Politics

TRAVIS – When there’s an elephant in the room, acknowledge it’s there

January 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

WHO COULD possibly have imagined what 2017 had in store for British Columbia 12 months ago? We were all eyewitnesses to a future political-science seminar that left 87 MLAs [Continue]

PETERS – There oughta be a study

December 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Studies get mocked for being expensive make-work projects, but when they’re done well, they lay the basis for the smartest long term decisions 2017 COULD RIGHTLY be [Continue]

POLITICS – Canada can help bring peace to Palestine by stressing accountability

December 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

By PHILIP CARL SALZMAN Senior Fellow Frontier Centre for Public Policy The Canadian government is sending $25 million of taxpayers’ money to the United Nations Relief and [Continue]

HEALTH – Run fast as you can, can’t catch a break from the Sugar Tax Man

December 24, 2017 // 1 Comment

By KRIS SIMS B.C. Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation It’s the sweetest time of the year. Canadians are busy baking Christmas cookies and planning holiday meals to be [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – A multi-tent government might have stopped Site C

December 21, 2017 // 0 Comments

BIG-TENT parties are standard in politics but in government, they rule from a small room. Getting as many voters into your tent ensures a win in the first-past-the-post [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Live, in-the-flesh politicians still beat modern technology

December 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

An AmrchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. MODERN TECHNOLOGY is a wonderful thing but I think sometimes we’re anxious to use it just because it’s there. Coun. [Continue]