneer families come together for reunion
On Aug. 26-27, members of two of Gatineau Valley’s pioneer families — the Maxwells and Browns — gathered to celebrate their shared...
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- Aug 31, 2022
Tree sign language: early fall colour
Deciduous trees, ice-cream stands and marinas close each fall for the same reason: as daylight dwindles and cold creeps in, they become...
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- Aug 24, 2022
The Liberal stance on Bill 96
Together, we have built a society rooted in our belief that everyone who calls Québec home can contribute and share in its development....
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- Aug 17, 2022
Stakes have never been higher for next conservative leader
We both proudly served as ministers in Stephen Harper’s cabinet. Between the two of us, we served as Quebec lieutenants between the first...
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- Aug 10, 2022
Time for a freeze on Wakefield development
Is it time to declare a moratorium on developments similar to the project on Chemin Elmdale in the Municipality of La Pêche, or at least...
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- Aug 3, 2022
Don’t dodder about devil’s shoelaces
Devil’s shoelaces sucking the life out of its photosynthetic neighbour. Given the scorching-hot climate where the embodiment of evil is...
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- Jul 27, 2022
Make trail safe before someone gets hurt
I am writing because I do not want to hit or kill a cyclist with my vehicle as I cross the Voie Verte to access my home. I live on one of...
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- Jul 20, 2022
Next July 1, let’s celebrate Wakefield
I love Matt Harrison's idea for a Wakefield-wide water fight and share his conflicted feelings towards Canada Day (“Keep Wakefield weird...
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- Jun 29, 2022
Last tree standing is the loser
Splitting a wishbone may bring good luck to the one who gets the larger piece, but when a wishbone-shaped tree rips in half, it’s bad...
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