Opinion General

MANN: When is it OK to lie to your children?
OPINION I have always had difficulty lying. When I lie, no matter how small…


CANNINGS: Our path to a sustainable future
OPINION Last week I became a grandfather for the first time. Politicians are fond of…

LETTER: A challenge to all West Kelowna voters
OPINION Democracy will fail and turn into an Aristocracy or even a Corporatocracy if the…

LETTER: To the citizens of Kamloops regarding the 2018 civic election
OPINION The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) represents Downtown businesses, developers and property owners. …

GEORGE: Time to stop punishing people for being poor
OPINION Every now and then the discussion about the best way to deliver health care…

THOMPSON: A hard rain is going to fall on Donald Trump
OPINION It’s not likely that Donald Trump knows Bob Dylan’s “A hard rain's a-gonna fall”.…



ALBAS: Good deal or bad deal?
OPINION This week Canadians learned that a draft agreement has been reached between the United…


MANN: Winter is coming and it’s time to get excited…or not
OPINION Tuesday morning I woke up and I could see snow coming down outside my…

CANNINGS: A look at the new North American trade deal
OPINION After months of negotiations and a seemingly endless series of false deadlines, negotiators have…


GEORGE: Changing climate change strategies
OPINION I have been watching the climate wars go on for decades now. On one…