Opinion

Well, March is here, it’s 35 below, the snow has been falling for more than 12 hours and I now realize that spring will never come.

Editor: We now have a new premier-designate, Christy Clark.

One of the saddest aspects of my job involves the issue of seniors’ care and hearing the heart-wrenching stories families bring to my office that highlight the inadequacy of our current system and approach to meeting the growing needs of seniors.

When are we going to stop playing with Mother Nature, experimenting and expecting the taxpayer to foot the bill?

“Public servants from four different departments have confirmed to the Canadian Press that they received a directive late last year that the words ‘Government of Canada’ in federal communications be replaced with ‘Harper Government’” (CP).

Editor: For those of you who do not follow politics, CBC News on Thursday night said this: “official letterhead for the Government of Canada documents, which now read ‘the Government of Canada’ is being changed to read ‘the Harper Government.’”

On March 8, people across the globe will celebrate International Women’s Day.