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Day Number 7 ... the top stories for the week of May 5th to 11th


And here we are once again, at the end of the week.  Climate change ... the injustice done to Vice-Admiral Mark Norman ... mental health and addiction ... a return for a second week of Maslow’s Theory of Needs ... and issues in the forestry industry.

All of these stories, and a few more all made it in to the Top 10 this week ... let’s get underway with #10 ...


#10 ... DAN ALBAS -- The Auditor General found that “millions of calls”, to federal government call centres, cannot get through to a government agent


#9 ... FELDSTED -- We have no hope of rational leadership from anyone connected to this group of self-styled competing elitists


#8 ... ADAM OLSEN -- Let's be honest with each other; no matter how many million-dollar announcements government parachutes into communities, throwing more cash at problems will not solve them


#7 ... SEAN SMITH -- Basically, climate change is an inevitable part of life on this planet


#6 ... BC Government News:  As of May 6th, twenty-nine confirmed cases of measles have been reported this year amongst BC residents

 
Returning for a second week, and sitting in the #5 slot, is this story from April 24th

#5 ... Maslow’s Theory of Needs indicates that needs lower down in the hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to needs higher up


#4 ... Mental Health and Addictions: Be compassionate, understanding and most importantly, just listen


#3 ... I was born and raised into the forest industry, and I have never seen the situation as precarious in BC as it is right now, says Nechako Lake MLA Rustad


#2 ... Frankly, it’s a joke for Liberals to lecture anyone after blowing a budget surplus, racking up huge deficits, and shattering their promise to balance the budget

And now .... here is the story that the most people to a moment to read, this past week.  One inspired by a comment I saw from Sean Smith on social media


#1 ... We gave $10 million to a tried, convicted, and imprisoned terrorist. After being destroyed by his own government, how much are we going to give to Mark Norman, who spent decades serving his country?


And that wraps this up for the week of May 5th to 11th.  Story tomorrow, we’ll be back with more stories as we discuss the things that impact political, economic and social issues in British Columbia, and Canada
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