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Letters to the Editor
GEORGE: Are we living in a meritocracy?
OPINION There is a story we use in our culture to justify our economic system.…
FUHR: National Housing Strategy ensures adequate and affordable housing
OPINION Over the past year, the federal government has worked closely with the provinces and…
ALBAS: Canada Child Tax Benefit important for single parents
OPINION When former Prime Minister Stephen Harper first introduced the Universal Child Care Benefit program…
CANNINGS: Phoenix payroll fiasco
OPINION Last Tuesday the Auditor General of Canada released a report that addressed the Phoenix…
GEORGE: Saving the Internet from becoming the trinet
OPINION The Internet is vast. The number of websites and users continue to increase year…
WALKER: B.C.’s economy relies on real estate
OPINION I’ve been saying that the B.C. economy is too reliant on real estate for…
ALBAS: Liberals trying to ‘change the channel’ on Morneau ethics scandal
OPINION This week in Ottawa, it was revealed that Finance Minister Bill Morneau is now…
GEORGE: The Robots are coming
OPINION Welcome to the information revolution. The utopia of automated production is upon us. The…
CANNINGS: My take on the proposed South Okanagan national park
OPINION Federal and provincial environment ministers and local First Nations chiefs announced last week that…
ALBAS: ‘Paradise Papers’ and Canada’s tax gap
OPINION The major issue reverberating around Ottawa this week was the recent release of the…
GEORGE: Idea of sustainability is under attack
OPINION With the coinage of ‘sustainable development,’ the defenders of the unsteady state have won…
ALBAS: Concerns about legalizing marijuana
OPINION Although the topic of the Finance Minister and his assets that were not being…
WALKER: Six duties your realtor must deliver
OPINION I love real estate. I was a real estate investor long before I became…
GEORGE: Why the ‘legalization’ of marijuana really isn’t
OPINION As Canadians move closer to the day when recreational cannabis is "legalized", we should…
FUHR: Fall economic statement bears good news
OPINION The Government has released its fall economic statement and the news is positive: Canadian…
ALBAS: Only good news in fall fiscal update, deficit less than expected
OPINION This week in Ottawa began with the Finance Minister under fire for failing to…
GEORGE: Why are we still arguing about climate change?
OPINION Dealing with climate change has been billed as the greatest challenge our civilization has…
ALBAS: Ethics and taxes make strange bedfellows
OPINION On Monday of this week the Liberal Government announced that it will be abandoning…
WALKER: Kelowna’s economy is booming
OPINION Kelowna is undoubtedly a beautiful place to live. With our incredible climate, stunning scenery…
GEORGE: Common sense doesn’t work when dealing with CO2 pollution
OPINION The human world is a very unintuitive place. The natural world, as we have…
CANNINGS: It’s time for Canadians to have free access to prescription drugs
OPINION Universal pharmacare is a hot topic on Parliament Hill these days. The concept is…
ALBAS: Should staff discounts be taxed?
OPINION Social media allows citizens to share comments, questions and concerns with elected officials in…
WALKER: Balance returning to Kelowna real estate market
OPINION The latest stats from the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board show that balance has…
LETTER: Are you ready for a tax on employee discounts?
OPINION When will it ever be enough? As Canadians were sitting down for their turkey…