I see former Ontario Premier David Peterson has got himself a nice gig. The current Liberal government has just appointed him to spearhead negotiations with First Nations for a new agreement on sharing gaming revenues. First Nations already receive gaming proceeds from Casino Rama in Orillia, and have begun preliminary talks with the province about getting revenues from other sites. Continue reading
Author: findinghopeness
Kincardine Public Consultation Results Concerning DGR
If anyone had asked me just a few months how I thought Kincardine residents would respond to the idea of burying low and intermediate level nuclear waste deep in the rock under the Bruce Nuclear plant I would have smiled and said “it’s a slam dunk.” Continue reading
Same-sex Marriage Legislation
There could be, and there definitely should be a reasonable, balanced, well-informed public discussion about the pros and cons of the Liberal government’s proposed Civil Marriage Act. But unfortunately much of the opposition to the controversial same-sex marriage legislation seems rooted in old-fashioned homophobia; and I, for one, am turned off by it. Continue reading
Aboriginal Fishery
As that great 20th Century philosopher Yogi Berra once famously said, “it’s starting to look like déjà vu all over again.” I’m pretty sure what he was referring to had something to do with baseball, and not fish, and specifically not the here-we-go-again issues surrounding the Aboriginal fishery in our area waters. Continue reading
Public Access to Government Information
Our society functions to a very large degree on the basis of trust and faith. Every day many of us drive down local roads and highways and trust oncoming vehicles driven by complete strangers will stay on their side of the road. The margin of safety – a few feet, or the width of a painted yellow line – is very slim indeed, considering what’s at stake. But trust makes it infinitely wider, so much so that we rarely if ever think of the catastrophic possibilities if two vehicles meet head on at the combined speed of 160 km/hr. Continue reading
2004 Election – Voters, Think Long and Hard…
Someday soon Canadians will find themselves in the midst of an election campaign, the results of which could prove to have far more implications for the future of Canada and Canadian society than many people might think. Indications are the Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound riding, like others in rural, small-town Ontario could play a decisive key role in the outcome. Continue reading
Finding Hope Ness 