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)
December 3, 2014
- Respect the court’s decision, Premier Pasloski ( Comment ) The long-awaited decision from Justice Veale on the Peel watershed
- Is Harper deliberately shunning Ontario? ( Comment ) For the past 11 months, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has been attempting to get a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
December 2, 2014
- Premier’s First Nations relations approach is toxic On Monday in Ottawa,
- Valcourt pins the YESAA tail on the premier ( Comment ) The premier has some explaining to do after federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt said Monday
November 28, 2014
- Why do words matter? Yukon women’s groups are, once again, running a 12-day campaign to end violence against women from Nov. 25 to Dec. 5.
- More Tories exposed as lawbeakers Michael Sona, a junior staffer of the Conservative Party,
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Sterilizing beer bottles for refilling ( Comment ) Returned beer bottles from many breweries (foreground in the photo above) are fed into the Yukon Brewing Company’s bottle washing machinery.
- We are too isolated to achieve recycling perfection ( Comment ) Wheeling the black garbage bin out to the street Wednesday night, I felt a mixture of guilt and relief.
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Bear woes: let’s learn from other jurisdictions ( Musings ) Poaching game animals in the Yukon is severely punished.
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‘He was surrounded by people who loved him’ ( Comment ) The Champagne and Aishihik First Nations (CAFN) are mourning the loss of our eldest citizen, Alex VanBibber (98),
- The odour of government stealth and secrecy at its worst ( Editorial ) Thanks to local golf course owner Jeff Luehmann and the New Democrats, the chain on the ball has been severed, and a dusty skeleton has been dragged prostrate from the Yukon Party’s political closet.
November 27, 2014
- Yukon Party’s cronyism does not serve the public interest The Yukon Party government has some explaining to do
- Making hard choices to implement responsibility A recent book by Martin Wolf, an esteemed commentator published in the London (England) Times, reviewed the policymakers’ handling of the current economic recession as well as prescriptions for reviving the economy.
- Where did Silver go wrong taking on Ryan Leef? ( Comment ) Sandy Silver got a knockout punch from kick-boxer MP Ryan Leef when Silver attempted to put a motion into the legislature saying there are no Liberal senators in the Canadian Senate.
November 26, 2014
- What will ratepayers get for their utilities bills hike? ( Editorial ) Liberal Leader Sandy Silver lauded the City of Whitehorse recently for its leadership in the recycling field, but the proof of the pudding is always in the eating.
November 25, 2014
- Minister’s silence is a major blow to public oversight ( Comment ) “The member opposite obviously knows more about (my) budget than I do.”
- Will the Alberta court decision affect theYukon? ( Comment ) A recent court decision handed down by Alberta Chief Justice Wittmann