Opinion

I have been following the James Moore controversy with great interest, since his appointment was, unbelievably to me, announced after I thought we were done with him and his non-thinking, rigid, anti-science, anti-environment, lot on Oct. 19.

I do not know James Moore, nominee for chancellor of UNBC. He is a graduate of UNBC and former Conservative MP. He may be a fine individual with great respect for UNBC and he may be an enthusiastic supporter.

Response to Boris DeWiel, No Room on The Hill for Conservatives? Are conservatives welcome at UNBC? Yes, absolutely. Is the opposition to James Moore's appointment as chancellor motivated by intolerance of political differences? Absolutely not.

Bill Bennett's infrastructure projects outlasted the man, who died Thursday at 83. B.C. Place Stadium. Skytrain. Expo 86 and the development of False Creek and Canada Place. The Coquihalla Highway. The Revelstoke Dam.

One of the beautiful things about teaching is that I know that every person in front of me has a mission in life yet to be discovered. In a sense, however, we are all on the same journey. As humans, we never cease becoming.

Colin Kinsley was the mayor of Prince George for 12 years, he had a political career that bypassed two decades and a working career in the natural gas industry that spanned three decades. Colin was born in London, England in 1946.

"To fight climate change, we're all in this together," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted. "Canada is back." Yes, our new prime minister attended COP21 and repeated what seems to have become the mantra for his newly formed government: "We're back.

Last week while I was driving to work, I glanced in my rear-view mirror to see an ambulance with its lights flashing on the road behind me.

Years ago, at a formal wine tasting, I was served a glass of Zind Humbrecht Gewrztraminer (a mouthful, in more ways than one) by a stuck-up Sommelier in sawed-off high heels.

Great speeches have a long and admired history in the parliamentary tradition. Sometimes, in the seriousness of the real work done in the House, words are spoken that bring to light a collective imperative that crosses the lines of partisanship.