Politics

KNOX – The problem with four-year terms for mayors and councillors

May 1, 2022 // 3 Comments

LILLIAN SZPAK HAS ANNOUNCED she is pulling the plug, won’t run for re-election to Langford council in October. Actually, the decision merely confirms one she made on [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Horgan still near the top in approval rating for premiers

January 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE January 17, 2022 – New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Ontario Premier Doug Ford down six more points in approval amid [Continue]

BEPPLE – Our civic politicians are starting to reflect diverse backgrounds

October 20, 2021 // 1 Comment

WHEN TERRY LAKE was elected as mayor in Kamloops in 2005, I don’t recall the lead in the news stories calling him British. This despite the fact that he was born in [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Bernie and his mittens give us something to smile about

January 25, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BAD NEWS ON THE Bernie Sanders apparel front. The mittens are sold out and so are his ‘Bernie’ sweatshirts. Who’d have thought a photo [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Those inhabitants of the Deep State are getting it all wrong

November 15, 2020 // 1 Comment

PORTRAYED AS A SECRETIVE and malevolent organization, the so-called Deep State is, in truth, nothing more than a drama queen’s heaven; a digital nirvana where the art of [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Pandemic prompts big increases in approval for most premiers, but not all

May 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE May 28, 2020 – Provincial leaders across the country have had one priority over the past three months: dealing with the spread of the COVID-19 [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Imagine if a government told you exactly what it is spending

July 21, 2019 // 1 Comment

IMAGINE, IF JUST FOR A MOMENT, if just for a moment, an op/ed writer beginning a column with a headline that states, Local Politicians Get It Right. Impossible you would [Continue]

EDITORIAL – How is opposing birthright citizenship against Canadian values?

December 18, 2018 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP just might become the hot button issue of the next federal election. It has all the necessary ingredients. A divide [Continue]

What’s the difference between banner, protest march?

October 31, 2013 // 0 Comments

ARMCHAIR MAYOR SAYS — When I saw the video of Deputy Mayor Nelly Dever and councillors Tina Lange, Arjun Singh, and Ken Christian at the citizens protest march over the [Continue]

Why Mayor Milobar should invoke Section 131

October 24, 2013 // 0 Comments

ARMCHAIR MAYOR SAYS — There’s a little known and rarely used law in B.C. that gives mayors the power of forcing sober second thought on issues they deem important. Mayor [Continue]

More on why iPads for City council make sense

October 15, 2013 // 1 Comment

ARMCHAIR MAYOR SAYS — Below is the Armchair Mayor column published in The Kamloops Daily News on Oct. 10. At that writing, I hadn’t been able to reach Dave Duckworth [Continue]

Fired Ford chief of staff a former Kamloopsian with impressive background

May 25, 2013 // 3 Comments

The Kamloops connection to the controversy surrounding Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has a sense of humour, a distinguished background in the Canadian Armed Forces and a long career [Continue]