CHARBONNEAU – This isn’t your father’s minority government
PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU’s minority government is not like his father’s. When Pierre Trudeau won minority government in 1972, he didn’t have the support of [Continue]
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BEPPLE – There’s time for meetings, but there’s also a time for protests
AS CITIES GO, Kamloops is not a hub of protests. Certainly there are protests. On Oct. 15, correctional officers protested violence they face in their workplace outside of [Continue]
FORSETH – Conifex transfer leaves many wondering about paycheques
MONDAY, DOUG DONALDSON, the Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, released a statement regarding the transfer of a forest licence [Continue]
GINTA – Helping youth succeed makes for a better society
I JUST READ an uplifting news story. It was about the tuition waiver program for the former youth in care. About 1,119 young people got a fresh start in life due to the [Continue]
KNOX – A Dunkirk for the NDP but Greens left stuck in the sand
AT LEAST the New Democrats can celebrate their version of the Miracle of Dunkirk. Yes, they won fewer seats than in 2015 — a lot fewer — but no, they didn’t get [Continue]
PETERS – Western separation is bunk, but Western alienation is real
LET US BE QUITE CLEAR about one thing: the talk about western separatism is bunk. It’s hooey. It’s bluster. It’s all sizzle and no steak. In its heart, Alberta knows it [Continue]
