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Coming home to roost

Coming home to roost

'We can’t go back to the days of having our own cow and chickens, but it is a nice feeling to walk into a store and see eggs on the shelf and expensive beef behind the security counter'
Opinion: Bill Walton, To the polls, mes enfants, to the polls!

Opinion: Bill Walton, To the polls, mes enfants, to the polls!

This politics is tiring, but necessary, not only here in Ontario and Canada, but worldwide. We are such a small cog in the wheel – 40 million out of 8 billion people – but our sensible characteristics can show others what is possible
Opinion: Bill Walton, Exchanging citizenships...no thanks

Opinion: Bill Walton, Exchanging citizenships...no thanks

Do I want to exchange our bilingual anthem for that Bombs Bursting in Air tribute to war?
Opinion: Bill Walton thinks the Emperor has no clothes

Opinion: Bill Walton thinks the Emperor has no clothes

And let us be clear: in my opinion, this is not a trade war, it is about ‘annexing’ Canada. Without firing a gunshot – this is after all 2025 - the Year of the Snake
Opinion: Bill Walton, Spuds, crab legs and The Donald

Opinion: Bill Walton, Spuds, crab legs and The Donald

Quoting Jagmeet: “You can't discuss a plan over a meal with him.” Not even with fries.
Opinion: Bill Walton, I saw an eagle that predicts the future

Opinion: Bill Walton, I saw an eagle that predicts the future

Seeing an eagle on the last day of the year is a well-known portent.
Opinion: Fall economic statement outlook guess

Opinion: Fall economic statement outlook guess

You are richer than you . . . wait, wait
Opinion: Bill Walton, Dropping the Puck

Opinion: Bill Walton, Dropping the Puck

Everyone out of the penalty box: Shovels in the. . . picks to the rock. Let’s go!
Opinion: Bill Walton, Seventy cents on the dollar

Opinion: Bill Walton, Seventy cents on the dollar

Doug: Will the bi-lateral trade deal preclude Mexican farm workers from our summer market?
Opinion: Bill Walton, Gathering Your Thoughts

Opinion: Bill Walton, Gathering Your Thoughts

My father, a man who would speak his mind, often paused before speaking, gathering his thoughts. It wasn’t genetic.