Whitehorse Daily Star

June 9, 2016

• Outlandish wage deals are stalling our economy A multitude of experts are citing the steps that should be taken to improve our economy.
• Swiss soundly dismiss a universal basic income In a referendum last Sunday,

June 3, 2016

• Sourdough on the Sunshine Coast: a long, hot summer In the previous story, the Captain and I were able to secure a piece of Paradise in Stillwater by the Sea on the Sunshine Coast of B.C.
• Yukon workers can expect a busy summer ahead The summer months are a busy time for Yukon businesses and workers, and this year will be no different.
• IMF breaks rank with the free market agenda A highly unusual defector document from free trade religion with the title Neoliberalism: Oversold? was released by three of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’S) senior figures. http://goo.gl/KUhMHz
• Our home, the Yukon – column of the wild What is it about this place that makes it so special for us?

June 2, 2016

• Through adversity, the U.S. dollar fights on One of the most surprising and puzzling economic trends is the unparalleled strength of the U.S. dollar.
• Zika virus and the Olympics: what to do? In the past, the only excuse for cancelling the Olympic Games has been a world war (Berlin 1916, Tokyo 1940, London 1944).

May 30, 2016

• Climate survival equals renewable industry growth Part one of this two-part commentary, published Friday,

May 27, 2016

• People are showing they want meaningful change It is not my habit to pick up where I left off in my last column, but recent events simply urge me to do so this time around.
• Looking back at a busy spring sitting ( Comment ) As the spring sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly came to a close yesterday,
• Oil and gas expansion’s crown jewel: carbon price How does it work?
• This government has shown it cannot be trusted As we wrap up what is likely the last sitting of the legislature for this term,

May 26, 2016

• Rushing into mergers is a very questionable tactic With the economy and stock markets in the doldrums, some corporations are searching for remedies.
• Why are the Islamists still attacking the West? Because most people think of Islamic State, al-Qaeda and their ilk as being crazies motivated solely by hatred, they are not puzzled by recent terrorist attacks on the West like those in Paris, Brussels and Los Angeles.