Opinion

HARRISON – Trump is down, but the polls have been wrong before

October 21, 2016 // 2 Comments

IT WAS DOWN and dirty, acrimonious, less than civil, replete with name calling and gutter accusations, and we doubt the third presidential debate changed the minds of many [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]

HARRISON – Cavers’ promise to ‘eat my shorts’ conjures tempting images

October 20, 2016 // 5 Comments

DONOVAN CAVERS and Bart Simpson don’t exactly look alike, but evidently they do have something in common. “Eat my shorts” is a trademark Bart Simpson [Continue]

HARRISON – Shed no tears for school trustees who got what they deserved

October 19, 2016 // 2 Comments

THE WAILING has begun in the aftermath of the B.C. government’s decision to fire the Vancouver School Board. The rhetoric about the unfairness of it all, and how [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – Rural communities will be badly hurt if softwood lumber issue with U.S. isn’t resolved

October 18, 2016 // 2 Comments

Excerpts from a speech by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod during debate in the House of Commons Oct. 17, 2016 on an Opposition motion on the Softwood Lumber [Continue]