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Opinion News
Pandemic restrictions fatigue
It is good that the premier and his health minister, and not the public health officer, have taken the lead in enforcing discipline in how the province is...
Doomscrolling till we're sick
She caught me red-handed. I dropped my phone like it was on fire, tried to hide it under the pillow, but it was too late. Her eyes narrowed: “What were...
In defence of rental pet bans
Vancouver city council has passed a motion calling for an end to pet bans in rental accommodation. The vote was unanimous. The motion asks the province to...
There was no choice
There was no choice. The poorest showing in a generation by a party that hadn’t lost an election this century meant that BC Liberal Leader Andrew...
Pandemic spending free pass
The pandemic has given our politicians a joyride, a field day, a licence, a leash with no tug. They can furrow their brows and proclaim stress all they want and...
Weaver out to get Greens
A somewhat confounding video was posted to social media by premier John Horgan's election team on Oct. 15. It shows him speaking to former BC Greens leader,...
Debate changed nothing
Everything was going so well for John Horgan on Tuesday night. He was having great success during the televised B.C. leaders debate, heading into election day...
IH urges vaccination
Right across Canada, more than ever, we need people of all ages and walks of life to get vaccinated against influenza. The more we reduce the presence of...
BC at the forefront
When we entered the new 2020 year, few people were prepared for the tremendous global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. There has been no pandemic as severe...
Farewell to Van Halen
I was late to the Van Halen party. Not gonna lie – I initially thought the shredding, the fret tapping, the whammy bar and other insane effects of Eddie...
CBC outlived its usefulness
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) should go the way of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp. (FFMC). In 1969, the federal government passed the Freshwater...
Hefty hidden price tags
Sometimes, you just have to slap your head and wonder why you didn’t think of something sooner. Happens to everyone, too. The BC NDP, for example, has...
Tax cut, at what cost?
B.C. Liberals used the gambit 19 years ago and although it sparked an argument, they felt it worked. The NDP used a modified, targeted version just three years...
The death of fiscal prudence
The federal throne speech declared: “This is not a time for austerity.” And: “Canadians should not have to take on debt that their government...
End lifetime appointments
Given that it is presidential election season in the United States, I am certain that we, the United Empire Loyalists who chose to dissent from radical...
Tackling virus, then and now
The past seven months reflect some of most turbulent times our country has seen, so if you are feeling anxious and confused, I understand. The COVID-19 picture...
Relief, or election platform?
It took six months for the NDP government to release the economic recovery part of B.C.’s ongoing COVID-19 response. That’s a long time, given that...
Count on signs
I’m calling it now: An unprecedented number of election signs will litter the streets of British Columbia if, indeed, Premier John Horgan calls an early...
Pandemic will force Horgan
It sounds grim, but it would take a significant pandemic outbreak in our schools in the next few days to avert a provincial election. It could come as early as...
Agitators losing their heads
Apparently, “Old Tomorrow” has had his head removed by some shiftless miscreants in what was once called New France. The usual psychobabble...
