Thank you for choosing NDP airlines…
Dear Editor, Imagine an airline that attracts customers by plying you with a bag of cash as soon as you board the airplane. The whole cabin is first class – the best of everything; lavish meals, premium cocktails, in-flight entertainment and much more, all at coach rates! Everything is going swimmingly until about an hour into your flight when...
Voting with a social conscience
Anyone who knows me and my business would not say I am a socialist, yet I feel I can put my record up for anyone to look at and they would say I have a social conscience. History has shown that the best social program is a well paying job and a sense of being productive. I know I am not the only business man in this town who feels that for some...
BC Conservatives offer real change
To the Editor: As a former member of the BC Liberal Party and a supporter of the federal Conservative Party I’m extremely pleased that Earl Olsen is the BC Conservative candidate for Columbia River Revelstoke. We need choices and need to be able to vote for a candidate and party that represents a change from the two old, mainstream status quo political...
BC Liberal challenges Norm Macdonald and NDP to release their “full platform”
Letter to the Editor: Just short days into the official election, the “Billion Dollar Man” aka NDP leader Adrian Dix has not had the courage to show British Columbians his party’s platform yet he has promised to add nearly $1.4 Billion in new spending to the provincial government with little reference as to how he is going to pay for it. To date,...
Voter fears a split on the right
Dear Editor, As a life time supporter and member of the federal Conservative Party of Canada it has been brought to my attention that a candidate has surfaced in the Columbia River Revelstoke Riding representing the BC Conservative Party (BCC) in the upcoming provincial election. That is unfortunate. It is a broadly held view that such a candidate has...
MLA Report: We must get the fundamentals right
MLA Norm Macdonald This will be my final MLA report before the May 14 election and I want to begin by thanking the people of Columbia River – Revelstoke for their support over the last 8 years. Since my election in 2005, I have had the privilege of meeting so many of you, and my staff and I have been able to take on thousands of constituent cases...
MLA Report: A practical way to increase voter turnout among young people
MLA Norm Macdonald As we prepare to head into another election, there will be plenty of discussion about the falling rates of voter turnout. And eligible voters between the ages of 18 and 25 are least likely to vote. This is a very sad fact considering the vast majority of elected officials at all levels of government are over 40. And these demographic...
Inconvenient truths
Dear Editor, Eli Siegel wrote “when truth is divided, errors multiply” and it is in this context that I write this response to your March 15 2013 “Oh, my! A Scandal? Posting and the opinions offered by NDP candidate Norm Macdonald. The BC Liberals have not in any way attempted to distract people from the Ethnic Outreach issue. Truth of the matter...
Tired of the pain?
Dear Editor, Have you ever had a slurpee on a really hot day and drank it too fast? Well the pain that comes with that activity pales in comparison to the agonizing partisan rhetoric that continues to emerge from Norm Macdonald’s so-called “MLA Reports.” His commentary consistently speaks only of his ideological perceptions and what he would...
MLA Report: Looking for competent, thoughtful and consistent government
MLA Norm Macdonald As we begin to prepare for the upcoming election, voters across the province are asking what kind of British Columbia they want to live in. And for many, a sustainable economy is their most important issue. As I travel throughout the province in my role as Opposition Critic for Forest, Lands and Natural Resources, meeting with...
