Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

We are witnessing a crumbling cornerstone For as long as any of us can remember, placing funds in the shares of our banks was considered to be the foundation of all Canadian investment portfolios.

With all sides entrenched, let the people decide ( Editorial ) When the announcement is bound to attract considerable controversy and dismay, make it late and make it low-key.

We know our veterans matter greatly ( Comment ) It has been said that every day is Remembrance Day for families and friends who have lost a loved one in service to our great country.

A critic of your ‘Apocalypse 2012' program To CBC television's Doc Zone program (Dec. 3):
Have we finally secured our vessel? Ed. note: this series, nearing its conclusion, traces the adventures of long-time Yukoners Dawn Kostelnik and Rick Cousins aboard their wooden boat, the Audrey Eleanor.
If you build it, they will thrive ( Comment ) "We fail to see the child, just as one time we were unable to see the woman, the peasant, the oppressed social strata and oppressed peoples.”
Have our MLAs rented out their backbones? ( Comment ) "A tenant of a moldy trailer with broken windows and a hole in the floor is wondering why it appears there is no enforceable law in the Yukon which would require her landlord to fix things.
The Yukon's regulatory regime has malfunctioned ( Comment ) Imagine a cabinet minister – bursting with political debt – being responsible for deciding who gets a water licence in the Yukon.

Arctic oil: the good news and the bad news ( Comment ) First, the good news.
It's time for unions to reinvent themselves Over the recent past, unions here have not acted sensibly. Their conduct has harmed their cause and the economy in general.

The NDP knocks on its adversaries' doors ( Editorial ) Yukon Party and Liberal candidates and loyalists are brushing the snow off their jackets today after being electorally struck and smothered by "Landslide Liz”.

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