Whitehorse Daily Star

November 9, 2015

• Ruling calls for an end to divisive Yukon Party politics Yukoners are celebrating the chance to start a new chapter in the Yukon government’s relationship with First Nation governments following last week’s precedent-setting Court of Appeal of Yukon rejection of the Yukon Party government’s Peel watershed appeal.
• The battle is over; the war has yet to be won Ed. note: this is the fourth part of a daily series of five articles on the history of the Second World War leading up to Remembrance Day.

November 6, 2015

• In remembrance of Ed Kivell, my grandfather ( Comment ) I want to tell you a story about my grandfather, Ed Kivell, who fought in World War I.
• We’re investing in technology, telecom services For the past four-plus years, our government has been focused on making investments to create an environment that allows Yukoners to succeed in their business ventures and make life better in the territory.
• Some blunt questions amid fibre optic hoopla ( Comment ) I came across a Facebook petition (“Petition Stop NorthwesTel from maintaining internet monopoly in Whitehorse”) the other day.
• The battle is over; the war has yet to be won ( Comment ) Ed. note: this is the third part of a daily series of five articles on the history of the Second World War leading up to Remembrance Day.

November 5, 2015

• The move to privatization is gathering steam Plans are afoot in the United States to privatize the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.
• The battle is over; the war has yet to be won ( Comment ) Ed. note: this is the second part of a daily series of five articles on the history of the Second World War leading up to Remembrance Day.

November 4, 2015

• The battle is over; the war has yet to be won ( Comment ) Ed. note: this is the first part of a daily series of five articles on the history of the Second World War leading up to Remembrance Day.

October 30, 2015

• Yukoners: when will you stop a dictatorship? ( Comment ) On Oct. 22, the fall session of the Yukon legislative assembly started.
• Paris affords a chance to showcase Yukon values ( Comment ) I will travel to Paris as part of the Yukon delegation to the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
• When it seems that individuals do matter ( Uffish Thoughts ) In her latest book, History’s People: Personalities and the Past, historian Margaret MacMillan makes the point that people matter, that certain individuals have a lot to do with shaping the times in which they live.
• Changes will directly affect many Yukoners ( Comment ) With the fall legislative session underway, I wanted to share our government’s plans for legislation with all Yukoners.
• I watch Trudeau rise with serious misgivings ( Musings ) On Oct. 19, the Harper era essentially came to an end when the Liberal Party, under the leadership of Justin Trudeau, soundly defeated the Conservatives in the federal election.
• Embracing the present and resummoning the past ( Editorial ) After the proponents of a new outdoor soccer complex found their goal at least temporarily foiled over city rezoning issues this year, Premier Darrell Pasloski kicked out an extraordinary response.

October 29, 2015

• Another instance of corporate financial engineering As if there was not enough manipulation going on in financial markets, corporations now engage in financial engineering to improve the appearance of profitability.
• Russian strategy in Syria is cleverly calculated ( Comment ) It’s easy to define the American strategy in Syria, although it is more of a wish-list than an actual strategy.