The Journal Pioneer

“Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn’t, but if he was sane he had to fly them.” Joseph Heller’s definition of Catch 22 has a Canadian political parallel in the apparently unsolvable dilemma facing Conservative leadership ...

Here’s a question: How will we fund the legitimate concerns of First Nations and also urgently needed health expenditures to contain COVID-19 and any future pandemics? Rail service across Canada has been halted for nearly three weeks by ...

Michael J. Armstrong, Brock University To evaluate cannabis legalization’s progress and success, Canadians need good information about legal product sales. Unfortunately, most provincial cannabis agencies keep results overly secret. And ...

In early May, there will be a new premier in Newfoundland and Labrador. The challenges facing the province are daunting, but they are not insurmountable. In the last few years, many small-business owners have been struggling with generating enough ...

Ian (Tex) MacDonald Guest opinion Ian (Tex) MacDonald The Greek city of Delphi on the steep southern slopes of Mount Parnassus was one of the most important sites in the ancient world, not because it was home to a powerful ruler but ...

When Dennis King became premier, I was pleased with the actions of his environmental appointee, Brad Trivers. It was clear Mr. Trivers was passionate about the environment, especially for a person in the PC party, and that he was willing to see ...

The professor who complained about feminists and the sex trade argument is ignoring the obvious and posing a false dichotomy. When there is "harm reduction" necessary, it is necessary because without it there is more harm and where there ...

In 1995, domestic terrorists in the United States blew up a massive truck bomb outside a federal government building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring more than 680. A referendum on separation in Quebec narrowly supported having ...

Defending the planet In their protest against the Coastal GasLink pipeline, it is no small thing what the Wet’suwet’en Nation is doing for Canada and our planet: showing us the healthy way to care for our common home. A legal ...

How is rent control a bad idea? After a $50 rent increase in 2019, Urchin Properties informed me of a $100 monthly increase for 2020! Now almost half of my income will go to pay rent for a one-bedroom apartment with absolutely no ...