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Opinion General
HELSTON: The message sent by election sign vandals
You could call them a sign of the times: Every election, campaign placards shoot up in droves, and every election, some end up torn, stolen or used as a canvas for budding artists who specialize in moustaches and male genitalia. Even though it’s an expected hallmark of election season, it still gets to me. It’s...
POULSEN: Niqab a perilous accommodation to fanatics
Sensing a winner, Stephen Harper kept the niqab issue alive this week by saying he may try to ban them in the civil service. I'm of two minds about the niqab, so one half argued with the other half last week. Conclusion: Don't sweat the niqab, no big deal. I'll let a friend from the...
ANDERSON: Why the Conservatives are winning
'BY CONTRAST TO THE LIBERALS AND THE NDP, THE CONSERVATIVES ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD TO CANADIANS.' Back in June I wrote about the split on the left, how it was the mirror image of the split in the right that existed back in the 90s, and why that meant a Conservative victory on October 19....
PARKER: A new attitude for gratitude
In the wake of a several-week period filled with horrible, heartbreaking national and international news, we find ourselves now in the days leading up to the Thanksgiving weekend. A weekend that, traditionally, is spent with loved ones — friends, families — while sharing an immense sense of gratitude for everything the year has brought. For...
JONESIE: The drama that’s dividing friends and families
For a time growing up, I considered two guys my best friends: Brad and Steve (Those names also tell you a bit about the demographic in my neighbourhood). I often think back to the strange relationship we had. Most days we were tight, and around us we drew a bunch of other guys. If we...
STAHN: Where does the community really stand on Ajax?
In recent years the organizations steadfast in their opposition to the proposed Ajax Mine have been the loud ones. They show up to council meetings and open houses, plan protests and rallies, and in general, make their feelings about the possibility of having an open-pit mine on the outskirts of Kamloops very clear. But it...
BEPPLE: Face time with local candidates important
Voting is only a very small part of democracy. The ability for groups to gather together to hear different viewpoints, discuss ideas, and raise concerns is another important part. It will never be that every single person in a community agrees with a decision, but having dialogue increases the chance of shared understanding and agreement...
POULSEN: Will a niqab decide this election?
Stephen Harper may start wearing a niqab so he can't be seen licking his lips over the monstrous misjudgement the other two parties have made on the issue. Can something as insignificant as a woman wearing a niqab at the citizenship swearing-in turn the election? Why not. The voters have been harassed by incomprehensible financial...
LOEWEN: A scotch and a cigar with a would-be prime minister
A bottle of Laphroaig and a Hoyo de Monterrey double corona. If you happen to be a sucker for fine Scotch and big, complex cigars, the aforementioned will evoke images of comfy, quilted cordovan leather easy chairs, and time well spent in conversation with the closest of friends. And the good fortune to know that,...
ANDERSON: Orange popsicles and the politics of fear
On my way to kindergarten one day a long time ago I witnessed one of those early lessons we sometimes remember for the rest of our lives. A welder was welding two pipes together beside a hole in the ground in the middle of a lawn, back in the days before it took three workers,...
PARKER: Short life, tall latte
Seasonal excitement has gotten out of control. It happened on a whole new level last year when the pumpkin spiced latte got its own hashtag and started trending, but even before pumpkin spice became the only thing nice, seasonal anticipation was starting to go overboard. There was the Christmas countdown app that everyone downloaded in...
