Editorial / Opinion
I was honoured to take part in Grand Council Treaty 3's events on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honour and commemorate the children who never made it home and the survivors of residential schools...
Hobo, a chickadee without a tail, has been flitting in and out of my feeder for the past couple days...
It was great join Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to meet with Webequie Chief Cornelius Wabasse and Marten Falls Chief Bruce Achneepineskum to discuss the Northern Road Link project...
During a walk in the woods this frumpy fall day I came across the stump of a 47-year-old birch tree I cut last week while clearing a walking trail/snowmobile route close to camp...
When I was a boy, among the ugliest names to be saddled with was yellow-bellied sapsucker. It was an insult, hurled to hurt, meaning sissy, or chicken butt...
This week the House of Commons resumed sitting. My Common Sense Conservative colleagues and I have heard from millions of Canada across the country over the summer and are ready to stand up for what is important to you in Ottawa...
It was great to meet with Ignace Mayor Kimberly Baigrie for an update on the town's priorities and opportunities for partnership with the federal government...
The great silence has begun. Here's one view from our deck at camp. It's so beautiful it deserves a poem...
It was good to meet with Treaty Three Police Chief Cheryl Gervais and the command team to discuss the great work T3PS does to keep communities in our region safe and how the federal government needs to step up to support their work...
Each season has its own charms and we are well into the switch from summer to fall. Today we started feeding the birds again and have been thrilled to see many chickadees at the feeder...
I was honoured to attend the celebration for Kenora's Abby Dent---Olympic silver medalist at Paris 2024. Congratulations Abby!
Twilight is exquisite!
On a weekend afternoon I danced for a few hours with the fresh developing moon, thin, bright, crisp and delicate, rising at mid-morning in the sky over Pelican Lake and setting in the western forest soon after sundown....
The perfect portrait of peace, love, and serenity on an August evening from our Palace. I'll cache it in memory for a frigid January day next winter...
It was great to visit the Kenora Chiefs Advisory's Youth and Family Wellness Camp. The camp offers activities to keep youth engaged and promote their mental health. Thank you to the staff for a tour of the grounds...
A brief note of appreciation to the individuals that helped my brother-in-law and I.
We hit a moose on the evening of July 19, on highway 599 on our way to Pickle Lake...
I was happy to host a community BBQ in Kenora. It was great to see so many residents stop by to say hello, chat, and enjoy a hamburger. Thank you to everyone who attended...
If one hair fell out, would I be bald?...
Cruz Obie, Ethan McCord, Dean Osmond, and Lew Morgan answer this week's question...
Yesterday I went to the store to pick up a sweet potato for supper. I've never especially liked sweet potato fries, but thought it time I give them another try...
After nine years of this NDP-Liberal government, everything has become more expensive. The cost of housing has doubled while families are paying $700 more for groceries this year than they did in 2023...
Wally Glena, Amey Legere and Kaitlin Sanders, Stuart Cummings, and Susan Hochstedler answer this week's question...
If you think that nuclear energy does not contribute to global warming - think again...
There is a suggestion by the NWMO (Nuclear Industry organization) that nuclear energy is still a viable energy alternative for the province...
This week Common Sense Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre toured through northern Ontario. I joined him for a tour of West Fraser Barwick Mill and Manitou Forest Products...