Opinion

Last week, the Minister of Finance Bill Morneau tabled the 2019/20 Budget. It was met with an unseemly display by the Opposition in which they repeatedly chanted, jeered, and carried on with such vigour that no one could hear the minister speak.

Variations on the aphorism "history is written by the winners" have been attributed variously to Napoleon Bonaparte, George Orwell and Winston Churchill.

It has been a little over a week since the shooting in Christchurch New Zealand. In that time there has been a huge outpouring of support for our Muslim sisters and brothers around the world.

As a political junkie I'm concerned that our news media has jumped back to the Conservatives once again. The wealthy own the media in this country so we hear and read what they want. They support the both the Liberals and Conservatives.

It's embarrassing how the city continues to plunge us into debt. First, it's a referendum for a new pool and fire hall and now $32 million more. These so-called capital projects seem to be more neglected maintenance than capital.

As of March 21, at 9:40 p.m., the price of a barrel of oil in Canada was $35 and gas is running from 118.9 up to 129.

Open letter to Premier John Horgan: I applaud your desire to stop the time changes between standard time and daylight savings time. I disagree with the idea I have heard of switching to continuous daylight savings time for some simple reasons.

The music industry has undergone one of the biggest revolutions over the past three decades. A countrywide survey by Research Co.

Borrowing, borrowing, everywhere and me without a dollar to spare. The present situation where the city wants to borrow $32 million dollars for various and sundry projects leaves one flabbergasted.

Several people complimented me on my attempt at "theodicy" last week. The consensus seemed my description of the Christian God, in the person of Christ Crucified, was compelling.