Whitehorse Daily Star

May 9, 2011

• If anyone took offence, I apologize Subject: apologies to independent prospectors, the premier, the Yukon Party, etc.
• The apartments may not be demolished Ed. note: this is an open letter to Dawson City Mayor Peter Jenkins.
• Our community needs a real concert hall Saturday evening's concert by the various choirs of the Whitehorse Community Choir (Star, May 6) was one of the best on record.
• Attacking the outgoing MP was unnecessary Well, Roy Stephen (Star letters, May 4), you've certainly outdone yourself this time.
• Hapless Liberals rewrite their menu – yet again Jean Chretien was the last real Liberal PM.

May 6, 2011

• Don't bow to all the climate change fanatics! Happiness is a warm planet!
• How could a poll be so terribly wrong? The results of the DataPath Systems poll published in the Whitehorse Star on April 26
• Comment on the wolf management plan! The 1992 Wolf Conservation and Management Plan,
• Bill C-311 cocked a gun to Canada's head I would like to thank you for publishing in your newspaper my ongoing dialogue with Mr. John Streicker regarding energy subsidies, Green Party policies versus Conservative Party policies, carbon taxes and so on for the last month or thereabouts.
• Voting process should have been more efficient At about 5:30 p.m. Monday, I went to the Hidden Valley School to vote.
• Get involved! Help pick the next premier! The Yukon government is not transparent nor accountable to the electorate.
• We must break the silence and end the violence This is an open letter to all Yukon citizens of all nations.

May 4, 2011

• It's Campaign of Kindness time May 1-6 is our third annual Campaign of Kindness.
• Leef has his work cut out for him Yukon needed a strong and experienced voice on the Hill in Ottawa.
• We owe you a debt of gratitude Thank you, Larry Bagnell, for your more than 10 years of service to Yukoners.
• Working families got out to elect the right MP for our territory Congratulations to Ryan Leef on becoming the new Yukon MP. To a bred-in-the-bone Conservative – oh, how sweet that is!

May 3, 2011

• We need to help defend the border Watching the English leaders' debate on TV,
• The Yukon has helped itself Now that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has a majority government, the Yukon could be a huge benefactor since it has elected a Conservative MP.

May 2, 2011

• They wonder why we feel cheated, deceived Firstly, I want to say that I have always been a person who is honest, and direct.
• Demolition would worsen our housing crunch Ed. note: this is a letter to Jim Kenyon, the minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corp.
• Is greenhouse gas really the cause? Government is not capable of handling the ozone hole.
• Oil companies are a favourite whipping boy Mr. Larry McKay's letter from April 27 about gas prices refers to my earlier letter and raises several questions I would like to address.

April 29, 2011

• Help them cast their votes Something amazing has been happening here in the Yukon and across the country.
• Why the registry matters for people without guns The long-gun registry was controversial before it was established by the 1995 Firearms Act, and continues to be controversial.
• A majority means a super prime minister Michael Ignatieff is getting very desperate.
• We should be proud of this quartet I wish to add to Jason Unrau's piece, "CBC's forum format: thanks, but no thanks” (Star, Apr. 28).
• The lapse into denial mode was pathetic Over the last few weeks, I have read several accounts of how great a job Larry Bagnell has been doing as the Yukon MP in Ottawa.
• Hypocrisy reigns in the political game Politicians should not be surprised that voter apathy and skepticism are on the rise, as it is caused by their own opportunistic behaviour.
• Act now before it's too late! Ed. note: this is a letter to the City of Whitehorse.
• From the mouths of babes Elections bring back warm memories of little kids' wonderful efforts to figure out the world.
• A model for youth, a hope for real change Last Tuesday, Ryan Leef, our Conservative candidate, gave a speech to his party faithful.
• I won't make the same error at the ballot box I want to start by congratulating all of the candidates for the respectful manner in which they conducted themselves at the CBC forum Wednesday evening.
• Don't underestimate the power of your vote! Over the past five years, Canadians have been governed by a minority Parliament composed of four political parties with different political agendas and visions for Canada.
• Here's why my choice is the Conservatives I watched the all-candidates forum at the Gold Rush Inn (Star, April 28). I have listened to the leaders of the various parties.