John Snobelen

LATEST STORIES BY JOHN SNOBELEN

SNOBELEN: CBC boss demonstrates need for more accountability

Well, buckaroos, I think it’s time to rise to the defence of embattled CBC CEO Catherine Tait. Heck, somebody should.

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February 3, 2024 Columnists

SNOBELEN: Joly should resign over Canada’s stance on Israel

My best friend was a little perplexed this week.

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January 19, 2024 Columnists

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly

SNOBELEN: Overseeing dysfunctional health-care system a difficult task

I’ve got a good friend with a bad job.

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January 7, 2024 Columnists

Cropped shot of a female nurse hold her senior patient's hand. Giving Support. Doctor helping old patient with Alzheimer's disease. Female carer holding hands of senior man

SNOBELEN: Religion an easy target for misguided haters

By now, everyone has seen the social media clips of Hamas supporters “protesting” in malls across Canada. Seems they don’t like shoppers or Santa or something.

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December 22, 2023 Columnists

SNOBELEN: Climate change activism deserves the cold shoulder

Some folks just never get the memo. One day the prime minister’s socks are cool — the hallmark of a hip, on-trend politician. And then, the mood of the country changes and those same socks look silly. Suddenly, the rock star is a clown.

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December 8, 2023 Columnists

SNOBELEN: Looking good doesn't always mean doing good

Music, horse training and government have one thing in common — the people engaged in these arts divide easily into two groups. There are the folks who are trying to improve and those who are trying to look good.

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November 24, 2023 Columnists

SNOBELEN: Trudeau’s faith in Climatology will cost him his government

Several decades back, I sat (attentively) through a briefing on the Kyoto Protocol. A colleague of mine asked me what it was all about.

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November 11, 2023 Columnists

SNOBELEN: Words inevitably come with consequences

Some folks learn the law of consequences, including unintended consequences, early in life. Apparently, some never do.

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October 27, 2023 Columnists

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian supporters who were mainly students descended upon Queens Park from TMU (formerly Ryerson) and University of Toronto to protest what is happening in the Middle East.

SNOBELEN: CUPE cheering on slaughter an unconscionable act

I spent part of this week trying not to remember this quote from Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: “The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either — but right through every human heart — and through all human hearts.”

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October 13, 2023 Columnists

SNOBELEN: Learning how conviction can help overcome any challenge

Some years ago, I asked my life-long friend Dick Pieper why he invested so much time and effort helping a young man with limited resources and zero talent.

September 29, 2023 Columnists

Richard Dicerni is seen in this file photo

John Snobelen

LATEST STORIES BY JOHN SNOBELEN

SNOBELEN: CBC boss demonstrates need for more accountability

SNOBELEN: Joly should resign over Canada’s stance on Israel

SNOBELEN: Overseeing dysfunctional health-care system a difficult task

SNOBELEN: Religion an easy target for misguided haters

SNOBELEN: Climate change activism deserves the cold shoulder

SNOBELEN: Looking good doesn't always mean doing good

SNOBELEN: Trudeau’s faith in Climatology will cost him his government

SNOBELEN: Words inevitably come with consequences

SNOBELEN: CUPE cheering on slaughter an unconscionable act

SNOBELEN: Learning how conviction can help overcome any challenge

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