Category Archives: Column
PETERS: Instead of a rush to judgment, a little human empathy might help heal our discourse
IF WE WANT TO HEAL OUR PUBLIC DISCOURSE, we all need to try demonstrating some more human empathy. Walk a mile in someone else's shoes.A couple of stories from the past week demonstrate that perfectly...
Oct 29, 2021
SOUND OFF: What is Premier John Horgan trying to hide?
ONE HAS TO WONDER what is motivating Premier John Horgan and his NDP government to make harsh and damaging changes to B.C.'s freedom of information (FOI) laws. These laws are about ensuring government...
Oct 28, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Civic leaders have a duty to lead when it comes to the jab
WHAT ARE WE TO THINK when civic politicians won't take the jab?Civic governments are trying to decide whether to join the mandatory vaccination train for their employees, which raises the issue of whe...
Oct 28, 2021
SOUND OFF: One year of New Democrats building a stronger B.C.
THIS WEEK MARKS ONE YEAR since the 2020 provincial election, when people in British Columbia entrusted New Democrats with the responsibility of building a stronger province for everyone.This last year...
Oct 27, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: New cabinet must start dealing with our exploding debt
A BRAND NEW FEDERAL CABINET was sworn in Tuesday in Ottawa, and it includes some big changes as well as some same-old same-old.Harjit Sajjan, for example, is out as defence minister and Marc Garneau, ...
Oct 27, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Horgan’s plan to charge for FOI requests should be scrapped
GETTING INFORMATION out of the provincial government will become more expensive if John Horgan and his New Democrats get their way. And since they're in power, they will, indeed, get their way unless ...
Oct 26, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Are all those ‘Help wanted’ signs good news or bad news?
EVERYWHERE WE GO, there are "Now hiring" or "Help wanted" signs on local businesses.StatsCan reports the country has regained 100 per cent of jobs lost during the early lockdown days of the pandemic. ...
Oct 25, 2021
PETERS: Even non-cannabis users should be concerned about cannabis tax revenue sharing
EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT a recreational cannabis user, you should be concerned about how our governments are handling legal weed. Here's why. Three years ago, Canada legalized the cannabis industry. As mos...
Oct 22, 2021
SOUND OFF: When you call for an ambulance, you should get one
ON THE EVENING OF OCTOBER 9, 2021, Kamloops resident Sue Mark was beyond worried. Her mother had fallen and Sue was concerned she may have broken her hip. Her mother had also fainted and, with a histo...
Oct 22, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Canada should show mercy and let the Humboldt driver stay
NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON who's ever gotten behind the wheel of an automobile, I'm willing to wager, has a mistake-free record.Whether or not we've ever received a ticket, there have been times when a spl...
Oct 21, 2021
