Letters to the Editor

ALBAS: Carbon tax increases in B.C. tied to Trudeau
OPINION On April 1st in British Columbia, the carbon tax rate was increased from $35…

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…