Peter Taylor

1 week ago | c2cjournal.ca | Peter Taylor

Agriculture & Environment Agriculture & Environment This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: A Prairie lawyer standing up for the common man. A stubborn loner undone by battles with his own party. Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker was both – and one of the most consequential prime ministers in Canadian history. A new biography of “The Chief” examines Diefenbaker’s many accomplishments – his Canadian Bill of Rights, his fair treatment...

1 month ago | c2cjournal.ca | Peter Taylor

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1 month ago | financialpost.com | Peter Taylor

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1If mail delivery is to survive, government needs to distance itself from detailed decision-making. Europe has proven privatization worksArticle contentAmong the purported advantages of regular mail delivery is its predictability. These days, however, the only thing predictable about Canada Post is the frustration. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.

Feb 28, 2025 | c2cjournal.ca | Peter Taylor

The concept of regular mail delivery goes back to the ancient Persians who, according to Greek historian Herodotus, operated a pony-express-style courier system throughout the empire of Darius the Great circa 500 BC. The modern post office, however, comes from Rowland Hill. In 1837 Hill, a British educator and social reformer, proposed a dramatic change in how the Royal Mail operated.

Jan 6, 2025 | financialpost.com | Peter Taylor

Chief Angela Levasseur of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation in remote northern Manitoba has a big knife problem. Machetes — foot-long bush knives popular with campers and farmers — have become the weapon of choice for young gang members terrorizing her 3,500-member reserve. “Over the last two years we have seen a really high level of machete crimes committed by youth and on youth in our community,” she said from Nelson House, 850 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.