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Letters To The Editor
CANNINGS: What we can do to reduce or eliminate single-use plastic
OPINION We’ve all heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a mass of plastic pollution…
ALBAS: Why does the average person have to pay the price on pollution?
OPINION This week’s report will be a short one. Chances are you have heard of…
CANNINGS: On abandoned oil and gas wells
OPINION The B.C. Oil and Gas Commission recently revealed some concerning figures about abandoned oil…
ALBAS: Who do you believe?
OPINION The last seven days have not been like any that I have experienced in…
ALBAS: Read the fine print in the latest federal budget
OPINION In last week’s report I provided some highlights on the recent 2019 budget and…
ALBAS: Do you like what you see in the 2019 Budget so far?
OPINION The Liberal 2015 campaign promise was to deliver three years of “modest” $10 billion…
FUHR: Budget 2019 continues to invest in Canadians
OPINION In the fall of 2015, unemployment was stubbornly high, wages were stagnant, and consumer…
CANNINGS: Access to prescription drugs big gap in health care system
OPINION When Canadians are asked what makes them proud to be Canadians, many say that…
ALBAS: All eyes on Ottawa
OPINION Although this is a constituency week with the House of Commons recessed, much attention…
LETTER: Kelowna council is coming for your home
OPINION Editor, Beware! City Council has decided to take control of your home! Tonight, March…
ALBAS: Cannabis criminal record suspension legislation announced
OPINION Although the House of Commons is not sitting until Monday, March 18 much attention…
LETTER: Kelowna’s Official Community Plan and suburban sprawl
OPINION Editor, RE: Kelowna council being asked to pick winners and losers in residential development The…
CANNINGS: This is ‘Mouseland’
OPINION Last Wednesday we heard riveting testimony from former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould on her…
ALBAS: Speaking truth to power
OPINION As I sit down to write my weekly report I must admit to being…
CANNINGS: Navigation protocols needed at Penticton airport
OPINION On February 14th, Air Canada gave Penticton fliers a Valentine’s Day present—they announced that…
ALBAS: Accountable for your tax dollars
OPINION In my MP Report from last week I summarized the developing situation regarding the…
ALBAS: Political pressure and the rule of law
OPINION If you have followed any Canadian media reports this week you have likely heard…
CANNINGS: Housing affordability number one issue
OPINION I spent a week in late January travelling across the South Okanagan-West Kootenay, listening…
ALBAS: Winter and the carbon tax
OPINION This week my Summerland office was visited by an individual living on a fixed…
FUHR: Canadians continue to have one of the lowest tax burdens
OPINION Some of our very first steps as a Government were to lower taxes on…
ALBAS: Huawei should be banned from 5G rollout in Canada
OPINION If you follow virtually any Canadian news source you have likely heard about the…
ALBAS: New food guide
OPINION This week, the newly updated Canada Food Guide was released. The previous guide had…
ALBAS: Taxes vs Services. Are you happy?
OPINION As many accountants and tax professionals will know, January of each year is the…
FUHR: Canada summer jobs deadline and recognition for veterans
OPINION I wish to alert local employers that the deadline for this year’s Canada Summer…