Local Voices

GUEST COLUMN – Democracy is threatened by the very people it serves

April 26, 2021 // 5 Comments

By PIERCE GRAHAM Kamloops PROBABLY SINCE its very beginning in early Greece, and later in the minds of the 18th century philosophers, the concept of democracy has been [Continue]

KNOX – Is there a right to balk at those who balk at getting a shot?

April 25, 2021 // 0 Comments

I GOT THE ASTRAZENECA this week. Failed to clot up and croak, which will disappoint some readers. My arm was sore for a couple of days, but I put that down to Bill Gates [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Who would benefit from a universal child care program?

April 23, 2021 // 0 Comments

AS ANNOUNCED IN MONDAY’S FEDERAL BUDGET the Liberals will try, once again, to implement universal child care across Canada. They have been promising it for decades but have [Continue]

BEPPLE – City’s new climate action plan is imperfect but it’s a good start

April 21, 2021 // 2 Comments

THIS WEEK, the City of Kamloops took another step towards addressing the climate emergency that we face globally. The City’s Community Climate Action Plan was brought to [Continue]

PETERS – Naked MP distracts from Trudeau’s failures on vaccines, opioids

April 19, 2021 // 0 Comments

WHEN A LIBERAL MP appeared completely stark naked in a virtual parliament session last week, it was maybe the least embarrassing happening of the week for Canada’s [Continue]

FORSETH – Government bafflegab shines through in jobs announcement

April 19, 2021 // 2 Comments

BALDERDASH (senseless talk or writing; nonsense) … bafflegab (pretentious language, especially bureaucratic jargon) … claptrap (absurd or nonsensical talk or [Continue]