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IN THE HOUSE – ‘Mr. Speaker, the Atwal affair gets more sordid by the day’

March 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

Debate in the House of Commons on Friday, March 2, 2018 on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to India. Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet, Hochelaga, QC (NDP) Mr. Speaker, the [Continue]

PETERS – High school students lead movement for change in Merritt

March 2, 2018 // 2 Comments

Merritt council’s rejection of a rainbow crosswalk request has sent a clear message to a segment of its population – and young people, no less WHEN HIGH SCHOOL [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Are school districts going to have to turn off the lights?’

March 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

Debate in the Legislature during Question Period on Thursday, March 1, 2018, between Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Education Minister Rob Fleming. T. Stone: Last [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – The titans of technology have feet of clay

March 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

TECHNOLOGY SEEMS unstoppable. The accumulated wealth of the Big Five: Apple, Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon, have a combined value of $4 [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – ‘Is it appropriate our senior care homes are owned by China?’

February 28, 2018 // 3 Comments

Debate in the House during Question Period on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Cathy McLeod, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo (Conservative) Mr. Speaker, last February, we warned the [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Preserving languages a higher priority than extra policing?’

February 28, 2018 // 0 Comments

Excerpt from a speech by Liberal MLA Mike Morris (Prince George-Mackenzie) on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018 during debate on the provincial budget: M. Morris: In examining the budget [Continue]