Opinion

Progress Board served B.C. well

Provincial rankings were often misused, but core findings tell a valuable story.

Jan 10, 2012 7:00 PM Read more >

A hard year ahead for B.C. politics

The B.C. Liberal government and its rivals will define themselves in a harsh 2012.

Jan 5, 2012 8:00 AM Read more >

B.C. a playground for eco-stunts

If the propaganda flowing over “tar sands” crude shipments across B.C. were oil, the province would be out of deficit by now.

Dec 6, 2011 11:00 AM Read more >

Court system close to collapse

Drug dealers are walking free from clogged courts, while Ottawa gears up for more drug prosecutions.

Nov 30, 2011 7:00 AM Read more >

Chilly climate for B.C. carbon plan

B.C.’s carbon emission trading plan died last week at the age of four. No service was announced.

Nov 22, 2011 1:00 PM Read more >

Local government neglected again

Local government is ignored by most independent people, and run by insiders for their own interests.

Nov 15, 2011 6:00 PM Read more >

‘Occupy’ is just another squat

Let's be clear about B.C. squats. They are explicitly anti-capitalist, rooted in Marxism and illegal.

Nov 8, 2011 11:00 AM Read more >

Zalm joins Hydro conspiracy club

Bill Vander Zalm has expanded on his loopy conspiracy theory about EU world domination. Now it includes smart meters.

Nov 1, 2011 6:00 AM Read more >

A long road to ‘community living’

Thirty years ago, the debate over caring for developmentally disabled people was mostly about union jobs. It still is.

Oct 25, 2011 9:00 AM Read more >

Sign treaties, or ‘shut ’er down’

Finally, somebody in the B.C. treaty negotiation system has come out and said it. Ottawa needs to get serious.

Oct 18, 2011 7:00 PM Read more >