Featured Local Perspectives
LETTER: Questioning the N.L. government's ethics after 'provincial government official' tip
What does it mean for a person to be ethical? If you were to ask that question to Premier Andrew Furey, what do you think he would say? Recently, a "provincial government official" in the Furey government contacted VOCM to advise that John Efford ...
LETTER: Carbon pricing works
By global consensus, fiscally and environmentally, carbon pricing is the best way to fight global warming. The Conservative narrative that "the carbon tax has severely affected the affordability of fuel, groceries, and other goods" is purely ...
LETTER: 'Not a sound' in empty N.L. fishing villages
My mother was born in the historic fishing village of Moreton’s Harbour in June of 1924. Her father, Watson Small, was an esteemed boat builder and recognized locally as a “fish killer,” the title given back in the day to a fisherman particularly ...
LETTER: Reporters must be allowed to share what's happening in Gaza
It is incumbent on us, as citizens of the world, to stay as informed and engaged as we can. Many wars, disasters and other calamities go unreported because there is no-one there able to tell us what is going on. There are other wars, disasters and ...
LETTER: A 3.5 per cent increase in costs due to carbon tax
I rarely respond to readers of my opinion pieces because it is great when people have different opinions and express them. But when someone writes (Terry Snead of Musgravetown, "LETTER: Looking at the carbon tax facts" in the April 13 Telegram) and ...
LETTER: Learning about the cancer experiences of transgender persons and the current state of the oncology care in N.L.
Cancer can affect anyone – the current estimates are that around 43 per cent of us will be diagnosed with cancer in Canada. Access to timely and effective information and health care is critical to prevent, early detect, and successfully treat ...
GWYNNE DYER: A look at India's election
Extreme nationalism always looks foolish or even deranged to those who have not caught the virus, but in India, it’s now official. In January, India’s Ministry of Defence started setting up 822 ‘selfie points’ at war memorials, railway stations and ...
EDITORIAL: A is for anxiety: Atlantic Canadian schoolchildren living new world for learning
The schoolchildren attending classes across Atlantic Canada today are experiencing a very different introduction to reading, writing and ’rithmetic than their parents — or even older siblings — did in years past. These days, an Apple left on a ...
LETTER: Retaliation or revenge?
In February 1944, the Bishop of Chichester, George Bell, spoke in the House of Lords against the policy of the blanket bombing of towns and cities in Germany in the Second World War. What was called 'terror bombing" was a major weapon for both sides ...
LETTER: The climate crisis requires all hands-on deck
On Feb. 24, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, addressed the International Energy Agency. In his speech, Mr. Guterres asked, “Will we move fast enough to limit the worst of climate chaos? And will the transition to renewables be fair, just ...