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COMMON DECENCY | Religion not a moral thermometer

S ince moving to Toronto in 1987, I had spoken to my parents in London by phone every month or so. Calls were expensive back then so I was surprised when in early summer, 2001, my mum suddenly telephoned. Dad had had a bad stroke.

Letters & Op-Ed, April 20 2022

Want to filter leaves? Choose contractor carefully I really enjoyed the home show this year. There were lots of vendors to get some great advice on home improvements. One in particular we decided to have come to our house and give us a free quote.

Letters & Op-Ed, April 13 2022

Put it in your calendar—Pelham High Reunion 2022 Pelham/Continuation/District/Secondary School in Fenwick was an important part in educating students of Pelham Township and surrounding areas for 52 years.

COMMON DECENCY | A surprising apology, but still so much to do

T here I sat in my clerical collar and black suit, an Anglican priest confident in my political and social awareness and in that of my church. In quiet yet confident tones the Indigenous leader who was speaking that day told a personal story.

Letters & Op-Ed, April 6 2022

License plate fee rebate a new low In the earliest days of Ontario’s history, voting privileges were reserved for a select few who comprised only a fraction of the general population.

COMMON DECENCY | We witness now the Passion of Ukraine

W hat we are all witnessing right now on our television screens, in our newspapers, and on the internet is the Passion of Ukraine.

COMMON DECENCY | Selective truth serves no one

A bortion has once again become a political issue in Canada as the various candidates for leadership of the Conservative Party are questioned about where they stand — on a subject that really has been decided.

COMMON DECENCY | Canceling "cancel culture"

I suppose the time will come when those on the political right will stop crying “cancel culture,” but it won’t be for a while. As nauseating as this reductive slogan might be, those who throw it around have something of a point.

Letters & Op-Ed, March 23 2022

My heartfelt thanks A few days ago, an eternity to me, my husband of 68 years, Don Lazareth, passed away after an unanticipated three weeks in hospital. At the end of his 90-year life, someone in his hospital room tested positive for Covid.

Letters & Op-Ed, March 16 2022

Don't just reward the vaccinated I’m writing in response to Dr Hirji’s recent suggestion that “Providing rebates of OHIP premiums would actually be a way to give money back to people, and would probably do a lot more social good,” and, “It just makes