Opinion

CANADA'S BUSINESS

Just the other day I attended an extended family gathering. We were having a barbeque to celebrate the graduation of my nephew's oldest son. As is often the case-there were more lawn chairs than there were people.

It is 1965. At Brownies, we happily sing, "Where we children live today, Indian children used to play." I like the song, but I feel sad, something is not quite right. In the neighborhood, we play "Cowboys and Indians." Everyone wants to be a cowboy.

Bruce Strachan's last comments were certainly in line with what you would expect from the right. You need to blame someone, so pick someone who's not part of business. Because my car uses gasoline the source has to be "unstable and unsafe.

Enbridge seems supremely confident that significant environmental problems with their proposed pipeline will not occur. With this level of confidence, I'm sure they would have no objection to posting a bond.

As the former owner of a less than reliable vehicle, I take offense to Ms. Hermanson's suggestion that the citizens of P.G. are at all selfish or unhelpful.

Premier Gordon Campbell VICTORIA -- July 1 is the first full day the harmonized sales tax takes effect and I know that most British Columbians are concerned about what it will mean to them and for their family budget.

People, people, let's relax for a few minutes. Relax, and consider the source of the Rock 101 contest to send lucky winners to Prince George to see Elton John.

Some officials have wrapped themselves in the flag and stated that the vandallism and rioting displayed at the G20 meeting was "un-Canadian" and "this just doesn't happen here.

I recently showed a lady who was new to Prince George the sites, that I held dear as a child, growing up here. We went to see the cutbanks and we were disgusted and appalled when we looked down there.