Editorials

ROTHENBURGER: First day of school marks unofficial end to a dreadful summer

September 5, 2023 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SUMMER IS OVER today, unofficially at least. Technically it doesn’t end for another two and a half weeks but once school goes back in, the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Councillors would disagree with the mayor if he said the sky is blue

August 31, 2023 // 9 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE MORE THINGS CHANGE the more they stay the same around the council table. On the same day Kamloops City council approved a schedule for [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Anti-Pride protesters should be ashamed of themselves

August 30, 2023 // 7 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE SEEM TO HAVE LOST the art of respectful protest. The incident at the North Kamloops Library last weekend is a good example. You may have [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Poilievre’s makeover and the Hobson’s choice facing Canadians

August 29, 2023 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S LOOKING MORE and more as though the Conservatives will form the next federal government. The election is more than two years [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Why putting a cap on international students a bad idea

August 24, 2023 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OF ALL THE BAD IDEAS for increasing housing, telling foreign students to stay out of Canada might be the worst. “I think that’s one of [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Facebook’s refusal to pause its war on Canada during wildfires is callous

August 23, 2023 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A FORMER CONSERVATIVE POLITICIAN responded to a comment I made on Facebook a few days ago. In posting about a column I’d written, I said [Continue]