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January 19, 2022
- Serious malnutrition crisis rages on As many Canadians prepared for holiday festivities and feasts last month, a malnutrition crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 global pandemic, continued to steal away the lives of millions.
- Are the days numbered for first past the post ? On May 26, 2021, the Special Committee on Electoral Reform was struck by the Yukon legislature.
January 17, 2022
- What about rapid COVID tests for rural Yukoners? Ed. note: this is a letter to Tracy-Anne McPhee, the minister of Health and Social Services.
- Vaccines save lives, Mr. Cameron Mr. R.B. Cameron, with regard to your letter to the Star published Friday:
January 14, 2022
- Something’s just not adding up! There must be a terrible journalistic error in the front-page headline of the Wednesday issue of the Whitehorse Star.
January 12, 2022
- Why do I feel my back teeth grinding? Ed. note: this is a letter to federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Yukon MP Brendan Hanley, Premier Sandy Silver and territorial Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee.
- Choose lives over violence, people! As a young university student, I went on a number of protests against a prime minister and “Solar, not nuclear!” and, as a teacher, for better wages – although that wasn’t successful.
January 7, 2022
- Issue remains parked as a pressing concern To the City of Whitehorse mayor and council:
December 24, 2021
- Patients shouldn’t be viewed as prisoners! Yukon Hospitals are treating patients like criminals, and keeping them locked up away from family and loved ones.
- Some are swallowing ‘stupid pills’ The COVID pandemic and the search for solutions has been the dominant item in the news for most of 2020 and 2021, but not all of the approaches are sensible.