Columns

FORSETH – Lingchi: The B.C. version is death by a thousand taxes

January 25, 2017 // 1 Comment

THE B.C. LIBERAL government said, “Cheers! New, modern liquor laws are now in effect.” The reality, however, is that the biggest cheer went up from our B.C. [Continue]

McQUARRIE – Should British Columbia start selling its abundant fresh water?

January 24, 2017 // 5 Comments

WITH ALL this post-Trump inauguration talk of NAFTA and America’s return to a 1930s style of isolationism, I’m wondering if we are missing something. Something, if you [Continue]

GUEST COLUMN – Joyful quantum confessions of a mature student

January 24, 2017 // 2 Comments

IT IS SO important to get out and get street smarts before going on to higher learning. By the time I got to Simon Fraser University they called me a mature student. For [Continue]

GINTA – A necessary conversation about dogs and their poop

January 23, 2017 // 1 Comment

THERE IS NO better way to start the day than by stepping outside for a brisk walk. In my case, that involves the dog too. Our destination on most mornings is Peterson Creek. [Continue]

COLLINS – Is a two-week spring break in our schools really necessary?

January 23, 2017 // 4 Comments

AND IN MY humble opinion, the answer is unequivocally “no”. As much as I support teachers, and have agreed with their fight to regain the ability to negotiate class size [Continue]

PETERS – Could Canada be ripe for Trump’s brand of divisive politics?

January 22, 2017 // 2 Comments

I AM FULLY willing to admit when I screwed up, and here is a pretty obvious example. I had no inkling that Donald Trump could win the presidency. I was fully confident that a [Continue]