Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Together, we can create the housing Yukoners need ( Comment ) Housing needs have been front and centre in Yukon for the last few years, as was evident during the last election campaign in 2011.
The YP finally admits it doesn't have a housing plan ( Comment ( The Yukon Party government has finally admitted that it doesn't have a housing plan for the territory.
This is a question of respect and restraint ( Comment ) Political speeches are more about posturing than policy.

Shoddy service is ticking off many patrons Angry customers have become the new norm.
We're all pawns on Harper's grand chess board By now, you will realize that the Harper gang is not going to consult the taxpayers of Canada on a number of subjects.

This fiscal bungling is costing my community ( Comment ) The centrepiece of the latest Cathers/Pasloski budget is a $27-million bailout of the Yukon Hospital Corp., and it confirms fears about poor planning and fiscal mismanagement.

Who owns city hall? Look in the mirror! Part 3 of the Municipal Act regulates all aspects of elections, from elector and candidate qualifications to the resolution of conflicts and irregularities.
We acted in a fiscally responsible fashion ( Comment ) Last week, the government decided not to proceed with the current design for the F.H. Collins Secondary School replacement project (Star, March 12).
A season to reflect on the geology of snow ( Uffish Thoughts ) The town's bylaw officer dropped by last weekend to let me know that they'd be digging up the street on our part of Seventh Avenue starting on Monday.
Memories offered by Major Tudor Pole, 1919 I believe I presented this in my column a couple of years ago, but I feel it is something that is never out of time.
Pardon me if I feel miffed at the banks.... ( Musings ) In 2012, the J.D. Power Canadian Retail Banking Customer Satisfaction Study found that the satisfaction of Canadians with their banks and also with the banking system as a whole had eroded over the previous year.
Of senators, a ski hill and a former MP ( Comment ) With the Senate in the news in recent weeks, we took a look into a two-year study of our esteemed senators' living and travel expenditures.

Many have forgotten the stock market's purpose Many of us are transfixed by the stock market, perhaps a bit like buying lottery tickets as a way to fortune.

Council must justify the decision it makes ( Comment ) Whether city council approves additional funding for Mount Sima is a tough question to answer.

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