Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

The city centre's voters deserve better ( Editorial ) Who but a fascinatingly imaginative Dennis Fentie could kill the prospects of an imminent Whitehorse Centre byelection,

PM toted his protective bubble north ( Comment ) With one federal seat for each of the three territories – Nunavut, the N.W.T. and the Yukon – elections are not won or lost in Canada's North,
Yukoners travel more than your average Canuck A friend of mine has always claimed he moved to the Yukon to see the world. Based on the amount of time he doesn't spend at home, that's probably exactly why he did move here.
Canada's leaders in the new North ( Comment ) Last month, the official Leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister came to the Yukon.

Muslims, Ground Zero, and the U.S. elections ( Comment ) The great journalist H.L. Mencken once said that nobody ever went broke by underestimating the intelligence of the American public – but I may be about to prove him wrong.
The economy's hazard lights are flashing In a working paper written by three senior staff economists for the Swiss-based Bank of International Settlements,

Our MP must stand up and be counted ( Editorial ) For most of the summer, Yukon MP Larry Bagnell left his electors little reason to think he would do anything other than vote against a Conservative MP's effort to dismantle the long-gun registry.

History shows the Liberals haven't changed ( Comment ) The Liberal way of thinking has not changed since the Trudeau days.
SS Keno's final crew had to rough it Ed. note: the first two parts of this three-part series on the SS Keno's final voyage from Whitehorse to Dawson City were published on the last two Fridays.
Liberal immigration laws should be re-examined Few things get Canadians more into an uproar than the perception of foreigners taking advantage of our system in an unfair manner.
Land distribution reforms deserve discussion ( Editorial ) Recognizing the basic tenet that when something's broken, try to fix it,

Hiring trends are at the mercy of many factors Several years ago, an unusual book was published called Small Is Beautiful. The title is self-explanatory, and its theme has relevance today.

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