Editorials

EDITORIAL – Growing marijuana is one thing, selling it is something else

November 16, 2017 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AMONG THE many questions still to be answered on how best to deal with the legalization of recreational marijuana is — [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What if our own leaders were as candid as Rodrigo Duterte?

November 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HAVE YOU ever been to a meeting and later heard someone else who was there describe what happened, and wonder whether you [Continue]

EDITORIAL – No, Coun. Denis Walsh has not gone stark, raving mad on parking

November 14, 2017 // 10 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. POLITICS is an interesting business — one day you’re a hero, the next you’re a bum. If Coun. Denis Walsh didn’t [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Using the last word on semi-automatic rifles and parking

November 13, 2017 // 10 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ONE OF THE great things about this job is having the last word. Today, I’m going to use it twice. First, quite a few gun [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Laws against distracted walking go one step too far

November 9, 2017 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. HIGHER FINES for distracted driving are now in effect, and the B.C. government announced this week that the next step will [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Instead of relaxing the laws on AR-15 rifle, let’s ban it

November 8, 2017 // 8 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVERY TIME the gun debate flares up south of border, we Canadians are drawn into it. So it is now, as funerals are arranged [Continue]