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EDITORIAL – Did Trump borrow his ‘rigged’ line from right here in Canada?

October 25, 2016 // 2 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S BAD ENOUGH that the U.S. presidential election is “rigged.” And that all the polls are “rigged” as well. And [Continue]

EDITORIAL – KGHM’s rejection of funding request bound to ramp up the Ajax mine shouting match

October 24, 2016 // 10 Comments

An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE $200,000 QUESTION has come down to a roll of the dice. KGHM has turned down the City’s request to provide the money [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Mainstream media ponder an uncertain future

October 22, 2016 // 6 Comments

THE MEDIA attended its own wake this week. At least that’s what it felt like at the 30th annual Webster awards in the Hyatt Regency ballroom in Vancouver. Normally, the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – We can now rest assured there will be no President Trump

October 19, 2016 // 7 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT WAS his best debate of the three and, yet, Donald Trump was so bad. As he tried to rescue his ever failing presidential [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Canada needs to grow a pair on softwood lumber agreement

October 19, 2016 // 1 Comment

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT DOESN’T take a genius to figure out that Canada should avoid a trade war with the U.S. over software lumber but that the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – So, well, this is how CBC is ruining the English language

October 18, 2016 // 6 Comments

From our archives, an Armchair Mayor column first published Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. REFLECTING upon the death of CBC radio icon Russ Germain this week, I have reached the [Continue]