McQUARRIE – Are politicians at any level working for the public?
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]
Politics
JUSTICE – Crossing the hard line between the judiciary and politics
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
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?’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
TIM’S TUSSLE – Just who’s the bully when it comes to minimum wage hikes?
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for Market Studies DRAMATICALLY INCREASING minimum wages in the food industry is irresponsible and even reckless. On [Continue]
