On Saturday, June 20 Michael Den Tandt will present a talk on Journalism and Ethics. Michael is the former Editor of the Owen Sound Sun Times, a political columnist with the National Post and Postmedia, and his columns are syndicated in more than 40 daily newspapers across Canada, including the Sun Times.
The free event will take place at 2:00 PM at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library and will be followed by a question and answer period.
Hosted by the Grey Bruce Humanists.
Hide and seek with the voters...
Editor:
Both Mr Miller and his boss, Mr Harper, are playing hide and seek with the voters in the most important election since the free trade debate of 1988. The issues, and the decisions facing voters, couldn't be more stark.
Are we to go down the path of the USA, switching between one grand old party and the next and subject ourselves to 5 more years of Parliamentary gridlock? Are we, at last, going to attend to poverty and the inequality that drives it and do something about it? Are we going to
The following letter was written May 15 by MP Larry Miller to Peace and Justice Grey Bruce in response to their query.
May 15, 2015
Peace and Justice Grey Bruce
Dear Sir or Madam:
Thank you for your recent correspondence with regards to the missing persons' and murder investigation of Delores Brower.
In a letter to the Sun Times June 13th, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MP Larry Miller stated he would not attend all candidates meetings during this election. He said they are "obsolete" because they draw only people who have already made up their minds. That cannot be true of the Chamber of Commerce debate because it is also broadcast on Rogers community television. Mr Miller has nevertheless declined to attend that meeting.
Mr Miller said in his letter, "Any meetings that involve direct, one-on-one participation with the voter would be a very suitable format." That is exactly the format of the meeting on Proportional Representation that will be held at the Owen Sound Public Library on June 18, starting at 7:00 pm. But, we understand Mr Miller has declined to attend that discussion as well.
Four federal parties out of five are talking about changing our electoral system. Peace and Justice Grey Bruce will be holding an evening of discussion and information about electoral reform in Canada on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 7 pm at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library.
Discussion topics will include: why change? what systems are being considered? what is proportional representation? and how will this affect the voter? Representatives from Fair Vote Canada, an organization that has advocated proportional representation for 15 years, will make a presentation and answer questions.
Two local federal candidates, ...
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