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Dave Dale
Dave Dale
Opinion, Dave Dale: Responsibility follows ‘freedom’
Canadians exercising the freedom to protest for freedom — again — are wrapping themselves in a social democracy flag while demanding individualistic exemptions. It would be nice and polite if they found their own flag. Maybe something in a wild and thorny rose…
Jun 23, 2022 1:00 PM
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Opinion, Dave Dale: Keeping my hat out of the council ring
Serving North Bay as one of the 10 councillors in the chamber 2022 to 2026 isn’t in the cards for me.
Jun 15, 2022 1:00 PM
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Opinion, Dave Dale: Many options available to engage electorate
Mandatory voting, ‘Direct Democracy’ referendums and ‘Proportional Representation’ could improve both the vote count and democratic results.
Jun 8, 2022 2:00 PM
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Opinion, Dave Dale: Ontario trapped on long political ‘milk run’
One of the things I noticed on my journey to the Soo and back, aside from relearning there’s absolutely nothing romantic about bus treks, is that our province is much more diverse in both culture and class than one might think.
Jun 1, 2022 2:00 PM
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Opinion, Dave Dale: Why isn’t Ontario going after Big Pharma?
Long-time North Bay councillor George Maroosis isn’t running for extended chamber stay but still has a political fire burning, suggests provincial parties should go after Big Pharma for opioid damages, also said methadone clinic operators should be rewarded when patients are cured of addiction not just maintained as clients long-term
May 25, 2022 3:00 PM
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Opinion:
Politics would be better if it really made strange bedfellows
Anybody hoping for a regime change, if they’re being honest with themselves after watching provincial and riding debates, likely can’t say they saw evidence of a seismic shift in governance on the horizon.
May 18, 2022 1:58 PM
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Opinion:
Dave Dale, Campaign slogans scraping the bottom of the barrel
The Progressive Conservative campaign slogan for the 2022 provincial election is an insulting rip-off of Larry the Cable Guy’s iconic red-neck ‘Git-R-Done’ trademark line.
May 11, 2022 2:00 PM
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Opinion:
Dave Dale: Triple dose of silly season at your doorstep
Masks are advisable at the Capitol Centre during the ‘Northern Issues’ provincial leadership debate May 10 . . . mostly as a precaution for the wafting variants of political promises.
May 4, 2022 11:00 AM
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Opinion:
Dave Dale, Rage is a contagion, try not to infect everybody around you
It’s scary how much toxicity can come bubbling up from within. One spark can ignite the unspent fuel laying dormant from past inflictions left unresolved. And the festering forces rise up in spits of scalding steam.
Apr 27, 2022 2:00 PM
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Opinion:
Dave Dale, ‘Once more unto the breach, my friends, once more …’
Pushing the pandemic envelope, North Bay is opening up in a big way this week. The Capitol Centre was nearly full Tuesday for comedy show and Thursday, April 21 is all-in with Cascade Casino grand opening, Battalion hockey playoffs starting and Downchild Blues Band is flip, flop and flying at the Capitol Centre while Theatre Canadore is opening a three-night run of the ironically-timed Orphans for the Czar.
Apr 20, 2022 1:00 PM
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