http://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/ Here you will find a listing of all Opinion stories found on OurHometown.ca http://www.ourhometown.ca/business/PM0007.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/business/PM0007.phpAt times it can be very easy to forget that credit is a convenience and not a necessity. This is a fact that becomes all too clear when an entire generation of people don’t carry cash whatsoever anymore, it has become just as easy to draw out a plastic card rather than your cash, even now, in the coffee drive-thru, you can forgo it - seemingly that was the last call for cash. Fri, 18 May 2012 00:34:25 -0500http://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/JB0012.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/JB0012.phpBarack Obama has come out in favour of gay marriage. Not because he actually believes in it, but because he needs votes and money from gay organizations. I wonder if gays in America feel used? Tue, 15 May 2012 11:08:50 -0500http://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/PB0027.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/PB0027.phpLet’s call these wage freezes McGuinty wants by the real name for them, another “Social Contract”. Remember Bob Rae’s infamous 1993 wage freeze and unpaid “Rae Days”, to help curb the tide against Ontario’s then-record $12.4 billion deficit. Rae’s plan was a kick in the proverbial groin for Ontario’s public sector unions and no one was left who wasn’t smarting a little from the pain of those cuts. Front line health care, education, service delivery, you name it; everything and everyone were affected. Tue, 15 May 2012 06:58:54 -0500http://www.ourhometown.ca/news/NL1196.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/news/NL1196.phpMayor Bob Kilger will be asking the Seaway International Bridge Corporation (SIBC) to reconsider its decision to collect tolls on the new low-level bridge that is being constructed between Cornwall and Akwesasne. Mon, 14 May 2012 21:22:05 -0500http://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/JB0011.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/JB0011.phpFormer Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed was voted as Canada's best Premier in a recent survey. Lougheed, who is responsible for the dynasty of the Progressive Conservative Party was an overwhelming choice? Ontario's Bill Davis came in second. I'd be interested to see who gets voted as the worst Premier in Canadian history. Sometimes you don't have to go back too far. Sun, 06 May 2012 00:13:55 -0500http://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/PB0026.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/PB0026.phpWe have a pandemic facing municipalities in Eastern Ontario; over-planning. Local governments are as addicted to planning as they are to hiring outside consultants. This over-planning is costing municipalities in wasted money spent and in the constant churn of indecision which keeps the status quo at the forefront. Wed, 02 May 2012 00:36:49 -0500http://www.ourhometown.ca/business/LW0004.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/business/LW0004.phpRecently we featured a Risky Business article which spoke about how business owners and their insurance brokers need to get good at digging for holes; those potential gaps in insurance coverage which may be easy to overlook but can be deadly to the survival of a company after it suffers a serious loss. Here is one of those holes to look for in your insurance coverage. Wed, 02 May 2012 00:36:07 -0500http://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/JB0010.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/JB0010.phpHow sad to hear and read comments from people like Brian Lynch, who suggest it's fair to take money away from people who earn and create wealth to give it to people who don't. The solution to the growing income gap? Earn more money. The reason the left talks about the income gap? Class warfare. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:50:04 -0500http://www.ourhometown.ca/news/MPP0030.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/news/MPP0030.phpOn Tuesday April 24th, 2012, the NDP and the Liberals hammered out an eleventh hour deal to allow the McGuinty Government to pass the 2012 Budget Motion. This budget takes us further down the same path that got Ontario into this financial mess in the first place; our PC party warned the McGuinty government that they must start to show some financial restraint. On Wednesday, Standard and Poor’s - one of the major credit rating agencies - put Ontario on credit watch, from stable to negative. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:25:31 -0500http://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/PB0025.phphttp://www.ourhometown.ca/opinion/PB0025.phpWhat is wrong with Tim Hudak, or looking at the bigger picture, what is wrong with the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party? Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:17:09 -0500