Editorials

EDITORIAL – Like dog turds in spring, graffiti has made its annual appearance

March 24, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AS SURE AS the melting snow reveals crocuses and dog turds, graffiti is once again sprouting in Kamloops. It’s spring. Unlike the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Liberal-NDP deal isn’t the scary socialist thing Tories say it is

March 23, 2022 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘GOD HELP US ALL,’ tweeted interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen after yesterday’s news that the governing federal Liberals and [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The drip, drip, drip erosion of accountability in government

March 22, 2022 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ACCOUNTABILITY IS a precious cornerstone of our democracy yet it can be slowly eroded if we aren’t careful. Here are a few examples. The [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Putin’s ban on Kamloops MP is truly a ‘badge of honour’

March 21, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT PROBABLY NEVER CROSSED Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo’s mind that he’d one day be the target of unfriendly action by the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mount Polley decision reminds us that Ajax is still here

March 18, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MOUNT POLLEY has been in the news this week. In 2014, it was in the news a lot more. On Aug. 4 of that year, the walls of the dam holding [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Police need more funding than ever, not defunding

March 16, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘DEFUND THE POLICE’ was the battle cry across North America in the wake of the death of George Floyd while in police custody almost two [Continue]