Opinions Archive
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May 8, 2015
- Yukon Party builds a foundation for economic success I have often said that mining is the cornerstone of our economy, and has been for over a century.
- These politicians showed you the respect to respond ( Comment ) Recently, I sent out a questionnaire to all Yukon members of the legislature, These politicians showed you the respect to respond ( Comment )
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Latin on a 1940 quarter and words from British India Seventy years ago today, with Nazi Germany’s defeat, the Second World War ended in Europe, Africa and the North Atlantic.
May 7, 2015
- The telltale sign of when it’s time to worry Changes in the commercial property market are a good forecaster of economic trends.
May 6, 2015
- Reflections on a decidedly unbalanced budget ( Uffish Thoughts ) There’s something awfully odd about the so-called “balanced budget” that Finance Minister Joe Oliver presented us with last month.
May 5, 2015
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Fifty years old and never having slept in a bed! The headline above is the sad plight of many poor people in Africa, and certainly the case for Siphiwe Ginindza and her five daughters, ages 12 to 22.
May 4, 2015
- We have a duty to stand up and stop this madness! ( Comment ) Ed. note: Yukoner Sally Wright made these remarks Sunday afternoon opposite Yukon Energy’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) generators construction site in Whitehorse. The event was called the Black Balloon Awareness Parade.
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.