Opinion

Opinion: Agritech investments needed now to shore up B.C. food security

The well-worn line is that economists have predicted nine of the last five recessions.

Apr 22, 2022 12:00 PM Read more >

Letter to the editor: Hey, John Horgan, I went and got a hobby like you said

I purchased a 1/14 scale model Tamiya remote control truck called a Knight Hauler. To the Karens in Victoria and Ottawa, that is a model of the things that keep Canada's economy rolling.

Apr 22, 2022 5:56 AM Read more >

Neil Godbout: Prince George's Jared Young making the most of his moment

Young’s slow but steady rise to now just one step from the Major Leagues has been the result of hard work, resilience, commitment, and a positive attitude.

Apr 22, 2022 4:17 AM Read more >

Opinion: Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee comes amid her declining health, royal backlash and a colonial reckoning

This year’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations will draw on traditions that have bolstered support for monarchs since the early 1800s — it could help this year’s celebrations succeed again.

Apr 21, 2022 8:53 AM Read more >

Opinion: Public fears of COVID-19 haven’t eased over past month, poll finds

Canadians feeling continued reluctance to take trips or visit public venues, survey finds.

Apr 21, 2022 6:00 AM Read more >

Todd Whitcombe: We're cooking our own goose

A tipping point isn’t just a slight imbalance or change in equilibrium. It is a catastrophic change resulting in a disproportionate response.

Apr 21, 2022 4:41 AM Read more >

Jack Knox: 4:20 still more protest than celebration

The Great Green North isn’t the nirvana some hoped it would be

Apr 21, 2022 2:01 AM Read more >

Opinion: Housing co-ops could solve Canada's housing affordability crisis

In a period when homelessness and housing costs have reached crisis levels, it’s time to look at housing co-operatives as a potential game-changer.

Apr 20, 2022 6:00 PM Read more >

Opinion: Defunding the police is a move towards community safety

The large budgets allotted for urban policing must be reconsidered so that communities can explore safer alternatives.

Apr 20, 2022 1:39 PM Read more >

Neil Godbout: Everybody works hard but luck works harder

As income inequality has increased in recent decades, so has the notion that the ultra-wealthy and elite deserve the spoils and the far greater number of people at the bottom scrambling to stay afloat just aren’t trying hard enough to get ahead.

Apr 20, 2022 7:28 AM Read more >