Author Archives
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Is it time to end ‘for-profit’ long-term care in Ontario?'Doctors For Justice In Long-Term Care' want action in what they call an Ontario LTC crisis. Who stands with these doctors to demand the best for our seniors, Bill Kelly asks.CommentaryJan 30, 2021
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Bill Kelly: Donald Trump’s leaving will make America great againDonald Trump never grew to respect the presidency, Bill Kelly says. 'Quite the opposite, in fact.'CommentaryJan 20, 2021
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Bill Kelly: Trump deserves impeachment, but it won’t happen anytime soonAlthough deserved, impeachment may not happen any time soon, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryJan 11, 2021
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Bill Kelly: Ford’s wrongheaded shutdown will cripple Ontario’s ski industryShutting down ski resorts, which have strict coronavirus protocols in place, could be fatal to the industry, writes Bill Kelly.CommentaryDec 23, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Charles Dickens nailed our 2020 emotional roller-coasterThe opening lines of 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens perfectly capture the year 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, writes Bill Kelly.CommentaryDec 22, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Non-compliance to COVID-19 rules brings another lockdownToo many people are bending the rules or ignoring coronavirus rules, so the government reacts with tighter regulations, Bill Kelly writes.CommentaryDec 21, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Another lockdown may be coming to Ontario, but will it work?There seems to be a sense of inevitability that Ontario is headed for some version of another COVID-19 lockdown, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryDec 18, 2020
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Bill Kelly: A federal-provincial turf war is brewing over long-term care solutionsFunding for long-term care shouldn't be the subject of a political turf war, especially in a life-or-death situation like the COVID-19 pandemic, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryDec 17, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Erin O’Toole’s take on residential schools is disturbingHistory, and human decency, tells us that residential schools represent some of the darkest days in our Canadian history, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryDec 16, 2020
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Bill Kelly: It’s time to get tough with pandemic offendersIt's long past time for Hamilton to come down hard on businesses and individuals who abuse and ignore pandemic rules, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryDec 15, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Hey NHL, stand in line for your vaccinesGood on Pfizer for honouring its government contracts to ensure that the people who need it most get it first, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryDec 14, 2020
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Bil Kelly: More money for health care can come after we flatten the curveThe premiers didn't get what they wanted, when they wanted it, but they left with more than they had when the meeting started. That should be a good day for them, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryDec 11, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Let’s get vaccine priorities straightThe doctors, nurses, personal support workers, police, firefighters and paramedics should be first to roll up their sleeves, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryDec 9, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Political chicanery haunts Hamilton’s LRT projectHamilton has been misled and uninformed by Metrolinx and the provincial government about the cost and financial commitment for a Hamilton LRT, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryDec 8, 2020
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Bill Kelly: David Crombie’s resignation from Greenbelt Council sends a strong messageThe former Conservative cabinet minister's resignation shows that protecting the environment isn't just a left-wing issue, nor should it be, writes Bill Kelly.CommentaryDec 7, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Anti-vaccination e-petition ignores science and logicThe misinformation in the petition undermines the extreme need for Canadians to vaccinate against this deadly virus, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryDec 3, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Are we heading for a Christmas election?Here we go again, with Canada in the same precarious political scenario that we faced just a few months ago, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryDec 2, 2020
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Bill Kelly: COVID-19 spending is frightening, but necessaryThe costs of battling this pandemic are enormous, but the cost of not doing enough is worse, Bill Kelly says.CommentaryDec 1, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Vaccine vitriol is hurting public confidenceDespite the vitriol, Bill Kelly says the Canadian government's handling of the vaccine issue has been problematic.CommentaryNov 30, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Canadians don’t need uncertainty over coronavirus vaccineSupport for the government's handling of COVID-19 could melt away as details of how it may have mishandled the procurement of vaccines unfold, writes Bill Kelly.CommentaryNov 27, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Auditor general’s report shows Ford government’s poor leadership amid COVID-19 crisisOntario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk's report on how the Ford government has handled the crisis is a damning assessment of mismanagement and poor leadership, writes Bill Kelly.CommentaryNov 26, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Delay in Canadians getting coronavirus vaccine not surprisingPrevious governments have failed to fund pharmaceutical manufacturing for decades, and that short-sightedness has come back to haunt us, writes Bill Kelly.CommentaryNov 25, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Coronavirus vaccine will be great, but what about the here and now?Too many of the government's COVID-19 policies are banking on success sometime down the road, Bill Kelly writes.CommentaryNov 24, 2020
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Bill Kelly: What does ‘buy American’ mean for Canada?This is not the first time American politicians have used the 'buy American' mantra, and it plays well on the campaign trail but the end result is often less blunt, writes Bill Kelly.CommentaryNov 23, 2020
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Bill Kelly: Why the secrecy, Premier Ford?Bill Kelly asks why the people who are living this pandemic nightmare are not privy to the expert advice of these health care experts.CommentaryNov 20, 2020
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