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KNOX – Still undecided? Here’s a go-to guide for how to vote on May 9

May 7, 2017 // 2 Comments

STILL NOT SURE how to vote? To find where you fit on the political spectrum, try answering the questions in Jack’s Vote Compass. You’re welcome. Declaring that Canada has [Continue]

KNOX – Candidates on the fringe, where voices yearn to be heard

April 30, 2017 // 1 Comment

THE ODDS of Xaanja Ganja Free getting elected in Oak Bay-Gordon Head are slim. Canucks-winning-the-cup slim. Her name, while unique, is not well known. You have food in your [Continue]

KNOX – Candidates come bearing gifts, but few of them have any answers

April 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

THE DOORBELL RANG, which is never a good thing. What fresh hell is this? Religious zealots? Lawn aeration? Bottle drive? Nothing like trying to explain away the empties to a [Continue]

KNOX – Criticism of English usage, the gift that keeps on gifting

April 16, 2017 // 1 Comment

THE BBC thinks I should put down my pitchfork. Or, to be precise, a BBC.com opinion piece has — as a surprising number of readers alerted me gleefully — branded me a [Continue]

KNOX – With the provincial election about to begin, let the muck fly

April 9, 2017 // 1 Comment

I PLOPPED DOWN in front of the television, only to be confronted by a commercial featuring a wild-eyed man with horns growing out of his head. “The NDP’s John Horgan is [Continue]

KNOX – How pot, legal or not, spells trouble in the workplace

April 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

HERE’S SOMETHING to think of as Canada strolls toward marijuana-law reform: Even after smoking dope becomes legal, it could still cost you your job. It won’t even [Continue]