The following was submitted as a letter to the editor of the Montreal Gazette, on 2018-1-28. I’m writing this in Ottawa, where we are spending a weekend. Looks like the city saves a ton of money by not removing snow from side streets, so on-street parking can be a nightmare!…
Read moreThe letter to the editor below, was published in the Suburban, on 2017-8-16, with the title “All municipal council meetings must be held in public by law“: I wholeheartedly agree with Michael Shafter (Letter to the Editor, The Suburban, 2017-8-9) that we need more transparency at the municipal level (in…
Read moreThe following was submitted as a letter to the editor of the Montreal Gazette, and was published on the Gazette’s website on 2014-10-23. The RCMP is reported to have taken away the passport of Martin (Ahmad) Couture-Rouleau out of concern that he would travel to Iraq or Syria. Would it…
Read moreLetter to the Editor, submitted to the Montreal Gazette on 2008-8-28. Many companies provide parking at no charge for their employees. This represents a subsidy, as parking spaces involve considerable costs including initial construction, drainage, paving, lighting as well as ongoing expenses such as snow removal, security, and electricity. Never…
Read moreLetter to the Editor of the Montreal Gazette. With reference to the article “Leading British doctors urge anesthetics for brain-dead organ donors” (Gazette, 20 Aug 2000, page A10), I find it surprising that the British Department of Health would reject in such a cavalier fashion the possibility that brain-dead individuals…
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