Politics

EDITORIAL – How affordable is this ‘make life more affordable’ budget?

February 21, 2018 // 6 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF THERE WAS ever any doubt there’s no middle ground in B.C. politics, the NDP government’s budget announced yesterday [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Are politicians at any level working for the public?

February 20, 2018 // 1 Comment

AM I BEING an irrational cynic when I say that with few exceptions, I can’t think of a politician, at any level of government, that I trust or know with certainty they [Continue]

JUSTICE – Crossing the hard line between the judiciary and politics

February 17, 2018 // 2 Comments

By BRIAN GIESBRECHT Frontier Centre for Public Policy THE JURY TRIAL of Gerald Stanley for the murder of Colten Boushie marks a new development in criminal law. The trial [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – A lot of words but not much content in Throne Speech

February 16, 2018 // 4 Comments

Excerpt from a speech by Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar during the Throne Speech debate, in response to Leonard Krog, the NDP MLA for Nanaimo, in the Legislature [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘When will he stop this damaging trade war with Alberta?’

February 15, 2018 // 2 Comments

Debate during Question Period on the dispute between B.C. and Alberta in the Legislature on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson and Premier John Horgan [Continue]

GINTA – In vino veritas: Horgan is standing up for what is right

February 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

THE FIRST TIME I read about the boycott of B.C. wines, the thought that came to mind was that no one will think it a good idea. A restaurant owner in Fort McMurray had [Continue]

LETTER – Per-vote subsidies best way to finance election campaigns for parties

January 29, 2018 // 2 Comments

RE: FORSETH – As Big Three parties feed at the trough, others are left in the cold (Posted on January 29, 2018). Contrary to Forseth’s assertion, per-vote subsidies are [Continue]

FORSETH – As Big Three parties feed at the trough, others are left in the cold

January 29, 2018 // 5 Comments

THE THREE MAIN parties, filling their bank accounts with taxpayers money, all seem to believe it shouldn’t be done. So then why have NONE decided decline this [Continue]

POLITICS – De Jong looks like leading contender in BC Liberal leadership race

January 26, 2018 // 3 Comments

By SANDY MacDOUGALL ‘The Sidewinder’ THE NEED to campaign effectively with a united front to defeat the NDP’s proposed preferential ballot referendum, to be [Continue]

TAUBE – Donald Trump’s penchant for digging shitholes

January 17, 2018 // 3 Comments

COLUMNISTS ARE rarely presented with situations to freely use a crude word or term without worrying about an editor’s dreaded red pen. Hence, I’m going to take full [Continue]

TAXPAYERS FEDERATION – Trump tax cuts could spell trouble for Canada

January 14, 2018 // 1 Comment

PRIME MINISTER Pierre Trudeau once remarked that Canada’s relationship with the United States was like sleeping next to an elephant: “No matter how friendly and [Continue]

PETERS – Creative media discussion positive, but well of ideas drying up

January 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

COUNCILLOR ARJUN SINGH weighed in on the state of local media in Kamloops This Week this week, and of course, like everyone, we’re more than happy to hear ideas on how [Continue]

CANNABIS ACT – Most in riding favour legalization but say age is wrong

January 12, 2018 // 1 Comment

Cathy McLeod, MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, today (Jan. 12, 2018) released the results of her riding-wide survey on Bill C-45, The Cannabis Act. Her office received 1,612 [Continue]

PROVINCIAL PULSE – By two to one, B.C. residents support Horgan’s Site C call

January 12, 2018 // 3 Comments

Meanwhile, support for proportional representation is dropping By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE January 12, 2018 – A politically risky call that might have threatened the future [Continue]