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Opinion: Canada, a superpower? Here's how the country might one day fit the bill

Opinion: Canada, a superpower? Here's how the country might one day fit the bill

In 1776, with a population of 2.5 million, few imagined that within two centuries, the U.S. would become the dominant superpower. It’s not inconceivable that Canada could do the same by 2223.
Todd Whitcombe: Minority to blame for U.S. Speaker debacle

Todd Whitcombe: Minority to blame for U.S. Speaker debacle

The whole debacle highlighted the ability of a minority to hold the majority hostage.
Letter to the editor: ‘Time to sell, pack up, and move to greener pastures’

Letter to the editor: ‘Time to sell, pack up, and move to greener pastures’

The city ignores the tax-paying, business owners in favour of addicts and the province's vagrants who use the front and back doors of local busineses as a toilet.
Neil Godbout: Canfor, province need to be held accountable for Prince George layoffs

Neil Godbout: Canfor, province need to be held accountable for Prince George layoffs

Canfor brought in $211.5 million in earnings in the third quarter of 2022, $644.3 million in earnings the quarter before that and the $839.9 million in earnings during the first three months of last year.
James Steidle: ‘Inept, shady, unaccountable’ leadership led to Canfor Pulp layoffs

James Steidle: ‘Inept, shady, unaccountable’ leadership led to Canfor Pulp layoffs

The megacorps are in the driving seat, of course, but where’s the political leadership?  The answer is there is none.
Cameron Stolz: New goals for the City of Prince George

Cameron Stolz: New goals for the City of Prince George

The City of Prince George is like a giant cruise ship: it cannot come to a sudden stop or turn on a dime. 
Comment: Bill gives government sweeping power over your health care

Comment: Bill gives government sweeping power over your health care

Do you trust the government with your private health-care information? Do you trust the government to mandate your health care?
Letter to the editor: Prince George’s Official Community Plan worth updating

Letter to the editor: Prince George’s Official Community Plan worth updating

It would be a waste if the only "Consultation and Engagement" would be posting a public notice on the city's website or Facebook, brushing off their hands and sticking a 2023 sticker on the 2011 OCP.
Gerry Chidiac: CBC needs to update its mission to Canadians

Gerry Chidiac: CBC needs to update its mission to Canadians

I watch the CBC news in both English and French and listen to radio broadcasts in both languages to learn the centrist neoliberal perspectives on events in Canada and around the world. 
Letter to the editor: Exploration Place membership pays off when travelling

Letter to the editor: Exploration Place membership pays off when travelling

My annual family membership for the Exploration Place meant that my family and I could save ourselves the $90 admission at the Telus Sparks Science Centre in Calgary.