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Opinion: More alarmist, short-sighted climate change talk

Opinion: More alarmist, short-sighted climate change talk

The science on climate change has as many detractors as alarmists, and a good reason for being skeptical is the government people are the alarmists.
Les Leyne: Doukhobor children's lifelong wait for apology continues after 'screw up'

Les Leyne: Doukhobor children's lifelong wait for apology continues after 'screw up'

Seventy years ago, about 200 Doukhobor children were snatched from their homes and confined for several years in a remote institution in the Kootenays
Editorial: So you’re a victim? Are you sure about that?

Editorial: So you’re a victim? Are you sure about that?

Whomever holds less power in a relationship is the victim, which makes whoever holds more power the oppressor.
Les Leyne: Conservative duo heats up debate with talk of chickens, pots and edible insects

Les Leyne: Conservative duo heats up debate with talk of chickens, pots and edible insects

For the first time in 50 years, the Conservative Party of B.C. had two MLAs in the house, and their hawkish views have people literally rolling their eyes at times.
Opinion: The fight for our energy future is on

Opinion: The fight for our energy future is on

Many studies have confirmed that the currently known world fossil fuel reserves will be used up in 53 years (oil in 50 years, natural gas in 53 years and coal in 14 years) if the annual demand does not change.
Opinion: Here’s a C-minus to Prince George city council

Opinion: Here’s a C-minus to Prince George city council

Only three councillors have shown any interest in dealing with the populace at large while the others just mostly follow the pack and do nothing but crow and say they've done a good job.
Rob Shaw: Have the BC NDP become what they once despised in the legislature?

Rob Shaw: Have the BC NDP become what they once despised in the legislature?

The Liberals thought they were going to win forever. Now, it’s the NDP’s turn to drink that particular brand of bathwater, writes columnist Rob Shaw
Opinion: What hydrogen development in B.C. would really cost us

Opinion: What hydrogen development in B.C. would really cost us

Would we really invest $266 million in public funds to create a single job at a billionaire’s hydrogen plant? 
Opinion: The real nonsense is the Justin Trudeau government

Opinion: The real nonsense is the Justin Trudeau government

Canada may not be dying, but the real nonsense of over taxing and wasting money on interest payments in Ottawa needs to stop.
Opinion: Too much trash talk about bi-weekly garbage pickup

Opinion: Too much trash talk about bi-weekly garbage pickup

Of course, there are details to work out, from recycling to bears, but we can all do better.