Plan now, not later, for fires
Mall burns down in fire
Local surge in gun crime
Student cleanup finds body
Disappointed with ruling
18 hours to find victims
Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers
$1B collapse settlement 
Kids: 'Please send police'
Aurora Cannabis shares tank
Natural gas hits 14-yr high
Canfor mills still curtailed
Blazers push T-Birds to brink
Memorial Cup to Kamloops
Grand slam for local girl
Shakira loses tax fraud case
Charli XCX loses voice
Depeche co-founder dies
Dan in Ottawa
No US tourists allowed yet
As you may have heard, starting on July 5, restrictions were slightly eased when crossing the border into Canada. Unfortunately, this has led to some...
MP ready to listen
My annual summer listening tour can now begin. With the House of Commons adjourned for the summer, and possibly not returning in the fall if Prime Minister...
Summer for an election?
Today is the last day the House of Commons will sit before it recesses for the summer. If you have been following media reports, you will also know that many...
Plan for re-opening border?
By the time you read this, it is extremely likely that the federal government will have announced a plan for a phased re-opening of the Canada-U.S. border. The...
Libs must keep TRC promise
Last week, in the House of Commons, the NDP used their Opposition Day to table a motion that, in the words of South Okanagan-West Kootenay NDP MP Richard...
Federal gov't job changes
From time to time, I receive requests to cover specific topics in my weekly reports to local citizens. Recently, my Summerland office received a request from an...
Net neutrality threatened
It was roughly one month ago that I last wrote about Bill C-10, the Liberal government bill that aims to, among other things: "provide the CRTC with new...
We need post-COVID plan
At the time I write this, British Columbia has received 2.93 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. More than 85% has already been administered, meaning...
A one-dose summer
The Prime Minister created a bit of a stir in Ottawa this week when he announced his latest sound bite that Canadians can enjoy a "one-dose summer.”...
Pipeline politics
In November 2016, a common media headline was “Trudeau kills Northern Gateway pipeline” after the PM announced his government would not continue...
Solution bad as problem?
I want to share part of a conversation I once had with a now-retired provincial cabinet minister. The former minister said one of the challenges in government,...
Federal budget overview
This week, the Liberal government tabled its first budget in more than two years. In her budget speech, the Finance Minister stated that we must build "a...
Boaters heed this
Proposed changes to boating regulations may be costly for boat owners. Boaters who operate motor-driven boats and are required to hold a Transport Canada...
Want a COVID passport?
f you have lived in the Okanagan long enough, chances are you may have come across the odd sign at a local business that reads: “No shirt, no shoes, no...
Accountability under threat
In November 2015, newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote an open letter to Canadians. In that letter among other promises the PM offered this:...
We need re-opening plan
The Conservative opposition party tabled an opposition day motion in the virtual House of Commons, this week. It called for the Liberal government to introduce...
Target gun smuggling
Last month I did a report on Bill C-21: An Act to amend certain Acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms). This report touched on the...
Dealing with plastic waste
In October, I wrote about the proposed ban of some single-use plastics announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at that time. This government proposes, by the...
COVID programs overspent
It was a little over one year ago, March 9, 2020, that Canada announced its first documented COVID-19 related death. Today, there are now more than 22,000...
PM fires another blank
This week’s report is about Bill C-21: “An act to amend certain acts and to make certain consequential amendments (firearms).” In May last...
