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Poll: Trudeau, unlike Poilievre, lacks strong support
69The clear difference between the two is that of qualifications. Example: Your truck needs repairs so would you rather take it to a lovely soft-spoken mechanic that makes you feel good but never actually fixes the problem or take it to the PITA who gets it right more often than not?
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City spending $21K for four new parking spots, no cars allowed
SooToday 102What’s the difference between the thief using their bolt cutters to cut the $50 lock from a bike chained to a post as opposed to cutting the lock from the door of this ill inspired $10625 contraption?
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POLL: Is the U.S. Canada's ally? Readers show dramatic shift
86We must realize historically what we signed up for aligning with the U.S. We are and always have been in the position of being the U.S. sacrificial lamb in the event of global conflict. NORAD was designed to shoot down nukes coming at the U.S. from the north thus rendering us a fallout wasteland in that event. Trump continues to view us in this light. I don’t believe Trump sees us or any other NATO nation as a true ally. He only sees dictators in a favourable way as they exude the so called strength he seeks. There is a painful reset of the world order coming and Canada needs to retool and fast.
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Local steelworker who wouldn't shake PM's hand says it wasn't 'for attention'
SooToday 68For all those that believe his refusal to shake Trudeau’s hand showed a lack of class I would say grow a pair and stand by your convictions. Don’t criticize those that have a backbone. Mr. Mero stood by his conviction and I applaud him for not feeding the hand that bites us…
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Canadians should know signs of accidental opioid overdose
SooToday 84The conversation surrounding opiate use and opiate overdose deaths is becoming too much like a controlled burn as opposed to the out of control wildfire that it really is. Notwithstanding continuing with the life saving efforts being put forward everyday, we need to see an annihilation of the supply chain and distribution of this poison. Build the prisons and fill them up with mandatory sentences for dealers. Trade sanctions against nations that allow this death to leave their ports. Get the addicts in mandatory treatment facilities not managed safe consumption sites. For the sake of the future of our culture and once great nation we need to acknowledge the futility of the current strategies and, in terms true Canadians embrace, “drop the gloves”!
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Consultant proposes getting rid of St. Marys River Drive
SooToday 82Most waterfront municipalities I’ve visited have at least some dedicated and vibrant pedestrian only entertainment/shopping/food/tourist districts along the shore and it’s definitely not only a great idea but long overdue to take advantage of ours. Private money needs to be the majority driving force behind this though as the concept photos presented will result in a billion dollars worth of construction. Note to council:Inspire, lead, provide the land and tax incentives but please don’t attempt to build any of this with strictly tax dollars.
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Wayne Gretzky for PM? Trump urged 'The Great One' to run
SooToday 69Trump is a sociopath with the uncanny ability to maintain his level of functionality while creating a situation of severe disfunction. He has no conscience and in a few weeks he’ll have no tether. He controls the chaos narrative in order to maintain his form of control. Social media has given rise to this presidency and unfortunately there is no end in sight to the amplification of his nonsense any time soon.
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Several Sault MI gas stations run out of gas
SooToday 48I really wish the reporting could go just slightly beyond headlines and opine how this may affect Canadians. I don’t bother shopping in the U.S. for anything any longer so couldn’t care less about their issue but could it be reported whether this might impact fuel supplies for…. say Sault Ontario??
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'Good start': Some Ontario shoppers show patriotism with buying choices
SooToday 59My entire adult life has been buy North American whenever possible, whether Canadian or US. That has now come to a screaming halt. Regardless of whatever deal may be reached to pacify Trump he has proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that he isn’t trusted to honour it. He will go down in history as the greatest conman to ever have walked the earth. He creates total confusion and catastrophe with the right hand while he picks the public pocket with the left. Sold the promise to bring prices down and that didn’t happen. Tax cuts for everyone…then threatens tariffs, convinces his loyal base that the country of origin will pay them?? This nonsense only drives inflation which is proven historically to take from the poor and give to the rich 100% of the time. We’re watching the fall of the American empire in real time and Russia is giggling like a schoolgirl… Hope we retool in time to not go down with their ship.
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City council slams brakes on Kinach’s need for speed
SooToday 28There are around 100 points of access, driveways and intersections to Highway 17 between the Sault and the end of the two lanes just past St. Joes turnoff where vehicles must enter traffic from a complete stop, and drivers don’t move over to let you in now so how will going faster make that safer? There are multiple townships and the native reserve along that stretch as well. Did Bruni or young Stephan consult with any of the residents that would be directly affected by a 20% bump in the speed limit? Any consultation with other townships further along such as Desberats, Bruce Mines, Tarbutt…. Thessalon maybe? 🤦🏼♂️
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Sault Downtown Association launches local campaign to support local, Canadian businesses
SooToday 27There’s nothing I would enjoy more than to devote at least one evening per week to doing a bit of shopping, having a nice meal and strolling the waterfront afterwards to watch the sunset. Having said that, as Canadians we are not allowed a concealed carry permit so no can do.
