Opinions Archive
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- Comments should be thoughtful, not abusive (10)
- Proposed building called inappropriate for neighbourhood (7)
- Building’s entry system swiftly repaired (3)
- Electric vehicles will shuttle bus drivers to and from routes (3)
- Meters pilfered, damaged beyond repair (3)
- Respiratory illness season is proving routine, MD says (2)
- Games Centre to receive major improvements (2)
- Hoofed animals may come under management protocols (1)
May 1, 2015
- Something must be done to stop this migration ( Musings ) Lately barely a day goes by without some news about the plight of refugees who are attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Africa to Europe.
- Canada’s climate change forecast: stormy weather ( Comment ) When I am not being a politician,
- There’s a strong case for a new sports complex In the context of the current debate and discussion about potential track and fields proposed for Whistle Bend,
- How to protect ourselves from the invading hordes? ( Comment ) Saw one the other day.
- It’s not a matter of if, but when ( Editorial ) When a government and a private sector organization offer a municipality an $8-million recreational facility gratis yet still encounter vigorous resistance, that government and group have an enormous problem.
April 30, 2015
- We need fresh thinking from the bank towers Certainly, it appears presumptuous for an ordinary economist such as this columnist to criticize central banks’ actions or forecasts.
- Displacement activity seems to have no boundaries ( Comment ) “What’s emerging is what we need, which is a comprehensive plan, going after the criminal gangs, going after the traffickers, going after the owners of the boats...and stabilizing the countries from which these people are coming.”
- Liberals, NDP would reverse all these gains ( Comment ) I would like to correct some inaccuracies in the op-ed by MP Yvonne Jones that was recently published in Monday’s Whitehorse Daily Star.
April 29, 2015
- Growth has stalled under the Yukon Party I am calling on the Yukon Party to take responsibility for Yukon’s continuing economic decline.
- Here’s my position on the Whistle Bend sportsplex ( Comment ) Here’s my position on the Whistle Bend sportsplex ( Comment )
April 27, 2015
- We cannot trust Harper to serve northerners’ needs ( Comment ) In the lead-up to the federal budget, Canadians across the North provided feedback on their priorities to the Conservative government.
April 24, 2015
- Reflections on the anniversaries of historic battles ( Comment ) Ed. note: Yukon Senator Dan Lang made this statement Tuesday in the Red Chamber.
- The tourism industry matters in the Yukon ( Comment ) Along with industry partners and representatives from around the territory and beyond,
- Oil and gas politics are running the two governments ( Comment ) It should come as no surprise that Premier Darrell Pasloski told the premiers’ gathering in Quebec City that he would be against a carbon tax in the Yukon.
April 23, 2015
- Budget to take a decade to deliver some vows On Tuesday, Finance Minister Joe Oliver finally presented the chess master’s (Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s) budget.
- Half a Titanic vanished beneath the waves ( Comment ) The first thing to do,
- Outrageous ‘widening gap’ must be addressed A major negative factor in our financial system is the growing economic inequality.
- YP on continuing care: confusion, contradictions I am calling on the Yukon Party government to reveal the cost of its 300-bed seniors’ facility.