Category Archives: Column
SOUND OFF: Making progress for people in the legislature
PEOPLE ARE AT THE HEART of everything we do as MLAs. As our province tackles challenges, New Democrats are working hard each and every day to improve the services people count on, make life more affor...
Jun 01, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: New drug plan is no panacea but it beats doing nothing
'HELPING TO REDUCE STIGMA through decriminalization' was the headline on a B.C. government news release yesterday.It's about the province receiving approval from the federal government for an exemptio...
Jun 01, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: City’s decision to take fireworks out of Canada Day is hasty
I'M NOT BUYING the City's reasons for cancelling the fireworks display at this year's Canada Day celebrations.Certainly, it's great news that the event is making a return after the COVID-19 pause. Eve...
May 31, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Time to give control of Royal Inland back to the community
ALMOST AS FRUSTRATING as the staffing crisis at Royal Inland Hospital is the way in which the issue has been politicized. Everybody from opposition MLAs to certain City council members are slamming In...
May 30, 2022
COLLINS: New moves by Finland and Sweden create dilemma for Russia
This week has provided new challenges for Russian President Vladimir Putin. From finding out how poorly trained his soldiers are, to the intense resistance by Ukrainian forces, to the growing impact o...
May 29, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Why we need to spend money on museums, theatres and Olympics
'ALL WORK AND NO PLAY makes Jack a dull boy.' Jack Nicholson typed it over and over again in The Shining as his character descended into madness. The proverb has been around long before Stephen King's...
May 28, 2022
SOUND OFF: Enforcement should trump social concern to solve street issues
TO MEL ROTHENBURGER: You are correct in your opinion that the survey will do little-to-nothing about the homeless issue - on par with the police, elected officials, the courts, social services and BC ...
May 27, 2022
SOUND OFF: Enough is enough - NDP must fix crisis at RIH now
WHEN IT COMES TO THE SITUATION at Royal Inland Hospital, when do we say, 'Enough is enough?' That moment came for me and my colleague Peter Milobar over the recent long weekend. After nearly a year of...
May 27, 2022
PETERS: One year after the eye-opening Tk'emlúps announcement, the truth should no longer be in question
Support services are in place for residential school survivors and their families here.WE HAVE HAD ONE YEAR TO DIGEST the earth-shaking announcement by Tk'emlps te Secwpemc about unmarked graves near ...
May 27, 2022
COLLINS: Same old, same old - We never seem to change
IT'S BEEN A SAD WEEK ON MANY FRONTS.While we have made so many advances in technology, our advances in making the world a better place to live from a humanistic point of view, are still relatively unc...
May 27, 2022
