By Cathy Hird
December is a month when a number of faith and cultural traditions celebrate. Christmas and Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and the winter solstice to name a few. In Canada, we mark this month as special with lights and decorated trees, time off and time when family gets together. And on TV, there is a slew of holiday specials. These caught my...
Bruce-Grey-Owen MP Larry Miller has responded to the Liberal campaign promise to end Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system. Quoting from a petition he is supporting, Miller notes that "the Liberal platform did not propose an alternative method of electing Members of Parliament, but only that the current system should change." The petition calls for a full national referendum on any such change.
Prime Minister Trudeau has asked Maryam Monsef, Minister of Democratic Institutions, in her mandate letter, to "bring forward a proposal to establish a special parliamentary committee to consult on electoral reform, including preferential ballots, proportional representation, mandatory voting and online voting."
The full text of Mr. Miller's media release is below....
by Kelly Babcock
Wednesday, December 16th, from 7PM to 10:30PM, at the Avalon, the Christmas Cello Choir Family Concert. Eight to ten cellos play Christmas Carols, and YOU sing!!! We recommend you come early for nibbles & bring your family. See you there! Admission is pay-what-you-can, proceeds to our rehearsal space at the wonderful Harmony Centre!
Thursday, December 17th, at 7PM, at the Harmony Centre, 890, 4th Ave. E., admission: The Choir That Rocks Owen Sound presents "Life Is Beautiful" ... because it is. pay within your means
Thursday, December 10th, at 9PM, at the Avalon Jazz Lounge & Patio, 229 9th St. E., It's Jazz Jam! Come out and jam on any kind of jazz you want. Bring an instrument or your voice and join Kaelin Murphy at the Avalon! admission: pay what you can
Friday December 18th, at 7PM, at the Harmony Centre, 890, 4th Ave. E., admission: The Choir That Rocks Owen Sound presents "Life Is Beautiful" ... because it is. pay within your means
Friday December 18th, from 7PM 'til 9PM, at Central Westside Church, 310 10th St. W., come see Harp & Holly, a trio of long-time musical friends from the Grey-Bruce Ontario area who weave a tapestry of yuletide magic with their poetic blending of Celtic, New Age and Baroque ...
This is the third year for the Hope for a Child Radio campaign. Last year, this campaign raised close to $73,000 in total, which in turn helped support almost 160 local children.To date, just over 100 individuals & business have collectively donated $33,000 but this local charity still needs a lot more help from the local community this holiday season.
Cindy Wheeler, spokesperson for the Foundation says "We are a long way off from our goal to assist the children and youth right here in Grey & Bruce with their winter clothing for the cold weather ahead. Our need this year is to support the over 700 children and youth in Grey & Bruce county that require help from the Our Kids Foundation. This includes access to necessities such as snowsuits, tutoring, groceries,...
Dear Editor,
I find myself agreeing with Les MacPherson of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix when he stated that "Fragile as pretzel sticks are Liberal campaign promises". Since October 19th, this Government has had a steady record of broken promises. Having already broken at least 4 promises in less than 2 months in office, this Government is on pace to pass the McGuinty-Wynne Ontario Government for overall broken promises while in office. From faulty promises on Syrian refugees to a now steady stream of economic miscalculation, this Government owes all Canadians an explanation on why their campaign promises were so fundamentally flawed.
I would like to focus on two recent issues that have come to light about economic promises that the Government made during the campaign. The first promise was a "Middle-class tax cut". I put this in quotation marks because to this date we are still unclear on what the Prime Minister defines as middle-class. We do know that his Parliamentary Secretaries who earn
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