Category Archives: Column
C’mon, let’s just admit we like those attack ads
KAMLOOPS - Fellow columnist Doug Collins wrote this week that he doesn't think much of political attack ads. That's one man's opinion, and many would agree, but I'm here to suggest it's not the majori...
Apr 12, 2017
Dear political leaders
KAMLOOPS - Here's an open letter to B.C.'s political leaders, now that the writ is being dropped today for the May 9th provincial election. Dear Political Leaders: You do know, don't you, that the pro...
Apr 11, 2017
Question and investigate before casting your provincial ballot
KAMLOOPS - Quite often, after writing a column about the foibles of a particular political party (more often than not the BC Liberals simply because they provide a wealth of column-worthy material) I ...
Apr 11, 2017
Why BC forests need a Lorax or two
It was on a very rainy early day of spring that, being half-way through the book beautifully titled 'The Hidden Life of Trees' by Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books, 2016), I sank into that state of lov...
Apr 10, 2017
Talk about white noise, Mr. Armchair Mayor
KAMLOOPS - My friend the Armchair Mayor wrote this week about the white noise which has become the litany of funding announcements from the province as the writ is set to drop for the May 9 election. ...
Apr 09, 2017
How one man helped build a nation at Vimy Ridge
KAMLOOPS - Tomorrow, I'm going down to Merritt to emcee an event honoring a man I've admired much of my life, though I never knew him. He was the son of a brother of my great-grandfather. I know, fami...
Apr 08, 2017
BC's political parties should stop saying they care about young voters
KAMLOOPS - Did you catch that Pepsi ad that went viral this week? Has there ever been such a blatant attempt to reach young people made by those who clearly have no idea what they’re doing? Like...
Apr 07, 2017
Tax loopholes: the good, bad and ugly
KAMLOOPS - What's the difference between a tax break and a tax loophole? Tax breaks are legitimate deductions that I make and loopholes are shady tax dodges that others use. Seriously, they're all wha...
Apr 06, 2017
Constant funding announcements have become white noise
KAMLOOPS - Do you hear that sound? Wait for it.... It's the sound of money falling from the trees and landing on our heads. Our money. You have to wonder what the B.C. Liberal government was doing wit...
Apr 05, 2017
BC voters are moving beyond their government
KAMLOOPS - May 9, 2017 – BC Liberals lose election. Confirming what many predicted would be a tight race; John Horgan leads the NDP to a victory of sorts with a minority government. Many are alr...
Apr 04, 2017
