Local Voices

IN THE HOUSE – PM should apologize for ‘canoes and paddles’ remarks

May 12, 2017 // 5 Comments

A statement by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod in Parliament this week: MADAM SPEAKER, on January 30, I stood in this House and asked that the Prime Minister [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Canada’s internet remains flat, despite challenges

May 11, 2017 // 1 Comment

CANADA REMAINS a world-leader in keeping our internet equal for all. Challenges to tilt the internet in favour of special interests come from at home and abroad. Last month, [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Climate change, like a cancer, grows if we simply do nothing

May 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

LAST WEEK I wrote about the choices we have between denial or acceptance of climate change. In the comments that followed, those unable or unwilling to accept climate change [Continue]

GINTA – The many wonders of dandelions and other wildflowers

May 8, 2017 // 1 Comment

IT IS FINALLY here. The warmth we’ve all been looking forward to after a long-drawn winter. Hills are dressed in emerald green, and peppered with abundant bunches of [Continue]

VIEWPOINT – Immigration impacts host countries in different ways

May 8, 2017 // 1 Comment

LIVING IN a multicultural society could be a main reason for accepting others. And accepting others could be a main reason for having a multicultural society. It has been [Continue]

FORSETH – Do jobs matter more than repairing broken trust?

May 8, 2017 // 8 Comments

ON APRIL 19, I wrote a piece entitled “I CAN’T support that kind of campaign, or a party that would allow a leadership team to okay that kind of [Continue]