Opinion

Jack Knox: Customers feel boxed in by Canada Post fuel surcharges

On Monday, Canada Post's fuel surcharges for domestic delivery reached 39.5 per cent, prompting Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns to raise the issue in the House of Commons.

Dec 1, 2022 5:19 AM Read more >

Neil Godbout: What convoy protesters and homeless campers have in common

Both actions were taken in the interest of “public safety" and involved a significant display of authority.

Dec 1, 2022 5:05 AM Read more >

James Steidle: Down come the trees for the developers

The plan is to raze hundreds of hectares of forest between UNBC and the Bon Voyage for high-end houses, and just last week some more habitat came down.

Dec 1, 2022 5:00 AM Read more >

Letter to the editor: Emergencies Act commission investigating misinformation should start with Trudeau

I thought the real misinformation at the inquiry happened last Friday when Justin Trudeau testified.

Nov 30, 2022 7:36 AM Read more >

Cameron Stolz: What difference does one voice on city council make?

The bar should be set higher for the city when it comes to notifying our community, not lower.

Nov 30, 2022 5:57 AM Read more >

Carson Binda: It’s time to put out the ICBC dumpster fire

Drivers in British Columbia deserve better than ICBC.

Nov 29, 2022 1:23 PM Read more >

Rob Shaw: The privatization of health-care services jobs was harmful then and would be now

Cora Mojica clearly remembers the moment when she found out her food prep job at Vancouver General Hospital was being repatriated from a private company back into government.

Nov 29, 2022 11:57 AM Read more >

Gerry Chidiac: Every man for himself is just a myth

Rutger Bregman's 2021 book Humankind: A Hopeful History gives numerous examples of people responding with camaraderie and cooperation when the experts predicted that they would turn against one another.

Nov 29, 2022 7:22 AM Read more >

Letter to the editor: Protecting and expanding Prince George parks should be top priority

We know that parks and green space are increasingly vital for our good physical and mental health.

Nov 29, 2022 4:30 AM Read more >

Rob Shaw: Premier Eby may be a ‘man of action,’ but it's in the face of BC NDP inaction

Experienced ministers are getting their portfolios kicked in the rear end by the new premier, as he pushes forward with policy reversals and new programs

Nov 28, 2022 9:27 AM Read more >