Opinion

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi looks on during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during Blinken's week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in Amman, Jordan, January 7, 2024. Reuters file

COMMENTARY: Can a Jordanian solution help end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Henry Srebrnik Commentary In the wake of the Gaza war, the so-called two-state solution – an Israeli and Palestinian state side by side — has been resurrected. This idea dates back to at least 1937, when a British commission suggested a partition of ...

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DAVID DELANEY: Feeling unwelcome in public buildings

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JOHN DeMONT: We have met the enemy and they are us

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A large flag of Nova Scotia, flies at half staff on memory of the victims on this the 4th anniversary of the Portapique mass killing, at Alderney Landing in Dartmouth Thursday April 18, 2024.

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LETTER: St. John's building a safer community by empowering individuals

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COMMENTARY: Nova Scotians still face longest health-care wait times in Canada

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EDITORIAL: Federal budget papers over important details

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BRUCE MacKINNON: Cascading effects

Bruce MacKinnon |Updated a day ago |1 min read

Bruce MacKinnon's cartoon for April 19, 2024.

Premier Dennis King argued that a bill that would strike out a labour law provision allowing employers to require employees produce a sick note was premature. He said it lacked details on what would replace this provision to "police" workers who abuse sick leave provisions - Stu Neatby

CHEERS AND JEERS: Jeers to P.E.I. Premier Dennis King for exchange with doctor

SaltWire Staff |Updated 8 hours ago |8 min read

Jeers to P.E.I. Premier Dennis King who got into an argument with Summerside ER physician Dr. Kay Dingwell over the topic of sick notes during debate on a Green party bill April 18. A policy requiring P.E.I. public service employees to get a doctor's ...

Demonstrators prtresting the newly implemented carbon tax, gather to axe the tax, om either side of the NB/NS border near Amherst Monday April 1, 2024.

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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Make fighting climate change personal

Contributed |Updated a day ago |3 min read

Now that the flag waving and placard parading has eased and we are paying the three-cent extra carbon tax on gasoline, not the 13 cents Pierre Poilievre was rhyming about, we are reconciled to the ever-changing cost per litre. Just two years ago, the ...

A rendering of what Halifax's new electric ferries will look like. - Handout

COMMENTARY: Atlantic Canada’s ferries lead charge toward zero emissions

Contributed |Updated a day ago |3 min read

By Brent Dancey The Halifax-Dartmouth ferry service is among the oldest in North America, running since 1752. While the types of vessels and the timetables have changed, passenger ferries continue making regular journeys across the harbour, as they ...

Columnist Pam Frampton rants about “reaching out,” and other overused words and phrases that stick in her craw. — Marc Olivier Jodoin/Unsplash photo

PAM FRAMPTON: Unpacking words that drive me crazy

Pam Frampton · Columnist |Updated a day ago |4 min read

Language is a living thing that morphs over time. Words fall out of fashion, their meanings can shift or expand, their origins can disappear into the mists of time, or they themselves can become archaic. We may still be on tenterhooks waiting for ...

Premier Andrew Furey speaks with reporters outside the House of Assembly. -Juanita Mercer/SaltWire file photo

LETTER: Leave personal life out of politics

Contributed |Updated a day ago |3 min read

I am very surprised and disappointed that Premier Furey keeps referencing the leader of Official Opposition's (Tony Wakeman) work history. With the mess health care is in this province and Premier Furey being a doctor, I have yet to hear any of the ...

Former President Donald Trump arrives for the start of the second day of his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court, New York City, New York, U.S. April 16, 2024. JUSTIN LANE/Pool via REUTERS

LETTER: Christians supporting Donald Trump and other Right-wing politicians concerning

Contributed |Updated a day ago |2 min read

Some people, even seasoned journalists, seem to believe that Mr. Trump dozed off during jury selection. Anybody who has taught Junior High classes, as I have, will tell you that his apparent snoozing was an adolescent attempt to telegraph boredom.

Attorney General and Justice Minister John Hogan stands outside the House of Assembly. -Juanita Mercer/The Telegram

LETTER: Weak apology for traumatizing those who are already traumatized

Contributed |Updated a day ago |2 min read

Excerpt from the House of Assembly on March 6, 2024: John Hogan: "So, I don't want anyone in this House to mislead what's happening in court here with regards to sexual assault victims. It's a very serious issue and the lawyers in this province are ...

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LETTER: CBRM rodent problem needs to be addressed, says reader

Contributed |Updated 22 hours ago |1 min read

I would like to once again express my frustration with Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) officials who not only refuse to do anything about the rodent problem in the area, but they also knowingly add to it through their garbage collection ...

LETTER: Questioning the N.L. government's ethics after 'provincial government official' tip

Contributed |Updated a day ago |2 min read

What does it mean for a person to be ethical? If you were to ask that question to Premier Andrew Furey, what do you think he would say? Recently, a "provincial government official" in the Furey government contacted VOCM to advise that John Efford ...