Opinion

Roundtable a great idea, now let’s see some action

As a politician, or collection of politicians, gathering public input should always…

• Mar 21, 2019

Editorial: Stupidity is never a good look

They say you can’t fix stupid. But we should never stop trying.…

• Mar 20, 2019

POLL: Should electric motorboats be allowed on Spider Lake?

Question of the week for March 18

• Mar 17, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: NDP’s manufactured farmland crisis dies on the vine

Farmers no longer ‘persons’ to the Agricultural Land Commission

• by Tom Fletcher

POLL: Do you believe daylight saving time should be abolished?

Question of the week for March 11

• Mar 10, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: Get up earlier, Americans control your clock too

B.C. must wait for Trump to decide on Daylight Saving Time

• by Tom Fletcher

COLUMN: Think B.C.’s employer health tax doesn’t affect you? Think again

Richard Truscott with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business talks about the payroll tax

• Mar 9, 2019

COLUMN: National internet access plan needed in next federal budget

Garth Frizzell is a Councillor for the City of Prince George and Second Vice President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

• Mar 6, 2019

POLL: Are there enough sports/recreational facilities in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area?

Question of the week for March 4

• Mar 4, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: Killer whales are the new polar bears of politics

Dip in southern resident orca population one of many since 1970s

• by Tom Fletcher

GUEST COLUMN: John Horgan has gone missing in U.S. lumber dispute

B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson questions payments to Washington governor

• Mar 2, 2019

COLUMN: This Pink Shirt Day, let’s stop with the slut-shaming

It’s the 21st century version of ‘witch,’ our columnist writes

• by Andrea DeMeer

Plastic bag bans sure to spark great debate

Think globally, act locally. Something we’ve all heard many times. But how…

• Feb 26, 2019

POLL: Are you in favour of a ban on single-use plastic bags?

Question of the week for Feb. 25

• Feb 24, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: NDP moving to massive expansion of nanny state

$10-a-day daycare, tax subsidy for parents at heart of poverty plan

• by Tom Fletcher

The long winding road to Tofino-Ucluelet—then and now

If you are feeling frustrated about the Highway 4 closures, sit back read about what came before

• Feb 24, 2019

POLL: Have you been happy with the snow removal service in your area?

Question of the week for Feb. 18

• Feb 18, 2019

B.C. VIEWS: Power politics wins over rational energy policy

B.C Hydro continues to face interference on rates

• by Tom Fletcher

LETTER: Fletcher forgets B.C. Liberals’ ‘weasel party’ at legislature

Salary escalation occurred under Gordon Campbell’s watch

• Feb 12, 2019

LETTER: Western Forest Products remains focused on B.C. employment

$350 million invested on B.C. coast in last six years, CEO says

• Feb 11, 2019