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“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

DAY SEVEN … a look back at the week of July 28th to August 3rd


It’s been a hot week … at least here in the interior of BC, which has allowed me to get a little painting in on the outside of the house, in between posting commentaries and opinion pieces for the blog.

For the second week in a row we have one in the top 10 from our latest contributor, John O’Fee … we talk about free speech … environmental issues come in with two different stories … forestry is back … as well as an opinion piece of service vs. support dogs and why there should not be a difference.

Now … let’s get underway with #10, a post from just yesterday (Saturday August 3rd) 

Free speech is an essential pillar of democracy ... and governments, institutions, commissions, the owners of Social Media platforms, and the courts have slowly been whittling away at that pillar 

#9 … July 29th … 
RUSTAD -- by 2025 rural forestry communities in British Columbia could have tumbleweeds rolling down the main street



#8 … July 31st … 
AARON GUNN -- It’s a crime that was just the most recent, in what is a long history of violence 

#7 … August 2nd …

FELDSTED -- What environmentalists won’t tell us 

#6 … … July 31st … 
‘A BC Conservative Government will make changes to schooling which will include financial management and other real-life skills our children need for success’, BC Conservative leader Trevor Bolin stated today 

#5 … August 2nd … 
Dr. 'Lyn Anglin, founding president and CEO of Geoscience BC, takes a look at what happened at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine after its 2014 tailings accident 

#4 August 2nd … 
KELOWNA-WEST BC Liberal MLA Ben Stewart is on the sidelines once again –- a place likely beginning to feel quite familiar to him, given past history 

#3 … August 1st … 
SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST BRILLIANT; ‘In Brendon's defence...I still don't know how much Scheer spends on hookers and blow’ 

#2 … August 1st … 
JOHN O’FEE -- Oh Those Potholes!




And now we finish up with the most read commentary of the week … a personal one that deals with the need for better understanding around mental health issues; 

July 29th … 
The Miki Dog is even-tempered which makes it a great choice for a therapy dog and it is not aggressive with or intimidated by other dogs 

And that’s it for this week.  I’ll be back tomorrow with another commentary or two, and then I’ll be away from the blog for a couple days, returning Thursday August 8th.

Thanks for continuing to be on this journey with me, and the writers on this blog.  We welcome your thoughts, comments, and opinions so please feel free to share them right here on the blog, in the Comments Section below each story you see.

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