Opinion

POLL: Do you believe politics have become too polarized?

Question of the week for Aug. 18

• Aug 18, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: Log exports and my other errors so far in 2019

Plastic bags, legislature overspending turn out differently

• by Tom Fletcher

LETTERS: B.C. Views column downplays urgency of climate change

‘Tom Fletcher should propose real solutions to climate crisis’

• Aug 13, 2019

Stilwell: Housing issues echo throughout constituency tour

“Residents in our communities continue to be affected by the opioid crisis”

• Aug 12, 2019

POLL: Are you satisfied with the work so far of new councils in Parksville and Qualicum Beach?

Question of the week for Aug. 11

• Aug 11, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: Sawmill struggles as NDP boosts northwest log exports

Skeena Sawmills comeback threatened by B.C. government

• by Tom Fletcher

OPINION: Why do we keep having debates about video-game violence?

The presence of video games in the online habits of perpetrators is one relevant piece of information

• Aug 10, 2019

OPINION: Why is the B.C. NDP government abandoning pensioners?

Michael Powell is the president of the Canadian Federation of Pensioners

• Aug 8, 2019

COLUMN: Business owners hand B.C. government another dismal grade, CFIB says

CFIB wants policy makers to take three simple steps in order to improve their grade

• Aug 6, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: Politicians grasp at straws, avoid climate policy reality

It doesn’t matter what parties offer in the fall Canadian election

• by Tom Fletcher

POLL: Do you prefer camping to hotel stays?

Question of the week for Aug. 4

• Aug 4, 2019

Open minds crucial as Orca Place opens doors

It has been the source of plenty of controversy and angst. The…

• Aug 1, 2019

POLL: Are you concerned crime is on the rise in Parksville Qualicum Beach?

Question of the week for July 28

• Jul 28, 2019

POLL: Are you in favour of more high-rise development on the Parksville waterfront?

Question of the week for July 21

• Jul 23, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: NDP pushes ahead with Crown forest redistribution

This isn’t the time for a radical Indigenous rights agenda

• by Tom Fletcher

POLL:Are you in favour of bans on panhandling?

Question of the week for July 15

• Jul 15, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: Will the NDP lose money selling marijuana?

Government monopoly sounds great, if you work there

• by Tom Fletcher

COLUMN: B.C. must find new ways to grow economy as housing market unfurls

Jock Finlayson is executive vice president and chief policy officer of the Business Council of BC

• Jul 12, 2019

Barbecues provide a great chance for seniors to socialize

Seniors need to socialize to avoid feeling lonely and left out. They…

• Jul 10, 2019

GUEST COLUMN: Condemning caribou to extinction in B.C.

Province’s two-year moratorium on new mining, logging not enough

• Jul 8, 2019