COMMENTARY: Trouble in toyland: Online shopping killing the toy store
COMMENTARY: Trouble in toyland: Online shopping killing the toy store Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com One Christmas, when your scribe was a toddler, his parents wrapped a rocking horse in pretty paper …
COMMENTARY: Is it time to ask how Poilievre will deal with Trump?
COMMENTARY: Is it time to ask how Poilievre will deal with Trump? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Mark next June on your calendars as a potential dramatic moment in Canadian and possibly …
COMMENTARY: Sober second thought: How has Trudeau’s independent Senate worked?
COMMENTARY Sober second thought: How has Trudeau’s independent Senate worked? Peter Black Those still able to bear watching American politics unfold in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory may be …
COMMENTARY: A woman on the moon: You’ve come a long way, baby. Really?
COMMENTARY A woman on the moon: You’ve come a long way, baby. Really? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Your scribe is a big fan of alternate history stories, the “What If?” genre, …
COMMENTARY: Drill, baby, drill! Canadian style: Federal dental plan a hit with Quebecers
COMMENTARY Drill, baby, drill! Canadian style: Federal dental plan a hit with Quebecers Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Jean-Yves Duclos has a nice smile and he’s generally a …
COMMENTARY: Should NATO have acted to avoid an ‘unnecessary war’ in Ukraine?
COMMENTARY: Should NATO have acted to avoid an ‘unnecessary war’ in Ukraine? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Eighty-five years ago Nazi Germany invaded Poland. This first taste of blitzkrieg (lightning war) began …
COMMENTARY: Why doesn’t Canada have its own spy agency?
COMMENTARY Why doesn’t Canada have its own spy agency? We have a friend who was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer. He thrilled and chilled us with tales of …
COMMENTARY: What does Pierre Poilievre’s slogan to ‘defund the CBC’ actually mean?
COMMENTARY What does Pierre Poilievre’s slogan to ‘defund the CBC’ actually mean? Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com There’s a video out there of Pierre Poilievre, speaking to an …
COMMENTARY: Problem of GG Mary Simon’s lack of French is not going away
COMMENTARY: Problem of GG Mary Simon’s lack of French is not going away Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com In about a month, Mary Simon will exceed her pre- …
COMMENTARY: And then there was one: Whither Liberal provincial governments?
COMMENTARY And then there was one: Whither Liberal provincial governments? Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Does the name Brian Gallant ring a bell? What about Stephen McNeil? Wade …