Opinion
LETTER: Union needs to represent fish plant workers too
John Ivison: Liberals dodge a Palestinian bullet, but the NDP's bill is yet to come
The vote on the NDP motion to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state gave every indication that the House of Commons is now governed by its nursery. The debate was highly charged all day Monday, with a number of Liberals joining NDP, Bloc ...
EDITORIAL: Time to buck P.E.I.'s trend of impaired driving
The Pulse is SaltWire's deep dive series. In P.E.I., our reporters have been delving into the issue of impaired driving and seeking solutions for preventing future tragedies from occurring when someone impaired decides to get behind the wheel. - ...
LETTER: Don't rely on assumptions of what will happen decades down the road when renegotiating Churchill Falls deal
Newfoundlanders and Labradoreans know all too well that the 1969 Churchill Falls contract failed us, and failed us badly. While the inclusion of an escalator clause would have prevented that failure, the root cause was not a failure to include a ...
LETTER: Poilievre needs to educate himself on climate change
Listening to M. Poilievre’s message about carbon taxes, I’m left with the distinct impression that combatting climate change is just too much for us to attempt. If we don’t want to devote the necessary political and financial effort to maintaining ...
BRIAN HODDER: Will the Pharmacare promise come to fruition?
As we head into the first week of spring, there is a sense of hope that winter is behind us and we can look forward to the promise of warm weather ahead. However, as many of us living in Atlantic Canada know, just because it is spring on the calendar ...
LETTER: $20 hourly minimum wage suggestion ludicrous — we need to look at living income and necessary top-ups
It’s been 44 years since I graduated from university and the only real lesson I took from it is that I learned how much I didn’t know and I’m an expert in nothing. University professors often try and convince us that because of who they are, and ...
LETTER: Being reliant on the fishing industry wasn't so bad for Newfoundland pre-Confederation
I have no doubt at all that Professor Raymond Blake, who teaches history for a distant mainland university, was entirely factual in declaring, as The Telegram reported in its March 12 edition, that for Newfoundland before its joining Canada there ...
FIRST READING: Canada is becoming a globally recognized lesson in what not to do
First Reading is a daily newsletter keeping you posted on the travails of Canadian politicos, all curated by the National Post’s own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. TOP STORY ...
JOCELYNE LLOYD: Journalism has value to all generations
Growing up, I was surrounded by newspapers. My parents had subscriptions to two daily and one weekly newspaper. My grandparents on both sides of the family were also long-time subscribers. So, it’s probably no wonder I ended up in the career I ...
'I just don’t feel challenged anymore': Inside the thoughts of a Toronto car thief
As Toronto bears the brunt of a massive spike in auto theft , a Toronto Police officer became infamous this week for suggesting in a public forum that residents start making it easier for home invaders to steal their cars .