Tom Young

If you see a stop sign, what does it say to you?
If you see a yield sign, what does that say to you?
If you see a “road closed” sign, what does it mean to you?
And, if you see a sign for a detour, what does that mean to you?
I would hope those signs would all mean […]

This is the kind of story you wish had never happened in the first place and your second wish is that you wish it would just go away.
Question number one — Did you see the original story in the Telegraph Journal?
Question number two — Did you see the recent apology to Monsignor Brian Henneberry?
The answer […]

Some might say I caved in.  Others will probably say I folded my tent.  I say, “I didn’t leave Scotia Bank.”
Now, a bit of a history lesson…
A terse, “There’s nobody here to open you a new bank account, please make an appointment for Monday” irked me more than just a little.  I mentioned my banking experience in […]

Imagine silly old me thinking I might get some service at my local bank branch on my terms. 
Okay, I have for the time being,  “suspended” my smoking, and in doing so, I have decided to bank what I would normally spend on cigarettes, (about 80 dollars a week) in favour of a coast-to-coast train trip […]

We already know it takes more money, far more money to mint a penny than what a penny is actually worth.  I have said many times, I would be on the list of happiest Canadians if the penny just plain disappeared.
To me, pennies are a king sized pain in the ass.
Why do merchants continue to dabble […]

I don’t know Alison Redford, but I know after reading a column in the Calgary Sun that I have a lot of respect for her. 
Alison Redford is the Minister of Justice in Alberta, and she’s one of the provincial minister’s of justice who wants to get tougher on crime.  She really wants to get tough […]

I think I’ve discovered the real problem with Saint John City Hall, and it is us, us being — the media.
Many years ago, a cable TV operator in the Saint John area, Fundy Cable, forerunner to Rogers here, made a commitment to televise all open sessions of Saint John common council. 
Bad move.
Far too many members […]

A number of years ago, a new product came on the market and the last line of it’s advertising was, “It’s science, but it works like magic!”
Officials in Edmonton, Alberta aren’t sure if their latest pot hole remedy is science, but what they do know is that it works like magic. 
According to an article last […]

I have never hidden the fact the I have a very strong dislike for Canada’s Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.  I didn’t like him when he was the leader of the Reform/Alliance party, the leader of the Conservative opposition and I sure don’t like him as Prime Minister.
I’ve never known any robots, at least not on […]

Canada’s Minister of Defence, the Honourable Peter MacKay, is downplaying reports that he wants to become the new Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or what’s more commonly referred to as NATO.
If he doesn’t want the job, he’s nuts.
Think about it for a minute….  No more elections.  No more having to stand up […]