Opinion

As the newly ordained minister of education, Mike Bernier, the MLA for Peace River South and former Dawson Creek mayor, faces a formidable challenge: Create some semblance of labour peace with the province's teachers before the current bitterly negot

We are one week into the federal election. Do you feel the excitement building? Other than the splash of lawn signs supporting Todd Doherty on our boulevards, not much seems to be happening locally.

I'm of the opinion that the upcoming federal election will be a two-way race and promises to be an interesting one to say the least, with all the shenanigans the Tories have pulled off and the Liberals with a new leader who is resting on his late fat

In 2013 I wrote a column about political debates. I said: "the popular introductory politics textbook by Dickerson and Flanagan reads...

Back in the day, it was called rose-coloured glasses. Psychologists call it confirmation bias.

When you work at a place like Barkerville for as long as I have, you tend to think of life as a series of summer seasons, each with its own set of tiny quirks and big, defining moments.

Re: Site C. I too have a view on the Site C dam. My concerns are based on existing knowledge I have read in the paper, local contacts and on some Google research.

National reporters are going back years in poring over former Victoria lawyer Russell Brown's writings, in light of his appointment last week by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Elections are a test of stamina, enthusiasm, knowledge and resilience for politicians. For those who love being out meeting people and debating the issues, elections are the best part of politics.

Spending weeks on end in the bush as a kid, created abundant opportunities for me to learn to drive.