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IN THE LEDGE – ‘…Government does not have the confidence of this House’

June 28, 2017 // 1 Comment

Excerpt from a speech by NDP leader John Horgan during Debate on the Throne Speech, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Horgan: … We’ve heard over the past number of days — [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Leader of BC Greens votes against things he campaigned on’

June 28, 2017 // 1 Comment

Excerpt from debate during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Mr. Speaker: The member for Oak Bay–Gordon Head. [Applause.] A. Weaver: [Continue]

FORSETH – Could BC Conservatives make a comeback, with right leader?

June 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

WHEN FORMER MLA and Cabinet Minister Bill Bennett muses aloud about what’s to become of the so-called big tent free enterprise coalition, people really do need to have [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Follow the money in the flawed Kamloops recycling regime

June 27, 2017 // 0 Comments

DOES THE CITY of Kamloops, or should I say, Kamloops City Council actually believes in and support recycling, or are they in it just for the money? I ask, as it seems the [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Friends, this throne speech is one that bridges the divide…’

June 27, 2017 // 2 Comments

Excerpts from the maiden speech of Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar during debate on the Speech from the Throne, Monday, June 26, 2017. P. Milobar: It is an honour [Continue]

COLLINS – Time for new theories on our great society

June 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

THIS SEEMS to be the week for theories. Our Armchair Mayor, who seems to be getting pretty relaxed in that couch of his, has been speculating on all sorts of things while he [Continue]