Opinion

EDITORIAL – Chief Gottfriedson’s name added to list of politicians who self-destruct on social media

December 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

WHY IS IT that politicians are so determined to employ social media to self-destruct? The shreds of once-promising careers litter the political landscape thanks to Twitter, [Continue]

COLLINS – Talk about being over the top with reaction to pipeline decisions

December 6, 2016 // 3 Comments

NOTHING LIKE a good environmental debate to get the juices flowing. Last week, the federal government approved the Kinder Morgan Pipeline expansion. It has sparked debate [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Secret to silencing criticism from media is transparency

December 6, 2016 // 0 Comments

THERE’S AN EASY WAY to silence the press. Almost all politicians will at some point in their career blame the media for the ills that are befalling them. With raised [Continue]

GINTA – Is the myth of Santa Claus a beloved tradition or a damaging lie?

December 5, 2016 // 2 Comments

A COUPLE OF DAYS ago, a CBC news headline caught my eye. It was about the myth of Santa and whether it is a beloved tradition or a damaging lie. A study concluded that [Continue]

FORSETH – If protesters against Trans Mountain want to go to jail, let them

December 5, 2016 // 8 Comments

IS IT TOO LATE to weigh in on the Trans Mountain Pipeline now that it has been approved? I don’t think so. I, along with hundreds of thousands of Canadians, have long [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – By-election to fill the mayor’s chair is just crazy talk

December 3, 2016 // 4 Comments

EXCUSE the locker-room talk but this idea of holding a mayoral by-election is just nuts. Here’s how the chain of events plays out, in simplified form. When the writ is [Continue]