- By Jon Farmer
When a guy is told to ‘Man Up’ the implication is usually that he needs to be tougher or have more courage. That sentiment pushes men into professions and pass times that are dangerous, decrease our ability to ask for help, and discouraged us from paying attention to vulnerability and emotion in others. That idea of manhood teaches us that we always have to win. It also increases men’s violence toward women as well as other boys and men. ...
- by John A. Tamming
In Bananas, Woody Allen’s 1971 take on a Central American dictator, the newly “elected” General announces that from now on, all the people shall speak Swedish and wear their underwear on the outside. Oh yes, all children under the age of 16 shall be deemed to be 16.
Such arbitrary exercise of power is not available to the elected in Canada, including (perhaps especially including) municipal councils. Instead, one’s room for action is limited ...
- Anne Finlay-Stewart, Editor
If you worked full time at $20/hr. it would take slightly more than 50% of your take-home pay to rent a one-bedroom apartment in this building in the City of Owen Sound. Before hydro or internet or air-conditioning or laundry.
While that is a cold dose of 2021 reality, perhaps more disconcerting was ......
- By Madeline Matcheski
On September 11th, 2021 over 30 young women at Western University were allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted at Medway-Sydenham Hall residence.
I heard of the incident only because I was scrolling through social media. ...
- by John A. Tamming
We are in budget talks as a city council for 2022.
Our property taxes average $4,103 for a bungalow; Georgian Bluffs averages $1,759 while Meaford and Chatsworth come in at $2,655 and $3,257, respectively. ...
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