Opinion

Les Leyne: Red-ink penalties scaled back for B.C. cabinet ministers, boosting their salaries

B.C. cabinet ministers were losing part of their salaries if the budget wasn't balanced

Apr 7, 2022 3:00 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: B.C. plans to rely even more on vaccines

People will make more decisions themselves about how they'll deal with COVID

Apr 6, 2022 2:30 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: House buyers cooling-off bill is a chiller

Very few details of how it'll work have been settled

Apr 5, 2022 1:01 AM Read more >

Opinion: Evolution trumps creationism for Canadians, poll finds

Across Canada, 38 per cent of respondents believe creationism has a place in the classroom – down six percentage points since last year.

Apr 4, 2022 6:00 AM Read more >

Opinion: The political opportunities and challenges of Canada's new $9.1B climate plan

Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by only one per cent between 2005 and 2019. A new climate plan charts the path to deep cuts in carbon emissions in only eight years.

Apr 3, 2022 11:52 AM Read more >

Opinion: B.C. NDP needs directions to nearest off-ramp on over-taxation highway

All the government's housing taxes since 2018 have been cash grabs with no effect on affordability, speculation or availability.

Apr 3, 2022 10:11 AM Read more >

Jack Knox: Float plane sent to remote island to pick up one mandated COVID test; heads shake in astonishment

Government agency: “Whether they reside in urban or rural sectors, everyone has a right to receive the same quality of services.”

Apr 1, 2022 5:05 AM Read more >

The War in Ukraine: A Learning Moment for the Global Climate Crisis

Charles McNeill, senior advisor with the UN Environment Programme, discusses his recent presentation to the Bowen Island Rotary Club

Mar 31, 2022 5:00 PM Read more >

Opinion: Support for mandatory childhood vaccinations falls 13 points in four years, poll finds

Survey suggests lasting harm from debunked and retracted study in 1990s.

Mar 31, 2022 6:00 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: B.C. is paddling in different directions on reconciliation

Action plan is described as first of its kind. It commits to 89 steps to be undertaken in the next five years.

Mar 31, 2022 1:35 AM Read more >