Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Here's the statistic we can be proudest of The Christmas giving season is upon us.
This coalition is not in Canada's interests Ah yes, Canadian politics have a way of constantly amazing me.
Why wasn't the appointment to this board simply delayed? There is no conflict of interest on the Human Rights Board of Adjudication, says one of the board's newest members, yet that same person may well be called as a witness in a matter currently before the board.
We have the power to create a difference These articles are designed to have us take a deeper look at the world in which we have been raised.
A sad, four-fronted abdication of leadership Many Canadians are regarding their three opposition party leaders as amateur would-be plunderers of the nation's government, slinking away like house burglars after the night's heist.

Is our economy less attractive to newcomers? For years, a tide of immigrants has flowed into Canada, seeking better job opportunities, or, in rare cases, refuge from some kind of persecution.
Four harsh truths about climate change LONDON - About two years ago, I realized the military in various countries were starting to do climate change scenarios in-house.

What was Stephen Harper thinking? DAWSON CITY - In a move almost as startling as the sudden slide in the economy, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government seems to have pulled the rug out from under itself.

Terrorism: it's as vital as you make it LONDON - The U.S. National Intelligence Council's report on global trends, published last month, predicts that the terrorist organization al-Qaeda "may decay sooner" than many experts expect.

Weather's nasty surprises are no snow job Ed. note: Thirty-five-year Yukoner Dawn Kostelnik and her husband, Rick Cousins, bought the Audrey Eleanor in July 2003 in Prince Rupert, B.C., refitted it and took it to Haines, Alaska in 2004.
My last visit with an icon of the Yukon I visited a very special lady in Whitehorse shortly before New Year's Day, 1950.
A successful subdivision offers diverse lots A "spectacular disaster" in the making, in the words of city councillor Doug Graham, or a model of 21st-century urban planning?

ATVs place enormous stresses on sheep Ed. note: the first part of this two-part commentary on the Yukon's proposed hunting regulation changes was published Wednesday. It was submitted by Manfred Hoefs of the Laberge Renewable Resource Council.
Slumping economy will hurt travel industry Tourism and travel and holiday-makers are more than "fun and games" for Canada.

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