Opinion

After the B.C. government has finished imposing campaign spending limits for municipal elections, it should turn its attention to tightening campaign financing in the provincial arena, most notably in restricting political donations.

Last week marked the fourth occasion that information watchdog Elizabeth Denham faulted Premier Christy Clark for failing to respect the spirit and provisions of the Freedom of Information Act in the conduct of her office: March 4, 2013.

Re: The sinking of the Leviathan Whale watching boat To quote the New York Yankee legendary catcher Yogi Berra, "This is deja vu all over again.

Here is a glimpse into the life of local volunteer Sylvia (Allen) Cooney: Sylvia Allen was born in Edmonton in 1927, moved to Vancouver in 1945 and met her future husband Bud Cooney, who was born in 1919. They were married in 1961.

Recently in my Social Justice 12 class we were discussing the journey Canada is on in rebuilding itself after the years of destruction caused by the residential school system.

Has Canada returned to its roots by electing Justin Trudeau, a former teacher? Perhaps. At one time Canada routinely elected teachers as political leaders.

Make the rich pay! Just how far is prime minister-to-be Justin Trudeau planning to go down the road advocated by this old socialist mantra? Not so far, according to Rhys Kesselman, the SFU economics professor and tax policy guru.

Once again we have got most of the way through a federal election campaign without the government's woeful record on access to information becoming much of an issue.

After a busy and exciting week, with travelling, elections and getting caught up on our PVR'ed television shows, our house is gearing up for Halloween next week. By gearing up, I mean, of course, buying and eating little tiny chocolate bars.

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a column outlining 10 reasons why the Conservatives shouldn't be given another term. Unfortunately, due to Thanksgiving Monday, it didn't get printed.