Jonesie

Jonesie

  • Joined: September 25, 2024
  • Articles: 151

JONESIE: Why my relationship with online comments must change

Here’s the thing, online comments, I think we need some time apart. I want you to know right off the top: It’s not you, it’s me. It was fun in the beginning, remember? We would meet like once a week at a roadside internet bulletin board, have hours of anonymous group text. Sometimes dozens of...

JONESIE: Why nobody around here cares about ‘gender parity’ pronouncements

“Because It’s 2015” How many times have you seen or heard those words since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau uttered them earlier this month? It’s now the favoured over-used one-liner of rabid lefties to throw in the face of anyone they believe is behind the times. Trudeau, of course, gave that answer to a reporter who...

JONESIE: The honeymoon is over and Trudeau’s new government just failed its first test

Yesterday, Nov. 5, the country was still fawning all over new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his new cabinet, his quip about 2015 and gender parity and fancy new names for federal portfolios. Many Canadians felt some sense of pride, perhaps some relief, some hard-earned respite from a long divisive election campaign of fighting with our...

JONESIE: How Kelowna-Lake Country went from Conservative blue to Liberal red

To understand how a traditionally right-wing riding like Kelowna-Lake Country turned from Conservative blue to Liberal red this week, you cannot ignore the issues imposed on the riding from afar. Former UBC political science instructor Wolf Depner says in many ways, the election came down to a referendum on Stephen Harper and the riding was swayed...

JONESIE: Final election thoughts, but not mine: Rose Sexsmith and Melonie Dodaro

We have a rule around here about attribution in our news stories: Only quote people if they can say it better than you can. So over to two Facebook friends who together summed up well a couple of my thoughts before I cast my vote on Monday. First well-known Kelowna businesswoman and philanthropist, Rose Sexsmith (and...

JONESIE: The drama that’s dividing friends and families

For a time growing up, I considered two guys my best friends: Brad and Steve (Those names also tell you a bit about the demographic in my neighbourhood). I often think back to the strange relationship we had. Most days we were tight, and around us we drew a bunch of other guys. If we...

JONESIE: The Irrelevance of local candidates and why you won’t vote for them

'THEY DON'T REPRESENT OUR RIDINGS TO PARLIAMENT. THEY REPRESENT THEIR PARTY TO OUR RIDINGS.' Yesterday, columnist Chuck Poulsen touched on a question I’ve been pondering for weeks now. He broke out some of the promises and numbers being thrown around by federal party leaders on the campaign trail and wonders how individual voters are supposed...

JONESIE: Why you should listen to journalists’ complaints about Harper

ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH A GOVERNMENT THAT IS BRANDED, BOXED, WRAPPED AND SOLD? I’ve developed a new hobby of trolling partisan voters — voters who have already drank the Kool-Aid and support one party over another or others. It’s easy prey because declared partisans have committed themselves to a path of poor logic. Take the...

JONESIE: What happens when Kamloops seniors escape the old folks home

I’m keeping a close eye on a group of uppity seniors in Kamloops who seem to have escaped the seniors home. You should keep an eye on them too. They’re possessed with a crazy idea that they needn't be behind walled cities or huddled together at the pudding station of the modern old folks home....