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Opinion

ANDERSON: Election post mortem

Well, now the election is over and it's time to look at the dynamics involved. First, let's put the results in perspective, because I've heard the term "collapse" applied to the Conservative Party's (CPC) loss, and that's just plain silly. In point of fact the Conservatives emerged from this election with approximately the same number...

PARKER: To Scream or not to Scream isn’t the question

In October, 1998, a 10-year-old girl decided the Wes Craven film, Scream, was a good fit for her Halloween themed birthday party. As both her parents were out until 10 p.m. and her older sister was being a typical 16-year-old chaperone, no one was there to advise the wiser. Fifteen Grade 5 girls gathered under...

STAHN: More questions should be asked before we vote on the performing arts centre

When it comes to referendums the city has a stake in the outcome. Council has already decided a project should go ahead and is lobbying the taxpayers to agree. Council, and therefore city staff, are essentially asking the public to agree with them, to sign the deal and move forward. And just like any contract,...

JONESIE: How Kelowna-Lake Country went from Conservative blue to Liberal red

To understand how a traditionally right-wing riding like Kelowna-Lake Country turned from Conservative blue to Liberal red this week, you cannot ignore the issues imposed on the riding from afar. Former UBC political science instructor Wolf Depner says in many ways, the election came down to a referendum on Stephen Harper and the riding was swayed...

HELSTON: Bed bugs aren’t such a cute nursery rhyme anymore

I travelled across South East Asia for six months, bunking in cheap backpacker’s hostels and bungalows with dirt floors, and not once did I encounter the globetrotter’s worst nightmare: the dreaded bed bug. I was warned repeatedly before my departure to watch out for the nasty insects, to check linens for the telltale brownish stains...

BEPPLE: Boundary reform needed in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo

Congratulations go out to all the candidates of the last election. Win or lose, political candidates represented their parties and gave people the opportunity to choose the direction they wanted things to go. Best wishes to Conservative Cathy McLeod. The hard work has just begun. As a country, the choice was resoundingly the Liberal Party....

POULSEN: The one big Harper lie that finally did it

Having voted Liberal for the first time in some 20 years, maybe my story has a bearing on what happened. Turning points. A good choice would be the Munk debate when Justin blew away his shadow of wussiness and beat Harper like a bum of the month in the ring. Harper was just not ready....

LOEWEN: Trudeaumania 2: Not just ‘show business for ugly people?’

— OPINION — As Conservative Party of Canada political fortunes began to founder during the federal election campaign, the CPC began floating a message that Stephen Harper was “not perfect” and that the election was not really about him. Instead, the Conservative Party seemed to content itself with the messaging that the election was really...

ANDERSON: The boy king

Richard II of England was surrounded by greatness, both generational and concurrent. His predecessor Richard I was known as "the Lionheart," and whatever his true failings he is known to posterity as a brave king and legendary warrior. His namesake Richard III was the last English king to die on the battlefield and the last...

PARKER: Playing not out of the equation for Playboy

Much like most children born between the years of 1980 and 1990, the first experience I ever had with Playboy magazine came to me through my father. Of course, I like to think my experience is unique if only because my father is a minister and the specific picture to which I so fondly refer...

JONESIE: Final election thoughts, but not mine: Rose Sexsmith and Melonie Dodaro

We have a rule around here about attribution in our news stories: Only quote people if they can say it better than you can. So over to two Facebook friends who together summed up well a couple of my thoughts before I cast my vote on Monday. First well-known Kelowna businesswoman and philanthropist, Rose Sexsmith (and...