Editorials

EDITORIAL – Sometimes, government can make ‘reconciliation’ a bit ridiculous

August 10, 2025 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. RECONCILIATION IS something we must take seriously, because it’s important, but sometimes it can get a bit silly because governments have [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Were media slow or biased about break-in at mayor’s business?

July 30, 2025 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF ANY OTHER business in town had been trashed as thoroughly in an overnight break-in as Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s was, it surely would [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Too many names on the ballot is bad for democracy

July 26, 2025 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S USUALLY a good thing when a lot of candidates run in an election. But not always. At my count, almost 200 wanna-be politicians have [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Acquittal of hockey players will renew debate over ‘consent’

July 24, 2025 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOBODY WAS GOING TO ‘WIN’ in the case of the five Canadian hockey players charged with assaulting a woman in a hotel room in 2018. Had [Continue]

EDITORIAL – AAP issue is far less about procedure than about when to use it

July 16, 2025 // 12 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NEW WRITTEN PROCEDURES for conducting an Alternative Approval Process that will soon be adopted by City council do little to fix the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Putting library into an ice rink is not the best, but it’s something

July 15, 2025 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. STICKING A LIBRARY into a hockey rink in Aberdeen is better than what we’ve got now but it’s still second best. And just what that [Continue]