John Horgan

KNOX – NDP-Green deal brings power to Vancouver Island after a long wait

June 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

JOHN HORGAN once spilled a beer on my sister at a Shamrocks game. Or maybe it was one of the guys he was with. We were down in the seats and they were standing along the rail [Continue]

ELECTION – NDP unveils ‘Working For You’ platform to ‘make life affordable’

April 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

A B.C. NDP government would implement $10 a day daycare, provide renters with a $400 rebate, raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, increase affordable housing, and give [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Horgan would ding the Interior to remove bridge tolls at Coast

April 13, 2017 // 6 Comments

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. I CAN REMEMBER the last time I drove across the Golden Ears Bridge. It was a couple of years ago. It was actually the first [Continue]

COLLINS – Talk about white noise, Mr. Armchair Mayor

April 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

The sudden influx of the usual pre-election attack ads is just as irritating as those endless government press releases MY FRIEND the Armchair Mayor wrote this week about the [Continue]

EDITORIAL – The arithmetic of local doctor shortage is shocking

April 6, 2017 // 8 Comments

An ArmchairMayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE NEW DEMOCRATS are stepping up their press-release production and may eventually rival the incumbent government if they [Continue]

COLLINS – Can anyone tell me what the parties stand for?

March 28, 2017 // 0 Comments

I’VE SAID BEFORE I hate attack ads. The Teachers started one last week blasting the Liberals for years of what they say are longstanding cuts to B.C.’s education system. [Continue]