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STAHN: Why I don’t expect anything less from Cavers
So a politician has a political view, what a novel idea. Of course Coun. Donovan Cavers took ‘wearing it on your sleeve’ to a whole other level at a Kamloops city council meeting this week. Cavers, who was a Green Party candidate in the 2008 federal election, decided to wear a shirt depicting a cartoon...
BEPPLE: Take care of what’s important — go vote
We’re heading into the last stretch of a very long federal election. The end is in sight and everyone is ready breath a collective sigh of relief. For myself, I’d had enough of the election a few weeks back. I’d heard enough. I’d had enough. So I went and voted at the Elections Canada office...
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...
