Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Ex-commanding officer deserves his $72,000 expenses ( Comment ) The Harper government is attempting to have a field day with former commanding officer Andrew Leslie's moving expense since they found out he has hooked up with the federal Liberals.
Is the solution a peaceful division of the country? ( Musings ) Unless you have been living under a rock, you already know that trouble has been brewing in the Ukraine for some time.
PR would create a fairer system ( Comment ) Ed. note: this is the second of a series of five articles on proportional representation. The first was published Feb. 25.
Tourism continues to perform for Yukon's economy In 2013, the number of border crossings into Yukon increased by eight per cent and reached an all-time high, according to data from the Canada Border Services Agency.
Musher's trailside tales never cease to amaze ( Comment ) I don't often review books, but this time, I felt a moral obligation to do so.

Investing in frontier markets is done at great peril Canadian investors increasingly have been engaged in a simply outlandish tactic: placing significant funds in what now are called frontier markets.

Where are our stressed tax dollars ending up? ( Comment ) As we all know by now, the only thing noticeable in Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's February budget is that it is a "do-nothing budget”.

Canadian money should be invested for benefit of Canadians The recently announced changes by the Canada Pension Plan Board should arouse the ire of all Canadians.

Setting the record straight on legislative history ( Uffish Thoughts ) Back in the 1980s, when the legendary nine-day-fortnight was instituted by Chris Pearson's government so it could continue to meet its payroll while begging Ottawa for additional funding, it was applied equally to most government employees.

Man has been too disrespectful for far too long The Planetary Deadline – from The Aquarian Passion Play.
Never forget: our athletes have given their best ( Musings ) OK, I admit it: since I have had some time off work, I have spent quite a bit of time watching the Olympics on television.
Chris Pearson was a father of responsible government Ed. note: Premier Darrell Pasloski released this statement Thursday on the passing of Chris Pearson, the Yukon's Conservative government leader from 1978 to 1985.
New high school will enhance the learning experience ( Comment ) This week, the Yukon government was pleased to announce it has signed an intent-to-award letter with Clark Builders for the F.H. Collins Secondary School replacement project (Star, Feb. 20).
The accomplishments were historic, the pitfalls painful ( Editorial ) Unquestionably, Chris Pearson presided over a much leaner territorial government and a simpler Yukon, but was undeniably a vital figure in its political evolution.

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