Opinion

There comes a time in this twilight period between autumn and winter where I try, as hard as I can, to ignore the impending season change. There are many winter jobs to do when you live in Prince George. And I don't like them. At all.

I recently asked my Grade 12 students if Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the term "genocide", was a great man. What I got in response from my students was quite thought provoking.

In regards to Quebec's Bill 62 (face-covering ban), this is not so Canadian. Being an Imam of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Canada, as I hear the news about the "niqab-ban" in one of our provinces, it truly saddens me.

I have not really had a chance yet to comment on Jagmeet Singh's victory as leader of the NDP. I was somewhat surprised at the first ballot win that overwhelmingly put Singh into that position. I suppose I should not have been surprised.

Prince George's commitment to public art is impressive, in quantity, quality and longevity.

What is happening to small business owners as a result of the new tax changes in Canada recently is no game and definitely no laughing matter. The truth is that despite the lowering of the corporate tax rate in the next couple years from 10.

My passport needed renewal so I logged onto a site to renew my passport online. I naively assumed I was communicating with the federal passport office. This was not the case - it was some kind of private organization who charged me $216.

In this day and age of all bad news, I personally have a story of good news.

The New Democrats faced questions in and out of the legislature Wednesday over Agriculture Minister Lana Popham's implied threat to cancel the operating tenures for one of the major fish farming companies on the B.C. coast.

Oct. 28 is general voting day in Prince George for the referendum wherein the City of Prince George is seeking voter approval to borrow $35 million to replace the Four Seasons Leisure Pool and $15 million to replace Fire Hall No. 1.