Canada-wide changes proposed by Canada Post that will see local mail rerouted from rural communities to sorting centres in cities have drawn the ire of local NDP Member of Parliament Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior). “This completely defies all logic,” said Atamanenko. “In this riding, the result will be that some letters will travel over […]

Leave it to the NDP to introduce a Private Members Bill that I believe will not only be devastating to the Canadian economy but also one that is seemingly based on inconclusive science. Bill C-311 requires the Canadian federal government to set regulations to attain a midterm target to bring green house gas emissions 25  […]

To oppose Bill C-311, a climate change legislation passed in the House of Commons on May 5, you must first reject the concept of climate change… so let’s start there, shall we? Can you find scientists to debunk the current modern reality that is climate change? Sure you can! You can also find scientists who’ll […]

On Wednesday, May 5th, the New Democrat Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-311) passed its final vote in the House of Commons by a vote of 149 to 136.  “It has been too long coming,” said Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, “but I am delighted it has passed, once again. Now I encourage Canadians to keep the...

If I choose to smoke with my children in my car, I can be fined, just as I could be fined for talking on my cell phone while driving, and now the BC government has announced tough drinking and driving laws that will allow police to immediately fine and suspend drivers caught with a blood alcohol level as low as 0.05. And it’s...

When I saw B.C. was taking a hard-line stance against impaired driving, I wanted to cheer …I was delighted. Turns out, I should’ve reserved judgment until I had more of the facts. I’m all for throwing the book at recidivistic drunk drivers – in fact, I think it should’ve been done years ago. Why wait […]

How many times have you sent email and never heard a reply? If the person at the other end is ducking you, there’s nothing I can do. Sometimes, though, it’s just a case of too many emails and yours getting deleted. There are a few things you can do to reduce the chances of your […]

Another Monday, and more than a million British Columbians head off to work: to earn a living,  pursue careers, provide services for clients, satisfy their own desire to contribute to society and share the stories and challenges of their lives with their closest co-workers. Lisa Reimer, however, is forced to stay home. From everything I can see, […]

Iggy…Iggy…Iggy… What are you thinking? Hurt by condemnation that his party had deserted the gun control measures it initially put in place, and still stinging from an abortion gaffe that saw Liberal MPs break ranks and divulge that his party is less pro-choice than it acts, Michael Ignatieff has decided he won’t make the same […]

On March 17, a milestone was reached in Parliament which puts power back in the hands of our elected officials, and by extension, back in the hands of the Canadians who elect them. An opposition motion, tabled by NDP leader Jack Layton, and supported by all opposition parties, limits the Prime Minister’s ability to prorogue...