EDITORIAL – Whither goes Kamloops with Opposition reps in Victoria?
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S ALL OVER but the final counting. It will be a couple of weeks until the mail-in ballots are counted but it won’t matter much. [Continue]
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BC ELECTION – New Democrats hold comfortable lead over Liberals
Friday, October 16, 2020 – As British Columbians weigh in on the only televised debate in the BC election campaign, the latest public opinion survey from the non-profit [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Imagine that – a political debate that was worth watching
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE WAS A CLEAR WINNER in Tuesday night’s B.C. leaders’ debate. As usual, all three parties fired off media releases right after it [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Time to figure out how we’re going to pay for the pandemic
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ISN’T IT AMAZING how a pandemic can change our entire attitude about debt? The federal government has spent more than $150 billion in [Continue]
EDITORIAL – So much for taking the politics out of setting election dates
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF YOU LOOK UP ‘HYOCRITE’ in the dictionary, I’m betting you’ll find John Horgan. The B.C. premier made a liar out of me by calling [Continue]
KNOX – Even with all the smoke it’s clear an election is looming
IT’S SMOKY OUT THERE. Need-headlights-at-4-p.m. smoky. Not as bad as newsrooms in 1982, mind you, but still as gloomy as a travel agent. We can see one thing clearly, [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – John Horgan’s election temptation is in the numbers
THURSDAY CAME AND WENT and Premier John Horgan didn’t call an election. That was the day he unveiled his “Stronger B.C.” economic recovery plan, which was supposedly [Continue]
PETERS – Horgan must explain how election isn’t a cynical power grab
B.C. POLITICS IS HIGHLY STRANGE AND UNUSUAL and never has that been more apparent than right now. We have an official opposition in a minority situation who is begging the [Continue]
EDITORIAL – If Horgan calls a snap election, he doesn’t deserve to win
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SPECULATION IS RAMPANT that Premier John Horgan will announce a provincial election tomorrow. It might just be the media feeding off each [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – NDP’s massive lead could make early B.C. vote irresistible
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE September 4, 2020 – Premier John Horgan recently suggested an early election could be an “opportunity” for his BC NDP, though the party was [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – Horgan tops premiers in latest approval ratings
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 31, 2020 – Response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to be a key metric by which Canadians rate their political leaders in 2020. The [Continue]
BARNETT – Horgan can still stop the baby moose hunt before it starts
BY DONNA BARNETT MLA, Cariboo-Chilcotin THERE IS A GROWING MOVEMENT against Premier Horgan’s plan to cull moose cows and their calves all in the name of saving endangered [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Stay calm and kind with unwanted visitors from the south
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOTHING RAISES THE HACKLES of the average British Columbian like an out-of-province licence plate. First it was the Albertans, who made [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Drug addiction requires bold action, not fuzzy language
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. EVERYBODY HAS IDEAS about what to do about drug abuse. The Addiction Matters Kamloops group, for example, wants to remove the stigma around [Continue]
