Rothenburger

EDITORIAL – Running for two elected jobs at the same time should be banned

September 15, 2022 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LOTS OF FAMILIAR FACES will be on the civic-election campaign trail, and a lot of new ones, too. In some cases, it adds up to a 50 per cent [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Day of Mourning should have been declared a full stat

September 14, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MONDAY WILL BE a national holiday to mark the Queen’s funeral. Not everybody thinks it’s a good idea and not everybody will get the day [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Public safety must start coming first in parole board decisions

September 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE system is arguably the most progressive in the world but that’s not always a good thing. Our Canadian philosophy is [Continue]

EDITORIAL – What do the Poilievre Conservatives actually stand for?

September 12, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHAT IS A CONSERVATIVE with a capital ‘C’ these days? Is it the one personified by Pierre Poilievre during the campaign for the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Get rid of the monarchy? We may as well get rid of hockey

September 10, 2022 // 1 Comment

‘I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all [Continue]

ELECTION 2022 – The loneliness (and stress) of the civic election candidate

September 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

This is nomination deadline day for local-government elections in B.C. I wrote the following column in 2014 as the election campaign wrapped up and I was reflecting on my [Continue]