Whitehorse Daily Star: Opinions Archive

Opinions Archive

Beware of fake billing: this kind of phishing is a scam (Uffish Thoughts) Someone out there is trying to play games with your telephone bill. The message I’ve copied below popped up in my in-box last Tuesday afternoon.

Captain Dick and the Sourtoe Cocktail It couldn’t happen anywhere but in the Yukon. In fact, it couldn’t be conceived anywhere but in the Yukon.
Canadians have never witnessed such an election This is going to be a federal election like none before in Canadian history.
Don’t bet the mortgage on a predictable result (editorial) Circa 2017, if he was idly ruminating about his re-election prospects two years’ hence, twin scenarios would likely have made Yukon MP Larry Bagnell recoil with a sense of frowning concern.

Games, matches and love: jargon and its limitations The atmosphere in Rotary Peace Park last Saturday was electric.
Postpone your brushing until we residents have been fully consulted! (Comment) Crag Lake residents and business owners are calling on the Yukon government to postpone highway right-of-way clearing along the Tagish Road until they have had an opportunity to provide input on the planned work.
Electoral reform to electoral rebellion? Part one of this two-part series, published Wednesday, shows how Canadians fight back with ecological strategic voting.

Electoral reform to electoral rebellion? (Comment) Come election day, all Green Party supporters and all NDP supporters in their riding need to vote for the one candidate on the ballot, of the two, who is leading the race between the two.
We encourage you to broaden the consultation Telehealth is an option that could be expanded for routine matters.

There are many ways to improve seniors’ health (Comment) The chief medical officer’s report – the section on seniors – contains many sound suggestions for improvements to the health care system (with the one exception of income-testing).

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