Opinion/Letters to the Editor

Opinion: After 8 years in power, what is Justin Trudeau's legacy — and how will he cement it?

Justin Trudeau has been in power for almost a decade, achieving some of his objectives and stalling on others. What will be his legacy, and is constitutional reform in the cards in the next two years?

Nov 23, 2023 10:00 PM Read more >

Les Leyne: Underplayed CleanBC costs under fire

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon says CleanBC costs will hit households hard

Nov 23, 2023 4:45 AM Read more >

Opinion: If you eat, you're paying the carbon tax

To reduce or avoid the carbon tax on our food, we would need to challenge the big producers and retailers and their ridiculous supply chains.

Nov 23, 2023 4:45 AM Read more >

Opinion: Prince George needs short-term home rentals

Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, students, families visiting hospitalized loved ones, etc., rely on the short-term rental industry.

Nov 23, 2023 4:30 AM Read more >

Opinion: B.C.'s proposed bill on 'alternative shelter' risks doing serious harm to unhoused people

If passed, B.C.‘s Bill 45 will trample over the constitutional rights of unhoused people by ignoring shelter barriers, Indigenous rights and the need for daytime shelter.

Nov 22, 2023 8:00 PM Read more >

Rob Shaw: ‘Born at the right time.’ Could B.C. housing legislation entrench intergenerational poverty?

BC Green MLA asks some uncomfortable questions about allowing multiplexes on single-family lots

Nov 22, 2023 7:45 AM Read more >

Opinion: Prince George should stand up to Victoria over housing

City council should direct staff to prepare a report on whether the new rules on short-term rentals will actually improve housing availability and affordability in Prince George

Nov 22, 2023 4:45 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: Ombudsman finds COVID benefits clawback unfair

He released a report on how midstream changes to the B.C. Emergency Benefit mean thousands of people are being asked to return $1,000 grants.

Nov 22, 2023 4:35 AM Read more >

Opinion: B.C. Hydro rebate offer a joke

My electrical consumption has gone down by at least 10% a long time ago with no help from the BC government or BC Hydro.

Nov 22, 2023 4:30 AM Read more >

Opinion: Food insecurity in Canada is the worst it's ever been. Here's how we can solve it

The persistence of food insecurity in Canada is a policy choice. By not doing more to improve the adequacy and stability of household income, governments are choosing to let food insecurity fester.

Nov 21, 2023 8:00 PM Read more >