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Sheehan sticking by Trudeau as some Liberal MPs call for new leader
SooToday 56Definition of sycophant. noun. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage or political power.synonyms: crawler, lackey, toady. It’s time to detach now Terry. You need to find another life form to attach to if you wish to survive.
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Landowner demands closure of key snowmobile link trail
SooToday 66This sense of entitlement and lack of respect is reprehensible. If the occurrence is an accidental lapse of understanding I would hope for a warning but if malicious I would hope that if ever that violator is identified there are effective consequences. Our sled season is short enough as it is and abusing the privilege afforded by these gracious private property owners is incredibly infuriating for recreational trail riders like myself.
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COLUMN: SooToday reporter ponders what trade war means for Sault, Michigan
SooToday 66John F. Kennedy said of Canada,"Geography has made us neighbours. History has made us friends.Economics has made us partners.And necessity has made us allies.Those whom nature hath so joined together, let no man put asunder."Don’t think Trump has read anything written by any past U.S. president….. The current commander in chaos hasn’t a clue of the damage he is causing with his out of control tariff strategy. Same tactics previously employed caused the Great Depression and are said to be contributory to the Second World War. Google Smoot -Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. Regardless of his intentions, the methods and madness of his execution plan are going to backfire because the entire planet is throwing reciprocal economic tariffs back at him. He just assumes everyone will see how tough he is and back down. But that’s not what you do with a bully. As long as Trump sticks with his current tactic he will get the same reaction.
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Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you
SooToday 49Recently chatting with a fellow Canadian back home visiting for the holiday who happens to now live and work in Europe. Turns out taxes are high there as well but for some reason homes are more affordable, crime is lower, homelessness is less of an issue, drug addiction is less of a problem and people are happier and more productive. I feel like Trudeau wants to emulate successful world leaders but simply doesn’t know how to govern other than the raising taxes part. Bottom line is most of us could tolerate the higher cost of living if it resulted in a higher standard of living. Can’t wait for the next election………
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MP Sheehan encouraging people here to buy Canadian to fight the tariffs
SooToday 60Terry, how about we not wait for further and deeper tariffs on the oil and electricity we send south and simply raise the prices to reflect what we as your constituents pay everyday? As well, maybe it could be a good idea to build one or two refineries so that we could provide ourselves with a more stable and affordable fuel supply? Please don’t simply hand out millions in emergency response payments then realize how badly you screwed up and ask for them back. Less handouts and more home grown investments in our abundant resources before it’s ultimately too late.
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COLUMN: Navigating news in the age of misinformation
29You can’t blame Drump for spouting misinformation such as legal immigrants eating cats and dogs after he totally cleared that one up with his very cognitive response that he was merely repeating and reporting what he saw posted on his truth social site…It was likely initially posted by his second cousin’s girlfriend's best friend’s dry cleaner so it must be true, right?
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‘Our democracy is not for sale’: Hundreds attend ‘Elbows up’ rally in Toronto
SooToday 36Are there any Liberals out there that can explain how, of the over 400,000 free registered members only 151,899 voted in what decided our new Trudeau 2.0? 85.9 % of the votes were cast for Carney which is a bit more than 25% of those registered Liberals. Regardless of how shady this first appears, the bottom line is the Liberal party is simply trying to extend its power far past its expiration date. A real change of direction is needed now and not a song and dance about how this Liberal ideology has miraculously taken a new direction because Justin’s financial advisor now leads the party.
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Trudeau came north yesterday, but not for photo-ops
SooToday 47I find it ironic that Serre calls out other parties for not contributing to solutions to problems that have drastically spiralled under Liberal leadership for almost a decade. He says no one wants to play the blame game but that’s all they do.. Leaders are supposed to lead, and in that, create the environment for the prosperity we all know is within our grasp. If Trudeau would take his foot off our throats we might be able to actually begin to climb out of this mess he helped create. A government that understands and appreciates the checks and balances, the oversight, the need to unite and the will of its constituents is what Canada needs. If the Liberals can boot Trudeau and turn the boat around they may actually retain some status but in lieu of that I think the polls will ring true and they will get crushed in 2025.
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Sault mayor’s concerns about opioid deaths brought to Queen's Park
SooToday 50So I’ve read and reread this article, especially the response to Gelinas request for Anthony Leardi to comment on Mayor Shoemaker plea for help. Being the Sault is number one for opioid deaths you would think the response might be specific to that horrible statistic. Nope,……it was pathetically putrid political word salad which absolutely enrages me. There was no mention of the Sault.I mean come on, we are number one on the scale of a complete disaster, what’s it going to take to get some of the resources pointed in our direction?? Feel free to jump in anytime Romano…….
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