John Snobelen

LATEST STORIES BY JOHN SNOBELEN

SNOBELEN: Politics is now focused on trivial matters over real improvements

For the last decade I’ve spent time in the early morning sorting out the events of the day with my friend Blake. Lately, it hasn’t been easy.

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July 16, 2021 Columnists

A Dundas Street West sign is pictured in Toronto, Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

SNOBELEN: Vaccinated people in the U.S. are living life again -- what about Canada?

There was a time when a double shot was pretty self-explanatory, and almost always a bad idea.

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July 2, 2021 Columnists

Barbara Violo, pharmacist and owner of The Junction Chemist Pharmacy, draws up a dose behind vials of both Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines on the counter, in Toronto, Friday, June 18, 2021.

SNOBELEN: There's no shame in being proud of Canada

As we stumble into a one-dose summer, wary of the Delta variant and braced for the inevitable Echo version, it will be interesting to see how Canada Day activities bend to conform to ever changing COVID protocols. Normal is a little hazy these days.

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June 18, 2021 Columnists

Miniature Canadian Flags are seen outside Sunnybrook Hospital ahead of Remembrance Day in Toronto, Nov. 10, 2020.

SNOBELEN: Let's hope reason soon trumps excessive caution in Canada

Condolences to fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the ghost of Johnny Bower. There’s always next year.

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June 4, 2021 Columnists

Randy and Tina McLeod of St. Thomas, Ont., enjoy a day at the beach in Port Stanley, Ont., Tuesday, June 1, 2021.

SNOBELEN: The continued misery of a one dose summer

To borrow from Sturgill Simpson: they serve us distractions and we eat ‘em with fries.

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May 21, 2021 Columnists

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks to a news conference, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of COVID-19, in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 18, 2021.

SNOBELEN: Time to ask some pesky questions about all of this expert advice

About this time last year, I found myself listening to an interview with Toronto Mayor John Tory. The barn radio has limited listening options.

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May 7, 2021 Columnists

Toronto Mayor John Tory is pictured at a press conference on Feb. 20, 2021.

SNOBELEN: We need confidence, not fear, in the face of crisis

Our reactions to COVID-19 have been based in fear. By now it’s abundantly clear that fear leads to bad choices and frustration. But what is the alternative to fear?

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April 23, 2021 Columnists