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ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – The day the waterfront centre was rejected

June 1, 2018 // 3 Comments

Today, we revisit the 1987 referendum on the proposed $50-million Waterfront Centre that would have included a convention centre, sports coliseum, museum and performing arts [Continue]

EDITORIAL – McLeod’s private member’s bill on medical pot was common sense

June 1, 2018 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A PRIVATE MEMBER’S BILL sponsored by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod went down in flames Wednesday but she [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Partisan NDP hacks dispatched to non-partisan offices’

May 31, 2018 // 3 Comments

‘The member from Kamloops is no longer talking about grilled cheese sandwiches’ Excerpt from Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Thursday, May 31, 2018, on [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – More reasons for reduced guilt while flying

May 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

I FEEL LESS guilty flying on vacation now that I’ve compared flying with driving by car. Both contribute to global warming about the same. Comparisons between the two are [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Wording of referendum will kill proportional representation

May 31, 2018 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S SEE IF we can boil down the plan for a referendum on electoral-system changes in B.C., shall we? Notice, by the [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – ‘How much of the $4.5 million will be spent in Canada?’

May 30, 2018 // 1 Comment

Excerpt from Question Period in the House of Commons on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 between Conservative leader Andrew Scheer and Finance Minister Bill Morneau: Hon. Andrew Scheer, [Continue]