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McQUARRIE – We need to do something about the direction the Titanic is taking

March 3, 2019 // 3 Comments

YOUR COMMENTS ON my last column about day-care and taxation showed a unity of mind I wasn’t quite expecting. Yes, there was the expected, ‘Not my problem, not with my [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – One word scrawled on page 1 renders verdict in JWR case

March 2, 2019 // 9 Comments

THE NEWSPAPER IN THE COFFEE SHOP Friday morning said all there is to know about the scandal involving former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould. The story was, of course, [Continue]

PETERS – Interior Health should take responsibility for maternity snafu

March 2, 2019 // 1 Comment

FEWER AND FEWER PEOPLE are settling in the towns where they grew up nowadays. And when they look for a place to live long term — maybe start a family — they will choose a [Continue]

FEATURED COMMENT – Here’s the thing – I came to realize I don’t care

March 1, 2019 // 2 Comments

Re: EDITORIAL – Snap election the only way to sort out Wilson-Raybould affair. HERE’S THE THING: I watched Wilson-Raybould for almost 4 hours yesterday [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Mexico could ease Canada’s cannabis problem

March 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

THE PLAN TO DRIVE illegal cannabis growers out of business is going slowly. The problem is supplying enough legal cannabis to lower retail prices. Eventually illegal sellers [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Snap election the only way to sort out Wilson-Raybould affair

February 28, 2019 // 14 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AFTER THE HOURS-LONG TESTIMONY of former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould on Wednesday, there’s a clear path to getting the country [Continue]