By Beryl Wajsman, Editor Clearly the Syrian refugee crisis should not be allowed to degenerate into a Rwandan massacre or a Darfuri genocide or the ev...

Ouimet discusses decision to ditch politics
“More collaboration, less partisanship needed” By Robert Frank Quebecers want their politicians for focus more on policy and less on positioning for p...

Trottier quits Action Laval
Fifth opposition party in the offing By Robert Frank Another political earthquake rumbled through Laval last week. Municipal party plate tectonics shi...

Maccarone: Fix school boards, don’t abolish them
By Robert Frank Jennifer Maccarone wants the Couillard government to enable Quebec school boards to function properly, rather than abolish them. In pa...

“I didn’t have to ask ‘why?’”
September 11, 2001 Memories of a Times reporter By Robert Frank I wasn’t one of the millions whose first reaction was to ask “why?” I already knew the...

Ministry of Transport offers 75% funding deal on Beaconsfield sound wall
Poëti: “We felt this offer is reasonable and adapted to the history of this case.” By Kevin Woodhouse “This is the first time in 30 ...

“The right to be let alone…”
Beryl Wajsman, Editor Elected officials need not all be lawyers. In fact, sometimes it is better that they are not. But all those who present themselv...

Beaconsfield trashcams raise privacy concerns
By Kevin Woodhouse Following last week’s decision by the Beaconsfield council to allocate the necessary funds to purchase garbage bins with RFIDs (Rad...

LBPSB expects “best year ever” despite cuts
By Robert Frank Despite the doomsaying this spring, Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) will weather the austerity storm, according to LBPSB chair ...

Ouimet quits
Fabre MNA improved ordinary Quebecers’ access to justice By Robert Frank The man who has represented the western Laval riding of Fabre for the past th...