Editorials

EDITORIAL – John Horgan will leave with a mixed legacy as B.C.’s premier

June 29, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN POLITICIANS RETIRE — just as when they die — the general rule is that we ignore the things we didn’t like about them and talk [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Only bad thing about new plastics ban is that it took so long

June 28, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ANYONE WHO GOES OUT to a coffee shop or restaurant knows that plastic straws and stir sticks are out, paper straws and wood stir sticks are [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It’s OK for council members to disagree with one another

June 27, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT SEEMS SELF-EVIDENT that every political body should have a code of conduct for itself but, surprisingly, it’s not always the case. [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Horgan doesn’t deserve much applause for bailing on museum

June 23, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IN POLITICS, discretion is sometimes the better part of valor. Premier John Horgan has learned that lesson, as evidenced yesterday with his [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Yellowhead and 5A Highways both need serious attention

June 22, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE HAVE BEEN a couple of horrendous highway accidents in the past couple of weeks, including a triple fatality on the Yellowhead. Such [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Cigarettes vs. other drugs – the double standard of stigmas

June 21, 2022 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ‘STIGMA’ IS A POPULAR WORD these days. We’re trying to remove the stigma from all sorts of things. The agreement between B.C. and the [Continue]