DAY SEVEN ... the week of June 7th to 13th

Hello once again, and welcome to Day Seven ... as we look back at the top commentaries of the week. Let’s get things underway ... here’s #10.  Well actually, let’s begin with honourable mention, as this one was only a few readers short of hitting the top 10 – no surprise though as it only went online yesterday:


#11 ... FELDSTED -- Gleefully Debasing Ourselves ... obliterating historical accomplishments in favour of the flavour of the day political correctness is inane (June 13^th)

... people tearing down statutes and moaning about the names of institutions and streets in the name of combatting racism is breathtakingly silly. That is political correctness gone mad. What is truly frightening is that we are witnessing major efforts without accomplishment ...


#10 ... Premier Horgan’s NDP government is already ... ‘impacting many businesses by interrupting the supply chain -- and creating uncertainty’,  says BC Liberal Forestry critic John Rustad (June 12^th)

... “BC’s forest industry is an industry in transition,” said Susan Yurkovich, President and CEO, of the BC Council of Forest Industries, last September. 

“The industry is facing somewhat of a perfect storm – an array of market and operating challenges coming together at a time when we are also experiencing a significant structural shift in the availability and cost of fibre. These conditions are forcing difficult decisions, which are impacting workers and communities”, she continued.

Who knew, just a few short months later, that perfect storm, she spoke of, was to get even worse ... due to the devastating impacts of a worldwide pandemic? ...


#9 ... DAN ALBAS -- What became obvious early on was that due to being an omnibus bill some measures were not supported by all parties (June 10^th)

... as I write this week’s report, the House of Commons special COVID Committee has just adjourned until next week. The Liberal Government was to introduce a new bill today, an omnibus bill, to propose measures and revisions to the various COVID-19 assistance response programs.

One of these measures was a new, one-time non taxable $600 payment (expected mid August) that would help some -- but not all -- Canadians living with a disability. It would go to only those who have been approved for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) ...

#8 ... ADAM OLSEN -- If you need assistance, or know someone who does, please do not hesitate to reach out (June 8^th)

... many people in our community’s experience stress, anxiety, depression and isolation. The public health and safety response to COVID-19 has required us to maintain physical distancing measures that have dramatically increased instances of isolation ...


#7 ... ERIN O’TOOLE -- Trudeau’s legacy will be hundreds of billions in new debt, higher taxes and less opportunity for working families in the resource, forestry and manufacturing sectors (June 10^th)

... Canada is a great country because of the freedom, opportunity and respect that our nation embodies for its people ... Trudeau’s leadership, or lack thereof, has put our principles and prosperity at risk and weakened our ability to face the threat of COVID-19 ...

#6 ... FRASER INSTITUTE -- Government workers across Canada receive 9.4% higher wages, on average, than comparable private-sector workers (June 11^th)

... the wage premium and more generous benefits that government workers in Canada enjoy over their private-sector counterparts is one area governments could look to reduce costs following the recession, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank ...


#5 ... KURT PEATS -- A rose by any other name is still a rose ... or, I eat, sleep, and breath conservative (June 12^th)

... can 2020 get any crazier?  Yes, it can, and will. November 2020 will be a sight to behold when the United States hold their presidential election ... each side has dug in and is not concerned about their base, but they are doing their darndest to figure out how to woo the middle aged, middle class, middle income, urban, soccer loving, mini-van-driving, 2.2 child family, highly educated person into their tent. 

Guess what, we’re doing exactly the same thing here in BC ...


#4 ... FORSETH -- The problem with deferring what is owed, is the piper will still have to be paid (June 8^th)

... some how I cannot help be feel a very LARGE disaster is looming on the near horizon – all of it due to COVID-19, and the accumulating provisos which have and continue to be made to, at least in the short-term, provide financial relief ... what is going to be the outcome of steps which were put in place early on, and through-out the COVID-19 pandemic?  Steps which have continued, and are still being expanded? ...


#3 ... JOHN TWIGG -- Drug overdose and COVID deaths, US politics, a hung Canadian Parliament, and money laundering – oh, and global warming (June 12^th)

... at the risk of sounding like a Johnny-one-note I nonetheless report anew how troubling it is for me (and apparently for lots of other people too) to see world and human conditions continue to worsen day by day.

The latest new example for me was an analysis piece in the Canada Free Press newsletter which reported on the many machinations by former President Barack Obama and many other Democrats to agitate for universal mail-in ballots in the next US election on Nov. 3, which they claim would increase voter participation markedly ...


#2 ... JOHN TWIGG -- Demonstrations for "Black Lives Matter" make a mockery of COVID-19 rules (June 8^th)

... the follies of our modern world just seem to keep on growing, and being compounded, by mounting hypocrisies amongst our people and their politicians. A good example of that was the recent Black Lives Matter rallies that happened all over the world even though the original triggering incident was notable more by having been caught on video than for the substance of it: yet another in-custody death of a "racialized" person for reasons which now might never be known ...

And now ... here is the commentary that reader decided to read the most this week .... here’s ...

#1 ... JOHN RUSTAD – The government has made a choice to kill baby moose and their mothers rather than to reduce and manage predators (June 9^th)

... the issue of the BC government intentionally targeting cow and calf moose has garnered a lot of attention. Much has been said by both sides of the argument. Here's a little background regarding why I think it is wrong to be killing these moose in an attempt to help caribou ...

It’s been a pleasure to present these, and so many other commentaries this week – and we’ll do it all over again starting tomorrow.

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