Editorials

EDITORIAL – Let’s forget Black and Orange Day and keep Halloween

October 31, 2016 // 3 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S BEEN a long time since anybody celebrated Halloween for any reason other than it’s fun. Fun to dress up in costumes, [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Fortunately, to council, scrutiny of Ajax is still important

October 26, 2016 // 8 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. KAMLOOPS CITY council stood tall on Tuesday when faced with a prickly political challenge, and kudos are in order. After KGHM [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Did Trump borrow his ‘rigged’ line from right here in Canada?

October 25, 2016 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S BAD ENOUGH that the U.S. presidential election is “rigged.” And that all the polls are “rigged” as well. And [Continue]

EDITORIAL – KGHM’s rejection of funding request bound to ramp up the Ajax mine shouting match

October 24, 2016 // 10 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE $200,000 QUESTION has come down to a roll of the dice. KGHM has turned down the City’s request to provide the money [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We can now rest assured there will be no President Trump

October 19, 2016 // 7 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS his best debate of the three and, yet, Donald Trump was so bad. As he tried to rescue his ever failing presidential [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Canada needs to grow a pair on softwood lumber agreement

October 19, 2016 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT DOESN’T take a genius to figure out that Canada should avoid a trade war with the U.S. over software lumber but that the [Continue]