Local Voices

IN THE HOUSE – Liberals trying to solve a CPP problem that doesn’t exist

October 26, 2016 // 0 Comments

Excerpts from what Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod had to say in the House on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 about Bill C-26. MR. SPEAKER, I am pleased to stand to speak to [Continue]

FORSETH – The NDP’s election plan: spend billions and sprinkle pixie dust

October 24, 2016 // 1 Comment

THE NEXT provincial election in B.C. is just six and a half months away, and what we would expect from the NDP is definitely in their campaign plan. But what’s [Continue]

KNOX – Re-thinking the role of our RCMP auxiliaries

October 23, 2016 // 0 Comments

IT ALWAYS looked like a bureaucratic overreaction, a solution in search of a problem. When the RCMP yanked its auxiliary officers away from the sharp end of policing this [Continue]

GINTA – Our children deserve better

October 21, 2016 // 0 Comments

IT’S BEEN quite a turmoiled last few days. I will leave the U.S. election circus to the side for now because it’s way too crazy to get close to it and truth is, there [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – Amendments to Human Rights Act send positive message to LGBTQ community

October 20, 2016 // 0 Comments

Excerpts from what Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod had to say in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 during debate on amendments to the Canadian Human [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Teaching coding in schools is just rhetoric without a plan

October 20, 2016 // 3 Comments

B.C. PREMIER Clark’s plan to introduce computer coding in schools is full of difficulties. Teachers aren’t trained in coding. Even if teachers were taught the basics of [Continue]