Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Fitness and art tax credits support healthy families ( Comment ) The federal government recently announced it is cutting back both the children’s fitness and arts tax credits to 50 per cent for 2016, and eliminating them completely in 2017.
Hello? What just happened here? And why? ( Editorial ) The smoke from the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act (YESAA) amendments debacle has gently wafted off, an unpalatable aggravation of humanity’s global warming problem.

Robin Hood economics do not create prosperity From time immemorial, a popular proposal of politicians is to “soak” the rich.
Brazil’s corruption crisis has many angles to it ( Comment ) You couldn’t make this stuff up.

Pingos, drunken Yukon forests and climate change “Spring is sprung, the grass is riz I wonder where the birdie is....”
Building on a poor record of managing capital projects The goal of the 2016-17 budget is to try to buy Yukoners’ hearts and minds with their own money.
The Northern Way – a budget built for Yukoners ( Comment ) Yesterday, I was proud to stand up on behalf of our entire caucus and all Yukoners to table our 2016/17 budget.
Budget shows YP’s desperation, dread of an election I am calling the Yukon Party government’s 2016 budget a cynical attempt to buy Yukoners’ votes by giving $100 per child to Yukon families weeks before a fall election.
Pasloski as Paladin – have money, will spend it ( Editorial ) The grub was grand and the atmosphere upbeat as the Finance minister assured diners Wednesday that the territorial budget would not raise their taxes, and that his opposition to a carbon tax is staunch and unyielding.

Daylight saving time has definite drawbacks ( Comment ) As we have just gone through the ritual of changing our clocks in accordance with the advent of daylight saving time, it is appropriate to consider the merits of changing the time.
Trump would be a terrible tenant for the White House ( Comment ) “These are my principles, and if you don’t like them...Well, I have others.” – Groucho Marx

Sharing the details of a truly explosive plot In an obvious nod to the Watergate era, a “deep” source within the Canadian Security Establishment identifying himself only by the code name “Cunning Linguist” met with me in a hidden dark corner of a famous Canadian institution recently.
Sourdough on the Sunshine Coast: the deal We have made an offer through a Powell River, B.C. real estate company to purchase a little piece of heaven on the Sunshine Coast.
New time zone proposed for the Yukon A not-for-profit group called “On Yukon Time” is proposing that the Yukon change its clocks – permanently.

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