Opinion

During the interlude between my publishing dates, there was much lowing by columnists about "supply-management," specifically dairy, at several major papers across the country.

There seems to be much shaking in the boots because the big bad Donald has us in his sights now and Justin Trudeau hardly seems like the man able to give President Foghorn Leghorn the middle finger and suggest this matter about the milk and the wood

Community representatives, First Nation and government leaders, and members of B.C.

For an election campaign, this one would appear to be a bit ho-hum so far. I drove from downtown to the university on Sunday, checking up and down side streets for lawn signs.

Take a break from the exciting Stanley Cup playoffs, with its record 18 overtime games in the first round, five of them in the thrilling Capitals-Leafs series. Spare yourself tomorrow night from the first game of the St.

My wife and I have an ongoing disagreement. She hates being told what's coming in a movie or a TV show. She wants to be surprised. She's even reluctant to watch the preview; in her opinion they give too much away in that short two-minute teaser.

After a long winter many of us can't wait to see some bright colour in the landscape. Some of the early blooming flowering shrubs such as forsythia, double flowering plum, sand cherry and February Daphne will soon be showing their colourful blooms.

I have just finished teaching a Canadian politics course and every year I have to teach the complicated history and story of Canadian political parties.

B.C. Chief Robert Joseph regrets Canadians are becoming "too positional" about residential schools. Though Joseph became an alcoholic after suffering abuse at St.

What a difference four years makes. When Premier Christy Clark sat down for her exclusive election interview with The Citizen in April 2013, there was a grim urgency to her visit and it was reflected in the cover shot chosen to accompany the story.