Opinion

I was very saddened to have learned that The CNC Daycare may be closing the doors after 34 years of operation.

It's been a tough week for the experts. The Harper Conservatives have been taking turns punting around the Chief Election Officer, political scientists and anyone else with professional understanding of the Fair Elections Act.

"I prefer death to surrender," said Pakistan's former military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, on April 1 to the special court that is trying him on five counts of high treason, but it's a reasonable guess that he'd prefer exile to either of those option

Ironic isn't it that the Citizen can get a response from the Minister of Jobs when the employment rates appear to be rising but when there are layoffs the Citizen needs to go to government workers who speak anonymously because of fear of reprisal and

Trevor Linden's greatest day as a Vancouver Canuck was not Wednesday, when he became president of hockey operations.

The Canadian Parliament is currently debating a bill that will change the types of ID's that are required to be produced prior to voting in an election. The Conservatives have come up with thirty-nine Identification documents that can be used.

Why YMCA? Why? I recently picked up information on the annual kids road race from the YMCA. I was greatly disappointed to see their choice of sponsorship was the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Such a controversial topic up in the north.

One mildy diverting alternative to watching snow melt this half-spring is the spectacle of Stephen Harper`s Tories boiling in the juices of ill-conceived pandering, smug short-sightedness and manic, caustic nostalgia.

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a dire prediction of doom and gloom. The climate is changing. The cause is increasing levels of carbon dioxide.

I read a quote recently that said something like, "If you really want to deliver a message to someone, send them a letter in the mail." I can't remember who the quote was attributed to but I believe it is a great piece of advice in this modern age.