Articles by Mel Rothenburger
TRAVIS – Ledge needs to get over petty spats and into spending transparency
“IT’S YOUR FAULT.” “No it’s not, it’s yours.” “Stop bickering, why don’t we all just agree to blame it on the Speaker?” “We can’t [Continue]
POLITICS – Why environmental charities are afraid to talk about climate change
By DIANNE SAXE York University, Canada THERE IS A SERIOUS EROSION of democracy underway in Canada. Elections Canada is preventing environmental charities from telling the [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Saga of wandering bear family provides teachable moment
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AT THIS WRITING, the fate of the mother bear and her two cubs wandering around Kamloops is uncertain. Hopefully, they’ve found their way [Continue]
SUZUKI – Captive breeding only works when animals can go home
B.C. IS SPENDING hundreds of thousands of dollars on a captive breeding program to protect spotted owls. With an estimated six of the owls left in the wild in Canada, all in [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Elections Canada shouldn’t decide who has a say on climate change
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT APPEARS A CHILL has set in on the most important issue of our time after the strange warning from Elections Canada that came to light [Continue]