My letter in the Hamilton Spectator, May 14

Background: This letter responded to one a few days earlier in the Hamilton Spectator.  That letter in turn was commenting on the story in the paper about Rabbi David Mivasair, who went to the West Bank to help repair a road used by Palestinian villagers to access health care, etc.  He was arrested by Israeli forces. RE: RABBI’S VIEWS CLASH…

What consumers want

Harry Shannon CBC News Item 21 April 2019'Is that even legal?' Companies may be sharing new credit or debit card information without you knowing. … Information about the sharing of this kind of information with third party companies is often buried in the fine print of bank and credit card agreements… There…

Resiliency – My satirical letter in the Toronto Star

. Some background: The Ontario government has announced that it will increase the average class size for high schools. It's a cost-saving measure that many fear will lead to poorer education for children. But the Minister of Education claimed that it's going to increase the resiliency of the students, so it's a good policy. Here's my lette…

Choosing your words

Andrew Scheer, the leader of Canada's Conservative party, needs to be more careful. He attacked Justin Trudeau over what Trudeau said in response to questions about the SNC-Lavalin affair. Now I believe that companies should not get away with corruption, so I think the prosecution should go ahead. But that's not my point. Reading from a pr…