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January 16, 2015
- Education in Yukon: a top priority for us, our partners ( Comment ) As premier, I read with interest the commentary in Wednesday鈥檚 Star signed by five individuals (Ken Taylor, Fred Smith, Don Roberts, Piers McDonald and Shakir Alwarid).
- They came, they spoke, and the budget shall pass ( Editorial ) Members of city council heard some constructive citizen feedback about the proposed $69-million operating budget Monday evening.
January 15, 2015
- The strategy of the horrible Paris attacks ( Comment ) After Ahmed Merabet, a French policeman, was killed outside the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris last week, his brother Malek said:
- Remember: there鈥檚 no gain without pain Even though we are slowly recovering from the Great Recession, it is appropriate that we question the means used to revive the economy.
January 14, 2015
- Our education system has become closed ( Comment ) In 1990, after five years of consultations and with considerable fanfare, a new Education Act was proclaimed in the Yukon legislature.
January 9, 2015
- Make 2015 the year of countering the counterfeiters ( Musings ) The beginning of a new year usually marks the time when many people all over the world make New Year鈥檚 resolutions, wanting to change something in their lives for the better.
- Here鈥檚 why we鈥檙e appealing the Peel decision ( Comment ) As we announced on Dec. 30, the Yukon government is appealing the Peel watershed land use planning court case.
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New, popular, annoying and overused words of 2014 A pet-peeve letter I feel like writing to Wendy Mesley at CBC-TV鈥檚 national news offices:
- Saluting democracy 鈥� when it suits the purpose ( Editorial ) 鈥淲e are looking for clarity that the democratically elected government will retain the authority to make decisions on Yukon public land.鈥�
January 8, 2015
- Is the world slipping back into a recession? If deflationary trends persist, they can trigger severe economic repercussions
- Is there conspiracy at the oil barrel鈥檚 bottom? ( Comment ) 鈥淒id you know there鈥檚 an oil war? And the war has an objective: to destroy Russia,鈥� Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a live television speech late last month.
January 2, 2015
- Yukon Party dropped lumps of coal into our stockings As many Yukoners focused on spending the Christmas season with their friends and loved ones,
- The book鈥檚 done, but I鈥檓 all ears for sports memories ( Comment ) Slow down!
- Promises made, promises kept: the year in review In 2014, this government delivered on our commitments, as outlined in our platform Moving Forward Together.
- City council, taxes and new buildings? ( Comment ) Last month, through our capital budget, Whitehorse council decided to take on our biggest city project ever.
- Look for Harper to toast a fourth victory ( Comment ) If you believe the current polls, you might think they will predict the outcome of the next federal election, be it in March or October.