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April 30, 2015
- We need fresh thinking from the bank towers Certainly, it appears presumptuous for an ordinary economist such as this columnist to criticize central banks鈥� actions or forecasts.
- Displacement activity seems to have no boundaries ( Comment ) 鈥淲hat鈥檚 emerging is what we need, which is a comprehensive plan, going after the criminal gangs, going after the traffickers, going after the owners of the boats...and stabilizing the countries from which these people are coming.鈥�
- Liberals, NDP would reverse all these gains ( Comment ) I would like to correct some inaccuracies in the op-ed by MP Yvonne Jones that was recently published in Monday鈥檚 Whitehorse Daily Star.
April 29, 2015
- Growth has stalled under the Yukon Party I am calling on the Yukon Party to take responsibility for Yukon鈥檚 continuing economic decline.
- Here鈥檚 my position on the Whistle Bend sportsplex ( Comment ) Here鈥檚 my position on the Whistle Bend sportsplex ( Comment )
April 27, 2015
- We cannot trust Harper to serve northerners鈥� needs ( Comment ) In the lead-up to the federal budget, Canadians across the North provided feedback on their priorities to the Conservative government.
April 24, 2015
- Reflections on the anniversaries of historic battles ( Comment ) Ed. note: Yukon Senator Dan Lang made this statement Tuesday in the Red Chamber.
- The tourism industry matters in the Yukon ( Comment ) Along with industry partners and representatives from around the territory and beyond,
- Oil and gas politics are running the two governments ( Comment ) It should come as no surprise that Premier Darrell Pasloski told the premiers鈥� gathering in Quebec City that he would be against a carbon tax in the Yukon.
April 23, 2015
- Budget to take a decade to deliver some vows On Tuesday, Finance Minister Joe Oliver finally presented the chess master鈥檚 (Prime Minister Stephen Harper鈥檚) budget.
- Half a Titanic vanished beneath the waves ( Comment ) The first thing to do,
- Outrageous 鈥榳idening gap鈥� must be addressed A major negative factor in our financial system is the growing economic inequality.
- YP on continuing care: confusion, contradictions I am calling on the Yukon Party government to reveal the cost of its 300-bed seniors鈥� facility.
April 20, 2015
- When all the fiscal rhetoric makes no sense ( Uffish Thoughts ) So the territorial budget came out April 2 and the headlines were universally predictable.
- Here鈥檚 what we鈥檙e paying our political representatives ( Comment ) Ever wonder what our elected MP鈥檚 and appointed senator鈥檚 salaries are?