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Ready or not

Ready or not

Heading into the first English televised debate, way back in the dog days of August, early in the 2015 federal election campaign, one of Stephen Harper's spokesman joked that if Justin Trudeau "comes on stage with his pants on, he will probably excee
Tough road ahead for Trudeau

Tough road ahead for Trudeau

The honeymoon will be all too brief.
Overwhelmed by big city traffic, sights

Overwhelmed by big city traffic, sights

After spending a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend at the Northern Exposure Conference in Wells, my family and I were off to the West Coast for a week.
TPP puts money before citizens

TPP puts money before citizens

The Trans Pacific Partnership is awaiting Canada's ratification. Framing his position in terms of "getting resources to market," Mr. Trudeau seems quite content to sign on the dotted line.
Votes matter

Votes matter

It's almost over. The 2015 federal election campaign was more than twice as long as the usual five-week sprint to the ballot box. So much has changed since it started during the August long weekend.
'Pioneer' Rustads not afraid of hard work

'Pioneer' Rustads not afraid of hard work

Jim and Noreen (Dezell) Rustad are long time community minded residents of the City of Prince George; they both came from local well known and what I call "pioneer families".
Thefts bring Thanksgiving blues

Thefts bring Thanksgiving blues

My car has been broken into three times this month. On Friday, Oct. 9, someone stole my mountain bike off my SUV at 10th Avenue and Carney Street.
Liberals are the strategic vote in Cariboo-Prince George

Liberals are the strategic vote in Cariboo-Prince George

The local NDP have been trying to convince Liberal voters that the only way to "defeat Harper" is to vote for Mr.
Lumber deal end opens uncertain future

Lumber deal end opens uncertain future

British Columbia lumber companies woke up Tuesday morning with Martin Luther King Jr.'s words echoing in their ears: "Let freedom ring." As in free trade with the U.S.
Author of Highway of Tears report 'disturbed' by Zimmer's comments

Author of Highway of Tears report 'disturbed' by Zimmer's comments

First it was John Cummins, a former Conservative MP, saying missing and murdered women who disappeared along British Columbia's notorious Highway 16 were "putting themselves at risk", now we have Conservative MP Bob Zimmer blaming "a lack of jobs" as