Whitehorse Daily Star

October 13, 2015

• We heartily endorse these two council incumbents We are facing two big electoral choices in the next six days: federal and municipal.
• Let’s not wait for the Conservatives’ next move “Let’s wait and see,” said townspeople in Ursula Hegi’s magnificent novel, Stones from the River, about a fictitious German town before and during the Second World War.
• Throwing money at a problem won’t solve it My name is Serge Michaud, and I am thrilled of the prospect of representing you on Whitehorse city council.
• People are hungry for good leadership! My first time in a mayoral debate (Star, Oct. 8) was fun, engaging and interesting.

October 9, 2015

• The campaign trail must include green spaces The Active Trails Whitehorse Association is quite concerned and surprised that during this municipal campaign, trails, green spaces and regional parks have so far received little mention by candidates.
• Let’s vote to stop Stephen Harper! I wonder about the Harper government’s preference in favour of corporations over voting citizens.
• We pondered how to electrify the Alaska Highway My wife, Sally Wright, and I travelled by SmartCar to Fairbanks last week to attend the Arctic Energy Summit.
• Bad-mouth them with your wishy-washy tripe! It would be an awful world to wake up to on Oct. 20 with another prime minister and party in charge of our destiny and fortune.

October 7, 2015

• It’s a brash upstart vs. a seasoned brawler We are watching the final rounds of a marathon fight.
• Parents: note the New Democrats’ pledge My partner and I have tried to work less so as to spend more time with our kids.
• I understand the PM’s strategy A recent media report said “one reporter asked (Prime Minister Stephen) Harper to explain how he could say he knew nothing of negotiations between the PMO and (Sen. Mike) Duffy, when, as opposition leader, Harper had refused to accept that Liberals Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin were unaware of the sponsorship scandal unfolding in their own party.
• I’m flip-flopping on voting strategically I was attracted to the “vote together” campaign for a bunch of reasons.

October 6, 2015

• The problem: the mentally lazy and the spineless I submit that the real moral crisis in the world today is the mental apathy (aka “indifference”) and spinelessness of millions of citizens who wallow in it.
• Dirty pool in politics is completely uncalled for The Conservative Party, on behalf of Yukon MP Ryan Leef, has mailed out campaign flyers depicting Liberal Larry Bagnell as a nefarious scoundrel, painted scary red, who “BROKE HIS PROMISE” and will bring back the long-gun registry!

October 5, 2015

• Yukoners need to take ownership of Yukon Energy Yukon Energy is owned and operated by the elected government of the day on the behalf of Yukoners.
• Leef stood with his party, not Yukoners Upon opening my Sept. 22 edition of the Star,
• Media should consider people with disabilities The decision by the national media not to report on the NDP platform announcement on disability issues is a shameful demonstration of the exclusion of people with disabilities from mainstream society and the electoral process.

October 2, 2015

• A thought on mindless global violence If the world press spent as much time covering the killings of innocent men, women and children in illegal wars labelled as “collateral damage” as it pays to the quarterly mass school shootings in the United States, something might actually change.
• Harper is offering significant promises Re: Stephen Harper promises “tax lock” law to ban all increases. A re-elected Conservative government would guarantee no tax hikes for four years.
• Sharing our stories enriches the lives of all of us Gwaandak Theatre thanks Northwestel for making our first Northwestel Behind the Curtain Series a resounding success this past season,
• The trail is littered with empty ‘water bottles’ When there’s a drought,
• Affordable housing solutions are sorely needed The City of Whitehorse mayor and council have talked about affordable housing.
• This is why Canada needs the Green Party What are the issues that matter most to Canadian voters?
• The dates with the candidates were candid Many thanks to John Streicker for “another one of his crazy ideas” (Star, Oct. 1)!
• Under what bush have you been hiding, Sir? Ed. note: this is an open letter to Yukon MP Ryan Leef.
• Believe it: Canadian seniors count! Statistics Canada, in the 2011 census, noted the growing population of people age 65 and over, and that they now outnumber people under the age of 15.
• Shooting the elk is just like killing cows, sheep, horses Re: “Neighbours have to approve elk shootings” (Star, Sept. 25).
• Suddenly, they’re all in the sandbox altogether Old people (including prospectors) sometimes take the time to examine their past lives and experiences.