Opinion

Almost 15 per cent of tobacco products used in B.C. are contraband, costing the provincial treasury an estimated $100 million a year in lost tax revenue. It's a glimpse of what awaits governments in a legalized-marijuana world.

With the swearing in of a new government this coming week, here are a few more thoughts about issues Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau and his party will have to clean up after the Conservatives leave office.

Do you like poetry? If your answer to my question is no, then I would humbly suggest you are lacking in character.

How will history judge the current B.C. Liberal government? Well, future historians might find the judging difficult, given that so much of history consists of preserved records. The Christy Clark government has been notably deficient in that arena.

As national election day approached, former cabinet minister from B.C. David Anderson offered advice to candidates from his own Liberal Party of Canada, should they find themselves heading down to Ottawa to help form a new government.

Want to complain to the information and privacy commissioner about how your requests for information are coming back blacked out, or how the emails you wanted were deleted, or how the response to your request is months late? Get in line.

Dr. Bruce Ames, an American biochemist, is the inventor of the Ames Test. It is a test or biological assay for the mutagenicity of chemical compounds.

I want to let the community know about a shining star we have in Prince George Transit driver Brad Engen. On Saturday, Oct. 24, when driving the late night No.

British Columbians who worry that Canada's environmental assessment process is flawed, if not downright broken, may take heart from a new analysis that argues we're not at the point of no return. At least, we're not there yet.

Giving. If it doesn't hurt a little, it probably doesn't help a lot. I had to wait a few years before my passion for hockey was rewarded with registration in the local minor-league. There just wasn't that kind of money around.