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October 31, 2014
- Marketing Yukon: the best place to live and to visit ( Comment ) Given Yukon’s incredible natural assets, rich heritage and culture, wilderness, wildlife, northern lights, midnight sun and the welcoming spirit of Yukoners, our impressive tourism statistics come as no surprise.
- With care, WHO’s worst fears may not be realized ( Musings ) In a column published on April 4 this year, I talked about the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa that had just started.
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Father William H. Judge S.J.: a future saint? The saintly Father William H. Judge was born in Baltimore, Maryland, a member of a large, dedicated Irish Catholic family.
- Ottawa’s spending priorities need sharp redefining ( Comment ) Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea has complained that the money spent on the Conservatives’ Senate scandal has overshadowed her department’s good work.
October 30, 2014
- The rising pyramid of clutter must be dismantled In business and in government, in too many cases, management consists of mismanagement.
October 29, 2014
- Liberals, NDP opposed display of national unity Ed. note: Premier Darrell Pasloski has released this statement on Tuesday’s debate.
- While the issues mount, premier cheer-leads for Harper ( Comment ) The Yukon NDP official Opposition is denouncing the Pasloski government’s decision to prioritize debate on a motion in support of Stephen Harper’s move to send Canadian Armed Forces to Iraq as part of the combat mission against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.
October 24, 2014
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Our duty to protect democracy is paramount ( Comment ) As Canadians, we have seen – in this past week – unprecedented attacks on our democracy.
- Caribou subsist on lichen, not reuben sandwiches ( Comment ) As the hydraulic fracking committee’s 2014 territorial tour ended last month and the numbers were in for enumeration,
October 23, 2014
- A politician can still become a shining star Politicians so often have proved to be a disappointment, so we are inclined to look askance at them.
- Oil: it’s been blind-sided by technology ( Comment ) “The price of oil will hit its floor and it will rise again.”
October 22, 2014
- EI downsizing as a new northern strategy ( Uffish Thoughts ) One of the interesting facts about Canada is that our population tends to be unevenly distributed across the country.