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January 5, 2024
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A sobering New Year鈥檚 thought for all (Comment) In 2022, my long-time friend and 91社区破解版 scribe, John Firth, sent me a book entitled War 鈥 **How Conflict Shaped Us,** by acclaimed Canadian historian and author Margaret MacMillan.
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Understanding solar in the Yukon (Comment) Starting by stating the obvious, the Yukon Microgeneration Program was foundational to Solvest.
December 22, 2023
- Want to end the war? Ask John Lennon 鈥淎nd so this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just begun.鈥
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At 88, I decided to take on this challenge (Comment) My new book is a collection of historical tidbits covering the 65-year history of St. Mary鈥檚 Hospital in Dawson City.
- Gaza Strip: the 鈥榢illing rage鈥 has to stop! The known death toll of Palestinians in Gaza since Oct. 7 reached 20,000 o鈥╪ Wednesday.
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We鈥檙e upping hospital funding by the millions (Comment) Ed. note: the Yukon Liberal Party caucus released this statement this week.
December 20, 2023
- I say once again: long live the COPs! The poet Horace foreshadowed the COP 28 climate summit by more than 2,000 years when he wrote, 鈥淢ountains will labour. What鈥檚 born? A ridiculous mouse!鈥
December 18, 2023
- Health Human Resources Strategy action needed Ed. note: the Yukon Party released this statement last Thursday.
- We鈥檙e ensuring the Yukon grid remains reliable Ed. note: John Streicker, the minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and the minister responsible for the Yukon Development and Energy Corporations, released this statement last Thursday.
- Ensuring a community that welcomes everyone (Comment) Ed. note: Premier Ranj Pillai and Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee issued this statement Friday.
December 15, 2023
- Where context matters in the Middle East war (Uffish Thoughts) It鈥檚 only been a week or two since the UN鈥檚 Secretary General, António Guterres, was vilified in certain quarters for daring to suggest that there might be some context for the way certain Palestinian factions feel about the nation of Israel.
- The NDP has issues of character and judgment (Comment) It can鈥檛 be easy being a Yukon NDP MLA these days.
December 13, 2023
- All say it, now: long live the COPs! The key debate on the last day of the COP28 climate summit was about whether the conference should endorse a resolution to 鈥減hase out鈥 fossil fuels 鈥 or, in a less ambitious formulation, phase them 鈥渄own鈥 (but not out).