Editorials

EDITORIAL – Let’s not compete with Kelowna for most reckless city

July 30, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ARE WE KAMLOOPSIANS now determined to prove we can be more foolhardy than Kelowna when it comes to COVID-19? The Okanagan city that has [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Committee hearings no way to get to the bottom of WE scandal

July 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF TUESDAY’S FINANCE COMMITTEE meeting is any indication, Canadians aren’t going to be much better informed about the WE Charity scandal [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We need a governor-general, just not this one

July 28, 2020 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CANADA’S GOVERNOR-GENERAL pulls in roughly $290,000 a year in salary, plus bennies, allowances, two official residences, a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why there will be no resignations and no election call

July 27, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Roithenburger. SHOULD THE FEDERAL LIBERALS find themselves a new leader? Should Finance Minister Bill Morneau resign? Should the country go to the polls [Continue]

EDITORIAL – B.C. tourism needs more staycays, not more federal handouts

July 23, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE B.C.TOURISM INDUSTRY wants $680 million of federal money. That’s in addition to already existing recovery plans. There’s no [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Drug addiction requires bold action, not fuzzy language

July 22, 2020 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVERYBODY HAS IDEAS about what to do about drug abuse. The Addiction Matters Kamloops group, for example, wants to remove the stigma around [Continue]