Opinions Archive
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May 8, 2014
- The CPI has demonstrated it's of little use According to government press releases, inflation in North America is virtually non-existent, with prices rising perhaps only at a one per cent rate.
- We're on the precipice of a very hungry world ( Comment ) If you want to go on eating regularly in a rapidly warming world, then live in a place that's either high in latitude or high in altitude.
May 7, 2014
- Smashed is coming to the Yukon's schools ( Comment ) With a realistic story line in which most young people could imagine themselves, and personal stories showing the heartache and grief caused by impaired driving, MADD Canada's 2013-2014 School Assembly Program challenges students.
- From Ottawa, the hits just keep on coming ( Uffish Thoughts ) Prime Minister Stephen Harper's recent broadside against Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin seems pretty obviously to be a bit of peevish retaliation.
May 5, 2014
- At last, Rob Ford shows he has a better idea ( Uffish Thoughts ) Way back in the 1960s, the Ford Motor Company used the slogan "Ford has a better Idea” to sell its vehicles.
May 2, 2014
- Alberta Tories pursue the road to self-destruction ( Musings ) For many years, I have been following politics in this country, and I thought I had pretty much seen it all.
- Independent newspapers and democracy ( Comment ) When we moved here from Calgary in 2008, there were three independently owned newspapers serving the Yukon, two English and one French-language publication.
- We're determined to pave the way for tourism Yukon tourism is growing, and the numbers are impressive.
- The sound of rumblings from the premier's backyard ( Editorial ) For Yukoners Concerned About Oil and Gas Exploration/Development and its associates, it was a stroke of genius.
May 1, 2014
- A correction in the condo market is long overdue After some time, a boom tends to feed on itself, but momentum can carry it only so far.
- Israel: the ‘A' word flows from Kerry's mouth ( Comment ) Hillary Clinton would never have used the word when she was U.S. Secretary of State, because she still has 2016 presidential ambitions.
April 30, 2014
- Charting a health care system for the 21st century ( Editorial ) A Clinical Services Plan for Yukon is a roadmap for the long-term evolution of the territory's health and social services system.