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IN THE HOUSE – Who goes out and buys a 65-year-old, leaky pipeline?

June 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Excerpt from Question Period in the House of Commons on Monday, June 11, 2018 Mr. Nathan Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP): Mr. Speaker, two days before the Liberals [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Where’s Jagmeet Singh in the controversy over G7?

June 12, 2018 // 1 Comment

AS A RESULT of the Trump debacle at last weekend’s G7 meeting, I have a number of questions and concerns and the first one is a bit like the “Where’s Waldo” game. [Continue]

GINTA – Our wacky weather – let’s always consider the big picture

June 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

SUNDAY MORNING was a chilly, rainy one. We hiked as we usually do with the dog; the air was crisp and the surroundings greener. The few people we met along the way had [Continue]

KNOX – Oprah, or maybe John Travolta, buys into the neighbourhood

June 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

OPRAH IS MOVING next door. She just paid $8.3 million US ($6.7 gazillion Cdn) for a 43-acre compound on Washington’s Orcas Island, 35 kilometres east of Sidney. The news [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – ‘When will finance minister answer questions on wildfires?

June 9, 2018 // 1 Comment

House of Commons debate in Question Period on Friday, June 8, 2018. Cathy McLeod, Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC Mr. Speaker, a year ago, B.C. suffered the worst wildfires [Continue]

PETERS – In the Gold Trail white privilege debate, both sides are right

June 9, 2018 // 1 Comment

THE DEBATE OVER WHITE PRIVILEGE has reached a tipping point in Ashcroft and Cache Creek. When Gold Trail School District Superintendent Teresa Downs and her administration [Continue]