National Affairs
Dion's environmental free ride over?
Claire Hoy
      Back in the 1970s, most major media outlets - newspapers, magazines and television stations - were publishing horror stories about the impending new ice age. That's because the world had witnessed about 25 years of global cooling, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere, and the fear was that unle...
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Mark Pavilons
Huge gifts vs. huge profits
      The world is kind of funny, despite the lack of uproarious laughter from the stands. By "funny" I mean more than adequately strange, unfair, inequitable and often really odd and cruel. But, as in all things, there is a bright side to our existence. It lies in the hearts and minds of our fellow hu...
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Mayor's Report
GTA mayors call for action on funding, JPs
By Marolyn Morrison
      One of the wonderful things about this job is that I get to meet so many interesting people that I probably wouldn't normally meet. Recently, at the GTA Mayors and Chairs meeting there were many new faces around the table that were newly elected as mayors of their municipalities and of course ther...
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