Category Archives: Column

KAMLOOPS - This is Jesse, a much-loved member of our family. Almost a year ago he was diagnosed with lymphoid cancer that would have killed him within a few weeks. We decided to fight it, and about on...

KAMLOOPS - Why is it that politicians are so determined to employ social media to self-destruct? The shreds of once-promising careers litter the political landscape thanks to Twitter, Facebook and Ins...

KAMLOOPS - There's an easy way to silence the press. Almost all politicians will at some point in their career blame the media for the ills that are befalling them. With raised voice and fingers point...

KAMLOOPS - Nothing like a good environmental debate to get the juices flowing. Last week, the federal government approved the Kinder Morgan Pipeline expansion. It has sparked debate that has become so...

KAMLOOPS - A couple of days ago, a CBC news headline caught my eye. It was about the myth of Santa and whether it is a beloved tradition or a damaging lie. A study concluded that perpetuating the Sant...

KAMLOOPS - I am very much in conflict over a case in Calgary where a mother has been charged with criminal negligence causing death because her son wasn't given life-saving medication and died of a si...

KAMLOOPS - Excuse the locker-room talk but this idea of holding a mayoral by-election is just nuts. Here's how the chain of events plays out, in simplified form. When the writ is dropped 28 days befor...

KAMLOOPS - Bad news: the National Energy Board does not have BC’s best interests in mind. But good news: the National Energy Board does not have Alberta’s best interests in mind, either. T...

KAMLOOPS - It's a rare thing when the views of president-elect Trump and Canadian activists align as in their opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trump has vowed to kill the deal the day he i...

KAMLOOPS - The pipeline decision is so typically Canadian, isn't it? Enbridge's Northern Gateway is a no go and Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain twinning gets the green light. It only looks as though th...