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Letter: Alderman calls Shelton budget hearing 'embarrassing' May 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail To the Editor: This past Nov. 3, the electorate of Shelton resoundingly defeated the proposed city charter revision by well more than a two-to-one margin, a measure which, among other things, would have eliminated the Board of Apportionment and Taxation. The citizens of our city declared in one voice that they value this board, believe in its role in the budget process each year and want the transparency that such a board can provide in their hearings. One would think that after having their very ex...

Can You Hear Me Now? is a book by Celina Caesar-Chavannes.(Random House Canada) Can You Hear Me Now? is a memoir by entrepreneur and former politician Celina Caesar-Chavannes. Caesar-Chavannes was the first Black MP to represent the riding of Whitby, Ont. But her political career wasn't easy, and she was known for speaking out about social and racial injustices within political institutions and in her community. She eventually decided to leave the party she ran for, the Liberals.  Can You Hear Me Now? tells Caesar-Chavannes' story, from her early childhood through her business and polit...

The Globe and Mail John Boyko Published April 9, 2021 AHMAD AL-BASHA/AFP/Getty Images John Boyko is the author of The Devil’s Trick: How Canada Fought the Vietnam War. We Canadians try to be on the right side of history – but too often we fail. We fail largely because morality and money are seldom on speaking terms. Consider our role in two immoral wars. Canada was officially neutral in the slow-motion tragedy that was the Vietnam War – but we were not. Canadian soldiers and diplomats were in Vietnam throughout the war as part of the International Control Commission, charged with obs...

The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories: Prince Philip, the often-cantankerous but steadfastly loyal husband of the Queen, died Friday at 99. “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,” Buckingham Palac...