Whitehorse Daily Star

January 16, 2015

• Education in Yukon: a top priority for us, our partners ( Comment ) As premier, I read with interest the commentary in Wednesday’s Star signed by five individuals (Ken Taylor, Fred Smith, Don Roberts, Piers McDonald and Shakir Alwarid).
• They came, they spoke, and the budget shall pass ( Editorial ) Members of city council heard some constructive citizen feedback about the proposed $69-million operating budget Monday evening.

January 15, 2015

• The strategy of the horrible Paris attacks ( Comment ) After Ahmed Merabet, a French policeman, was killed outside the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris last week, his brother Malek said:
• Remember: there’s no gain without pain Even though we are slowly recovering from the Great Recession, it is appropriate that we question the means used to revive the economy.

January 14, 2015

• Our education system has become closed ( Comment ) In 1990, after five years of consultations and with considerable fanfare, a new Education Act was proclaimed in the Yukon legislature.

January 9, 2015

• Make 2015 the year of countering the counterfeiters ( Musings ) The beginning of a new year usually marks the time when many people all over the world make New Year’s resolutions, wanting to change something in their lives for the better.
• Here’s why we’re appealing the Peel decision ( Comment ) As we announced on Dec. 30, the Yukon government is appealing the Peel watershed land use planning court case.
• New, popular, annoying and overused words of 2014 A pet-peeve letter I feel like writing to Wendy Mesley at CBC-TV’s national news offices:
• Saluting democracy – when it suits the purpose ( Editorial ) “We are looking for clarity that the democratically elected government will retain the authority to make decisions on Yukon public land.”

January 8, 2015

• Is the world slipping back into a recession? If deflationary trends persist, they can trigger severe economic repercussions
• Is there conspiracy at the oil barrel’s bottom? ( Comment ) “Did you know there’s an oil war? And the war has an objective: to destroy Russia,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a live television speech late last month.

January 2, 2015

• Yukon Party dropped lumps of coal into our stockings As many Yukoners focused on spending the Christmas season with their friends and loved ones,
• The book’s done, but I’m all ears for sports memories ( Comment ) Slow down!
• Promises made, promises kept: the year in review In 2014, this government delivered on our commitments, as outlined in our platform Moving Forward Together.
• City council, taxes and new buildings? ( Comment ) Last month, through our capital budget, Whitehorse council decided to take on our biggest city project ever.
• Look for Harper to toast a fourth victory ( Comment ) If you believe the current polls, you might think they will predict the outcome of the next federal election, be it in March or October.