COMMENTARY: Holy music! Massive Christian repertoire, shrinking venues
COMMENTARY: Holy music! Massive Christian repertoire, shrinking venues Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com “Say what you want about the Christians, they can write a tune.” The line comes offhand in a spy …
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COMMENTARY: Canada has no desire to be American
COMMENTARY: Canada has no desire to be American Kevin Dougherty A poll by Canada’s Angus Reid Institute found that only five per cent of Canadians favour Donald Trump’s suggestion that …
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COMMENTARY: Trouble in toyland: Online shopping killing the toy store
COMMENTARY: Trouble in toyland: Online shopping killing the toy store Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com One Christmas, when your scribe was a toddler, his parents wrapped a rocking horse in pretty paper …
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COMMENTARY: Is it time to ask how Poilievre will deal with Trump?
COMMENTARY: Is it time to ask how Poilievre will deal with Trump? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Mark next June on your calendars as a potential dramatic moment in Canadian and possibly …
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COMMENTARY: Sober second thought: How has Trudeau’s independent Senate worked?
COMMENTARY Sober second thought: How has Trudeau’s independent Senate worked? Peter Black Those still able to bear watching American politics unfold in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory may be …
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COMMENTARY: A woman on the moon: You’ve come a long way, baby. Really?
COMMENTARY A woman on the moon: You’ve come a long way, baby. Really? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Your scribe is a big fan of alternate history stories, the “What If?” genre, …
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COMMENTARY: Drill, baby, drill! Canadian style: Federal dental plan a hit with Quebecers
COMMENTARY Drill, baby, drill! Canadian style: Federal dental plan a hit with Quebecers Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Jean-Yves Duclos has a nice smile and he’s generally a …
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COMMENTARY: Should NATO have acted to avoid an ‘unnecessary war’ in Ukraine?
COMMENTARY: Should NATO have acted to avoid an ‘unnecessary war’ in Ukraine? Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Eighty-five years ago Nazi Germany invaded Poland. This first taste of blitzkrieg (lightning war) began …
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COMMENTARY: Why doesn’t Canada have its own spy agency?
COMMENTARY Why doesn’t Canada have its own spy agency? We have a friend who was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer. He thrilled and chilled us with tales of …
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COMMENTARY: What does Pierre Poilievre’s slogan to ‘defund the CBC’ actually mean?
COMMENTARY What does Pierre Poilievre’s slogan to ‘defund the CBC’ actually mean? Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com There’s a video out there of Pierre Poilievre, speaking to an …
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