Editorials

EDITORIAL – Neither NDP nor Liberals have answers to doctor shortage

May 5, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BAGGAGE OF PAST DEEDS weighs heavy on the shoulders of political parties that once formed government. Kamloops MLAs Todd Stone and Peter [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Proposed new riding boundaries make no sense

May 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DRAWING LINES ON A MAP is easy, especially for electoral boundary commissions. A new federal electoral map is being drawn up and one of the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Calls for provincial police force are déjà vu all over again

May 3, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, the more they stay the same, the old saying goes. It might be an apt description for a proposal to get rid of the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – ‘Rolling Thunder’ just another pointless protest with no message

May 2, 2022 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE WAS A TIME when rallies and protests meant something. They had a purpose, a message. Apparently, these days, it’s entirely optional. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Our most vulnerable could pay steep price for end of mandates

April 29, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE’S NEW EVIDENCE that our most vulnerable may have to pay a steep price for the relaxation of pandemic mandates. Published in the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – As images of war assail us, we must never become desensitized

April 28, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE PERSONAL STORIES of those coming from Ukraine, or who have loved ones in harm’s way, continue to bring the images of war to the [Continue]