Opinion

"It appears Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee is going to test one of my favourite Canadian democracy touch points."

Juan Orlando Hernandez can walk along any street in America. He can ride in any fast boat in the Caribbean. I assure you, nothing bad will happen to Juan.

This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine I suppose. I’m the editor, Marshall Jones.

Rather than paint war as a glorious and gallant pursuit of righteousness by heroic men, Al Rockoff chronicled the sheer brutality of war, showing it for what it is, an utter waste of humanity.

History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.

This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine…

This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes, mostly mine…

"Adults rolling an empty shopping cart down the first aisle is a little like kids passing through the ticket entrance booth at Disney World…so many things to do…so little time."

"The results of last Tuesday’s off-year elections in New Jersey, Virginia, New York City, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California are unmistakable evidence that Americans are getting weary of Donald Trump."

This is where cold hard facts give way to the hottest of takes.

"Just for the record, no previous president - not Republican, not Democrat - ever asked for a ballroom…especially a ballroom more than one-and-a-half times as big as an NFL football field…including the end zones and sideline areas."

"Forget Trump’s bald-faced lies that the economy - everything from employment to inflation to grocery prices - would be better from day one with him as president. Just for the record…it’s day 280…and all are worse."

Compassion is a wonderful thing…it is one of those qualities that define us as humans.

"Last month, we said goodbye to Andy…our 15-year-old Rag Doll cat…who like every animal I ever knew…had a distinctive personality that could both endear and madden…often within moments."

"Everything from signs on nearly 500 military installations in the U.S. and another 750 around the world to letterhead stationery for tens of thousands of senior officers has to change. Printers and sign painters everywhere are rejoicing. Taxpayers…not so much."

"U.S. citizens should bone-up on history…see truth and lies…for what they are."

This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes.

"I can’t think of a politician more in need of a scandal, something to remind people he exists.

The same, old, typical hypocrisy won’t cut it."

"Don’t misinterpret my words…no one should be targeted with violence because of what they say in a democracy. That’s not how democracies work. That’s how authoritarian dictatorships work."

"Disney is a corporate force like no other today."