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September 10, 2015
- Syria: will it be Russia to the rescue? ( Comment } .S. Secretary of State John Kerry has just phoned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warning him not to “escalate the conflict” by increasing Moscow’s military support for the beleaguered Syrian regime.
- Are we contemplating an economic nightmare? Every now and then,
September 9, 2015
- Harper is ready to throw the YP under the bus ( Comment ) While visiting Whitehorse last Friday,
September 8, 2015
- Yet another broken Yukon government relationship ( Comment ) As three Yukon First Nations prepare to defend the negotiated treaty rights undermined by Bill S-6 in yet another court battle,
September 4, 2015
- Walking and learning with Jack Van Den Bogaard ( Comment ) Earlier this year, the City of Whitehorse and the Kwanlin Dün First Nation hosted a vulnerable persons forum.
- A venerable slogan proves true yet again ( Comment ) You can take you out of the Yukon, but you can never take the Yukon out of you.
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Mayo seniors’ residence is officially opened ( Comment ) I was honoured to open the new seniors’ residence in Mayo last week with Premier Darrell Pasloski and several members of the community, including Mayor Scott Bolton and local seniors and elders.
- How airlines and kids make for ‘pleasant’ travel ( Musings ) Today’s column does not have a particular topic.
- Yukon First Nations were given no option ( Comment ) It is disappointing but predictable that Yukon First Nation governments have once again been forced to resort to court action to have their final agreements respected and upheld.
- A simple gesture for those who risk their lives ( Comment ) A year ago, I wrote an article about a military person returning to his home in Whitehorse to go hunting big game.
September 3, 2015
- Politicians lack the courage to act correctly In response to the financial crisis of the previous decade,
- The good, the bad and the ugly of the crisis ( Comment ) Refugees from the wars of the Middle East are pouring into the European Union at an unprecedented rate.
September 2, 2015
- Where do the parties stand on gun legislation? ( Comment ) The federal NDP’s 2015 “policy book” informs us that the NDP actually proposes that all provinces, territories and municipalities devise a law to ban all handguns in their jurisdictions.