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Les Leyne: Pandemic will create B.C. debt for decades

Les Leyne: Pandemic will create B.C. debt for decades

The NDP government is going to continue responding to the pandemic the only way it knows how, by spending as much money as it can to help people through it. That’s been the automatic response in most of the world.
Viewpoint: We must invest in BC’s parks

Viewpoint: We must invest in BC’s parks

The current health pandemic has shone a light on the cracks in many of our public systems, and BC Parks is no exception.
Opinion: Pandemic turns B.C. politics into a 'dull affair'

Opinion: Pandemic turns B.C. politics into a 'dull affair'

The pandemic that continues to govern our every waking moment has succeeded in doing something I had not thought possible – turning B.C. politics into a tamed and dull affair. The current session of the B.C.
Charla Huber: What’s really wrong with ‘butchering’ a name

Charla Huber: What’s really wrong with ‘butchering’ a name

There have been a lot of interesting conversations on respect and respecting other people’s backgrounds and cultures. This is something that I truly and strongly believe in — genuine respect goes a long way.
Les Leyne: Great-grandpa MLA engineers tunnel questions

Les Leyne: Great-grandpa MLA engineers tunnel questions

It took an 87-year-old retired engineer to figure out how to make the strange new online hybrid legislative session work. It has been two disconcerting weeks of mostly playing pattycake so far.
Viewpoint: Anger and frustration on the back roads

Viewpoint: Anger and frustration on the back roads

Taking a “staycation” at home this summer? What a great concept. There is, however, one major bit of understanding required to go along with it.
Editorial: Who wants to eat ferry food?

Editorial: Who wants to eat ferry food?

Who wants to eat ferry food? The news is good for all those holding up their hands in reply.
Cartoon: Washroom stash

Cartoon: Washroom stash

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon?
Opinion: B.C.'s health-care system has a racism problem

Opinion: B.C.'s health-care system has a racism problem

The Black Lives Matter movement has created a global ripple effect of questioning and challenging overt and systemic racism.
Viewpoint: It’s okay to make mistakes after high school

Viewpoint: It’s okay to make mistakes after high school

A lot changes take place after we finish high school. Our time during the day is no longer taken up attending classes and we now have to focus on getting a full-time job.