Opinion

Anton van Walraven grapples with the implications of the Wet’suwet’en struggle.

Next month, Canada Post willing, British Columbians will be voting on whether or not to adopt a new way to elect our provincial government.

Dear Editor: To understand why I’m campaigning for proportional representation, let me take you back to when I met my wife. She was born in Saskatoon and I first met her in Creel, Mexico.

Dear Editor: I’d like to respond to some of the common proportional representation criticisms in the media. 1. “I’ll lose my MLA!” This is false.

Looking toward Remembrance Day in a couple of weeks, we’re planning a special edition of the Undercurrent . It will come out November 8, so any submissions must be in by Monday at 5 p.m.

Keeping the A Licence: the Ferry Advisory Committee had their biannual meeting with B.C. Ferries representatives Oct. 25. Chair Susanna Braund reports that B.C.

Today, British Columbians begin to cast the ballots that could change how we elect our provincial leaders. We’ll either keep our current first-past-the-post system or adopt one of three new models of proportional representation. The B.C.

Dear Editor: As the campaigning for the municipal elections starts to heat up, candidates will have to be prepared to address some of the basic issues that will face them in the coming term.

In democracies, you aim high, not low. The most important thing to look for in every government is good outcomes for all in society.

A big thank you to so many islanders for making the effort to send me off the island with love.