Opinion

Part 1 of 2 As Barack Obama departs the White House on Friday after eight years as the American president, the pundits are either dancing on his grave (see Nathan Giede's column below) or weeping tears of nostalgia over the glory days of 2009 and the

Last Friday there was a letter printed entitled "Giede should look to Islamic State, China for inspiration." I credit Nathan for his wisdom in his reply and well thought out it was. "Simplicity is the result of profound thought.

Your article regarding the AR-15 rifle is not correct. Many citizens own this rifle for the enjoyment of the shooting sports and with it are able to compete and associate with police officers on a social basis.

It was with some interest that I read Mr. Godbout's editorial on identity. Which begs the question, who am I? I was born in the first half of the last century, so that means I've lived longer than a lot of the present population.

Pipelines - particularly interprovincial pipelines - are a federal concern and Prime Minister Trudeau has given the green light to Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline.

Post-truth, Oxford Dictionary's word of the year for 2016, is defined as "relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.

B.C.'s new representative for children and youth, Bernard Richard, appeared before a legislature committee this week and "reset" was one of the things on his mind.

Over the past several weeks, I have written about different electoral systems and how they work. Last week, I demonstrated that there can be variations on different types of systems that fit a country's specific needs.

Humans are like other animals, particularly mammals, in our preoccupation and enjoyment of sex.

We all make mistakes, but I wonder if I don't make more mistakes than most people. When I was about 11 years old, I made the mistake of throwing some stones at some kids that had a pellet gun.