PETERS – A word of support for climate science
IS THERE ANYTHING MORE IRRITATING on a cold day than the wind throwing knives into your face as you walk outside? Yes there is, actually. It’s the people who sneer, [Continue]
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BEPPLE – Kudos to Canada for signing compact on safe migration
FEDERAL OPPOSITION Leader Andrew Scheer and his band of Conservatives are playing divisive politics at the expense of people seeking asylum in Canada. On Monday, Canada, [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Blueberries march north to B.C., then south again
BLUEBERRIES HAVE ARRIVED arrived from Peru in my local store. Next they’ll be coming from Chile, then Mexico. As spring moves north, they will arrive from Florida. Then [Continue]
FORSETH – Just one issue in free, and not so free, interprovincial trade
IN DECEMBER 2014, federal, provincial and territorial governments began negotiations to strengthen and modernize the Agreement on Internal Trade – which last year (July 1, [Continue]
BEPPLE – Yes, the auto sector is hurting but don’t forget our forest industry
LAST WEEK’S announcement of GM’s Oshawa plant made national news. Bad news for the 3,000 workers directly laid off. Bad news for their families, and for workers [Continue]
IN THE HOUSE – Blame for Trans Mountain delay squarely on Liberals
Excerpts from a speech by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod in the House of Commons on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018: WHEN THE PRIME MINISTER took office, there were three [Continue]
