Opinions Archive
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August 6, 2018
- Is South-East Asia due for a fall? ( Comment ) A quarter-century before the Arab Spring of 2011, there was a democratic spring in South-East Asia: the Philippines in 1986, Burma in 1988, Thailand in 1992 and Indonesia in 1998.
August 3, 2018
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We can do better than this, Yukoners (Comment) Shelley Cuthbert has achieved a certain measure of fame in the Yukon bit of Canada, but not in the way she would have preferred!
- It’s clear our city needs new leadership ( Comment ) To all Whitehorse residents: this commentary is in response to the dialogue that ensued after I announced my candidacy for mayor (Star, July 26).
August 2, 2018
- We may be heading for a mass die-back ( Comment ) This is Armageddon Summer in the Northern Hemisphere:
July 27, 2018
- Extend Quartz Mining Act consultation Amid rising concerns from industry, the official Opposition is calling on the Yukon Liberal government to extend their consultation on proposed changes to the Quartz Mining Act to Nov. 30, 2018.
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Construction builds a summer of heavy traffic (Uffish Thoughts) There’s been a lot of heavy traffic in Dawson City this summer.
- If only Frost had listened from the start After over a year of lobbying from the official Opposition and chronic inaction from the minister of Environment,
- Liberals offer a legacy of broken promises ( Musings ) Justin Trudeau and his Liberal party have been in power for roughly 2 1/2 years now.
July 26, 2018
- Election was about the army ruling politicians “Look, we have no other choice,” Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said last May.
July 20, 2018
- Walking back on Pennsylvania Avenue ( Uffish Thoughts ) There’s an old joke about politicians that needs an update.