Local Voices

KNOX – Dr. Zhivago meets Fargo – Victoria finally gets a taste of winter

February 10, 2019 // 1 Comment

HERE IS THE ULTIMATE tragedy for a child: A snow day — on a Friday no less! — that isn’t. It was at 11 a.m., around the time that many West Shore drivers were figuring [Continue]

PETERS – Just like Harper, it looks like Trudeau has his own PMO to rein in

February 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

DO YOU REMEMBER the last time the Prime Minister’s Office was in the middle of a big scandal? It was Stephen Harper and the Conservatives in government, and the PMO had [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – Government threw Jody Wilson-Raybould under the bus

February 8, 2019 // 1 Comment

An excerpt from debate in Parliament on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 on the Indigenous Language Act, including comments from Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod on the [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Immigration is shaping up to be an election issue

February 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

IMMIGRATION COULD BE THE TOXIC ISSUE in the upcoming October federal election. Just the talk of anti-immigration by politicians is enough to trigger attacks on some of [Continue]

FORSETH – Justice is much more than police, the courts and prisons

February 7, 2019 // 3 Comments

DO YOU AGREE, or disagree, with the following statement? An effective justice system is one that actively supports the ability of families, communities and businesses to [Continue]

BEPPLE – Open house on secondary suites showed positive side of politics

February 6, 2019 // 2 Comments

SOMETIMES IT’S HARD not to become jaded and pessimistic about politics. After the last two years of watching President Trump lead the U.S. into more and more chaos, [Continue]