PETERS – Health concerns trump all in Ajax report
AS MY LEARNED colleague, Mr. Armchair Mayor, pointed out earlier this week, the final report from SLR Consulting on the KGHM-Ajax environmental application was a mixed bag. [Continue]
Local Voices
CHARBONNEAU – The psychology of B.C. voters
AT FIRST GLANCE, it looked like the split between Interior and Lower Mainland voters was along the usual lines of social values. Cities tend to support liberal social values [Continue]
IN THE HOUSE – Seniors still want to know who their landlord is
Excerpt from Question Period, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 on the sale of Retirement Concepts to China-based Anbang Insurance, which owns, among other facilities, Kamloops [Continue]
COLLINS – Sometimes people just make dumb comments
IN MY LIFE, I have made my share of dumb comments. Just ask my wife and kids. But politicians take the cake, as we’ve seen south of the border. But it happens here in good [Continue]
CHRISTIAN – Annual FCM convention was an intense, stimulating few days
I STARTED the month in Ottawa at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) convention. This year’s event was the largest yet and attracted more than 3,000 delegates [Continue]
FORSETH – Political opinions from Nomen Nescio go into junk folder
TUESDAY MORNING, I received an email from “Nomen Nescio”. Never heard of him? Well neither had I. For those unaware, and according to Wikipedia, Nomen [Continue]
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