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LETTER – Council could provide positive leadership on reconciliation

September 14, 2019 // 2 Comments

Dear Mayor Ken Christian and Kamloops Council, After having been assured in recent emails from several councillors that the City of Kamloops is an enthusiastic supporter of [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians want Trans Mountain expansion completed

September 13, 2019 // 2 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE September 13, 2019 – The campaign for the 43rd federal election is officially underway and that means Canadians are considering what the coming [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Both climate action and oil & gas growth are top priorities

September 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE Sept. 5, 2019 – It is a debate often styled as “either or”. Either the federal government commits to policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Parents think their kids spends too much time on devices

September 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE Sept. 3, 2019 – Whether children are reluctantly peeling themselves away from a summer of screen time, gaming and online socializing, or doubling [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Liberals claw back into close race with Conservatives

August 29, 2019 // 2 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 29, 2019 – The latest public opinion survey from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds the ethics commissioner’s mid-August ruling [Continue]

LETTER – Revamped political landscape will include a Green MP in Kamloops

August 17, 2019 // 5 Comments

I write in response to a recent column in Kamloops This Week “Preparing for a revamped political landscape in Kamloops.” Kamloops should indeed be preparing for a [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Older Canadians struggle to afford prescription drugs

August 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

One-in-six Canadians 55 and older have failed to take medication as prescribed because of the cost By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE As the federal government’s Advisory Council on [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Access to health care a problem for those 55 and older

August 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 7, 2019 – As the 2019 federal election campaign approaches and parties begin making their pitches to voters, a new public opinion poll from [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Most say a Trump re-election would be bad for Canada

July 30, 2019 // 1 Comment

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE July 30, 2019 – The marathon that is the United States’ presidential campaign is off and running, well ahead of a November 2020 vote to determine [Continue]

LETTER – Plan now for how to deal with health impacts of summer heat

July 26, 2019 // 1 Comment

The heat season had an early start this year and the probabilistic temperature forecast from Environment Canada indicates Western Canada will be facing above normal [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Conservatives still ahead by Liberals are climbing

July 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Four-in-ten Canadians, and six-in-ten CPC supporters, are absolutely certain of their vote in October July 16, 2019 – While the Conservative Party of Canada maintains a [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians in chronic pain speak out

July 12, 2019 // 1 Comment

One-in-five report living with significant chronic pain, most say they’d be better off if care more affordable By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE July 12, 2019 – For many [Continue]

LETTER – Cyclists need to be careful of pedestrians and dogs on Rivers Trail

June 27, 2019 // 4 Comments

We like walking along the Rivers Trail between Schubert and Westmount School. So do a lot of other people. It is a “share-the-path” situation with people on bikes. One [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Most say Liberals made right decision on pipeline

June 21, 2019 // 1 Comment

But will it be built? Six-in-ten say yes, while four-in-ten say they’re not convinced By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE June 21, 2019 – Indigenous rights, economic debates, [Continue]