The Meaford Independent

Editorial

A Falling Star - From Fighting the Good Fight to Getting Down and Dirty

Friday, 04 May 2012 11:00 By Stephen Vance, Editor Editorial

newtmipic Back in December I wrote a column in support of the Toronto Star who had essentially been black-balled by Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and excluded from official notices and information coming from the mayor's office. The spat began with Ford taking offence to an article the Star had published during the 2010 election campaign, and progressed through threatened legal action, and ultimately a stone wall erected by Ford.

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Democracy is Dead? Quite the Contrary

Wednesday, 25 April 2012 07:53 By Stephen Vance, Editor Editorial

newtmipic Meaford Councillor Deborah Young says democracy is dead. Perhaps the councillor doesn't understand democracy at all.

Merriam-Webster defines democracy as a “government by the people” which is grounded in the “rule of majority.” Further, democracy is defined as “a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.”

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Earth Day a Chance to Change the World Within Our Reach

Friday, 20 April 2012 08:39 By Stephen Vance, Editor Editorial

newtmipic Earth Day was first observed the year I was born, and for the last 42 years the initiative has gradually gained traction in North America and throughout the world. Personally, I like the fact that I was born into a generation that was beginning to take stock of the human impact on our environment, and is now working toward finding ways to lessen that impact, and perhaps even through positive change, reverse some of the harm that has already been done.

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