Category Archives: Column
CHARBONNEAU: Who would benefit from a universal child care program?
AS ANNOUNCED IN MONDAY'S FEDERAL BUDGET the Liberals will try, once again, to implement universal child care across Canada.They have been promising it for decades but have never delivered. In 2005, th...
Apr 22, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Court of public opinion convicted Derek Chauvin long before jury did
DEREK CHAUVIN was found guilty in the court of public opinion long before the judge read the verdicts at the end of his trial yesterday. The ex-Minneapolis police officer was convicted on charges of m...
Apr 21, 2021
GINTA: Can a walkable downtown Kamloops be the solution for a better summer?
HAVE YOU FOUND yourself ordering more take-out food lately? Or heading out to one of the many patios that have sprouted all over town on short notice in an effort to help local food business owners we...
Apr 19, 2021
PETERS: Naked MP distracts from Trudeau's failures on vaccines, safe opioid supply
WHEN A LIBERAL MP appeared completely stark naked in a virtual parliament session this week, it was maybe the least embarrassing happening of the week for Canada's governing party. In fact, Prime Mini...
Apr 16, 2021
CHARBONNEAU: A stronger federal government makes a post-pandemic Canada stronger
TWO DEVELOPMENTS have strengthened Canada by making the federal government stronger.The first was a Supreme Court ruling that determined the fed's carbon pricing to be constitutional.Opponents of carb...
Apr 15, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: New public loos will be pricey, and where to put them?
KAMLOOPS - WHEN IT COMES to real estate and public washrooms, it's all about location.Kamloops City council spent an hour on Tuesday talking about an application for a $2.5 million grant from the Prov...
Apr 14, 2021
GINTA: Spring is here; let's make it brighter yet with safety and kindness
WE'RE FINALLY MOVING INTO SPRING. It's been a tug-of-war as of late, with snowy mornings and frosty windshields yet again - some strong and cold winds, too - but the days are getting brilliantly sunny...
Apr 12, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: Who's most bummed out by COVID? The answer might surprise you
WE ALL KNOW by now that COVID-19 is a bummer.It stresses out even the best of us but if you're a business owner, teacher, healthcare provider or senior, it's even tougher. Nothing like losing your liv...
Apr 10, 2021
PETERS: Just admit it — we're all sick of each other
WE'RE ALL SICK OF EACH OTHER. I think it's okay to admit that.Not only has this pandemic made us distrust each other, it's made us lose our patience with each other.For me, the list of people with who...
Apr 09, 2021
CHARBONNEAU: B.C. denies the mentally ill their constitutional rights
"UNLIKE MOST OF THE COUNTRY, B.C.'s legislation does not provide a lawyer for people with mental illness facing involuntary detention," says Jay Chalke, B.C.'s ombudsperson. (Globe and Mail, September...
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