Opinion

So we can all complain about the gas prices and we will.

To Lee Sexsmith, I read your April 11 letter and appreciate some of the points you made concerning the caribou, but I'm lost on two specific items.

When I started at UNBC in the mid-1990s, I had a conversation with one of my colleagues in psychology about the concept of other.

In the wake of the 2016 U.S.

So there were over 10,000 overdose deaths in Canada in the last three years. That in itself is a significant number to achieve. Even in war any commander would be proud of that body count.

I attended the caribou session and I'm very concerned about the suggestion of closing the South Peace to all industrial and recreational use. There's a possibility that in the future there could be closures of all the Rocky Mountain areas in B.C.

I am a cleaner for a landlord who owns several apartment buildings in Prince George. I take great pride in my job, and enjoy making the places nice and clean.

For the time being at least, the man of the moment in national politics is Andrew Scheer, the soft-spoken Saskatchewan MP who leads the Conservative Party of Canada.

Conservatives in Canada are fond of telling a simplistic story about Justin Trudeau's relationship with the press. Journalists are knee-jerk partisans, the argument goes, and their love of Trudeau's Liberal administration is deep and uncomplicated.

A recent study shows that 47 per cent of Canadians are unhappy in their jobs. Many cite lack of pay as the reason for their feelings, but it is not the only factor. Many find the work environment difficult, or that the work lacks meaning.