Editorials

EDITORIAL – Vicars intersection remains a disaster waiting for a solution

February 17, 2022 // 8 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE VALLEYVIEW FRONTAGE ROAD has resurfaced for discussion. The situation there is a disaster waiting to happen. The point at which Vicars [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Invoking Emergencies Act isn’t the same as War Measures of 1970

February 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘JUST WATCH ME.’ Those words from then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, spoken in 1970, are being recalled by many today. They were [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Definition of ‘using’ phone while driving needs to be clarified

February 15, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DID YOU HEAR THE ONE about the trucker who got a fine? Nothing to do with freedom convoys. A trucker was driving from Chilliwack to Kamloops [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Stick to waving the Maple Leaf, leave the colour orange alone

February 14, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE CANADIAN FLAG belongs to all Canadians. I get it. So if truckers want to wave the Maple Leaf at their convoy protest — and thousands [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – China should take a lesson from U.S. on propaganda

February 10, 2022 // 1 Comment

CHINA COULD LEARN propaganda techniques from the U.S. China’s attempts to control the impression that the world has of China at the Beijing Winter Olympics is clumsy [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Give symbols of hate what they deserve – the bum’s rush

February 10, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BANNING HATE SYMBOLS is a tricky business. The federal NDP is proposing amendments to the Criminal Code to include the banning of the Nazi [Continue]