Nathan Colquhoun

Nathan Colquhoun, a former city councillor in Sarnia, is known for his involvement in community and politics. He owns the Sarnia Journal and has co-founded several businesses including Refined Fool Brewing Company, Burger Rebellion, Storyboard Solutions, and Listenology. He is dedicated to building just systems within Sarnia and remains actively engaged in various initiatives.

The chief’s propaganda: How Derek Davis is choosing social media engagement over the law

January 30, 2026

The Sarnia Police Service's digital strategy increasingly favors public shaming over the presumption of innocence. This approach transforms official communications into a platform for vigilantism and administrative propaganda.

The $6.3 million band-aid: Why the “machine” can’t cure a community

January 28, 2026

While politicians celebrated the "transformational" launch of the HART Hub this week, I sat down with men at River City Vineyard who argue the new facility is less about healing…

The high cost of a line on a map: Sarnia, Point Edward, and the price of independence

January 15, 2026

If you want to understand why your tax bill looks the way it does, you first have to navigate the jurisdictional mess that is Lambton County. We live in a…

The Sarnia Police and the great potato chip bust of 2026

January 12, 2026

The Sarnia Police Service is staging a spectacle of competency by displaying seized candy bars and cheap socks to justify an inflated budget while ignoring the root causes of poverty.

Why City Hall needs to stop managing decline and start clearing paths

January 7, 2026

In Nathan's latest column, he argues that a recent council exchange regarding Confederation Street zoning highlights the fatal disconnect between bureaucratic rule-following and the organic, messy reality of how a…

An open letter to Naomi Klein: You are protecting the system you taught us to dismantle

January 5, 2026

Naomi Klein’s silence on the disqualification of Yves Engler represents a betrayal of her intellectual legacy that protects a political dynasty at the expense of the radical left.

Lettre ouverte à Naomi Klein : vous protégez le système que vous nous avez appris à démanteler

January 5, 2026

Le silence de Naomi Klein sur la disqualification d'Yves Engler représente une trahison de son héritage intellectuel, qui protège une dynastie politique au détriment de la gauche radicale.

Aidez-nous à trouver les noms des membres du tribunal secret qui a interdit Yves Engler

December 18, 2025

Le NPD a exclu Yves Engler lors d'une audience secrète qui s'est appuyée sur des preuves douteuses et a dissimulé l'identité des juges afin de protéger l'establishment. Il est temps…

Help name the secret tribunal that banned Yves Engler

December 18, 2025

The NDP banned Yves Engler in a secret hearing that cited questionable evidence and hid the identities of its judges to protect the establishment. It is time to expose this…

Lucy Watson and the bureaucratic purge of the NDP leadership race

December 16, 2025

The recent vetting decisions by the NDP leadership committee reveal a troubling trend of using bureaucratic safety language to neutralize legitimate political challenges.