McQuarrie

McQUARRIE – Secret to silencing criticism from media is transparency

December 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

THERE’S AN EASY WAY to silence the press. Almost all politicians will at some point in their career blame the media for the ills that are befalling them. With raised [Continue]

McQUARRIE – High-tech, resource industries, tourism can coexist

November 29, 2016 // 3 Comments

I’M A CURIOUS kind of guy and have noticed that whenever we talk about diversifying our local economy, the conversation quickly goes off track as people respond with [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Kamloops may be the first Canadian casualty of U.S. election

November 16, 2016 // 9 Comments

THE AMERICAN election is done; the votes counted, the outcome a fait accompli and the first serious Canadian casualty may be Kamloops. In particular, as America begins [Continue]

McQUARRIE – The end of oil dependency is only a motion away

November 9, 2016 // 3 Comments

WHAT WOULD happen if Canada’s and therefore B.C.’s natural resources were no longer as strongly valued or even needed by the rest of the world? Over the decades we’ve [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Politicians can’t be friends with everybody all the time

November 2, 2016 // 11 Comments

“WHY CAN’T we all just be friends”, was once a favourite phrase and the go-to conflict resolution strategy of a family friend. Over time though, she came to realize [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Lefty-righty labels don’t apply to free enterprise any more

October 19, 2016 // 2 Comments

I’M SOMETIMES asked, as I was last week, about my bias to the left of the political spectrum. Some may even be a bit confused, wondering how I can possibly write opinion [Continue]