Editorials

EDITORIAL – Scandals here and in Ottawa outdo boring Throne Speech

February 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN NORMAL TIMES, yesterday’s Speech from the Throne in the B.C. Legislature would have dominated the news for a couple of days. But these [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Protecting store clerks from robbers is a two-way street

February 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BUSINESSMAN DENIS WALSH — as opposed to Coun. Denis Walsh — hasn’t had a good couple of weeks. First, his Movie Mart store was robbed. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New civic election expense rules penalize newcomers

February 11, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CAMPAIGN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES released by Elections BC for last fall’s civic election seem to reveal a long-held suspicion — big [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Weapons haul shows a need for a lot more ‘disrupting’

February 7, 2019 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DID YOU SEE THE LIST of weaponry collected by police after the two shootings in Kamloops a couple of weeks ago? If you missed it, here it [Continue]

EDITORIAL – CBC should have left State of the Union to the U.S. networks

February 6, 2019 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THAT’S TWO HOURS we’ll never get back. Did you watch the State of the Union address last night? If you were tuned in to CBC News [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Proposed lawsuit against oil companies on climate is absurd

February 5, 2019 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. VICTORIA IS FAST BECOMING the whack-job capital of Canada, if it isn’t already. There’s just too much silly news coming out of there to [Continue]