Opinion

There are three things that define all Christmas movies: snow, beards and, most importantly, magic.

Should government leave people suffering on the streets with their individual rights intact or should government supersede those rights and impose health and safety treatment on unwilling individuals?

In a country as affluent as Canada, how is it that we have so many people, children included, suffering from food insecurity?

'Over the years, Camp Byng has offered the chance for my children to learn from Indigenous Elders, teachers, trades people, community leaders, authors, scientists, artists and parents who shared their expertise and passions while surrounded by the lush, forested trails and coastal beach of Camp Byng.'

'While it is somewhat comforting to know that the containers meet health and safety standards for workers, the central issue is whether those chemicals stored on that site pose risks to the adjacent residents should an accident occur.'

'How do those five directors justify directing our water supply to an ice rink while residents have so much angst about keeping our only local hospital, our businesses and our farms supplied?'

'This new plan to reduce council meetings to one a month will reduce delegations by half and leave little time for debate. It also will do away with public inquiries, committee reports and councillor reports, all to speed up the agenda. Where does that leave the engaged citizen like myself? There is absolutely no time to hear concerns from the taxpaying citizen!'