Opinion

Members of the legislative assembly of B.C. need to be asking vigourous questions about Tuesday’s suspension of the clerk of the legislature and the sergeant-at-arms, and particularly, the role of Speaker Darryl Plecas in the matter.

In answer to Darren Bennett's letter [" In support of inclusion ," November 16], I must bring a few observations to the table. Bennett seems to be all in favour of blanket "inclusion" of anyone, while dismissing the concerns of potential neighbours.

Our family lost a loved son and brother at the age of 26 to a fentanyl poisoning on April 24, 2017. Ryan was one of 124 people last April in BC to lose their life and one of 1,400 British Columbians in 2017 due to drug overdose.

We passed each other in the hallway a dozen times a day. We’d exchange pleasant digs with one another. I’d tease them about their vast responsibilities, they’d give me digs about my puny role in comparison, and cite dress code violations to boot.

Good news indeed to get the grant for our new resource recovery centre [“ qathet Regional District receives grant for solid-waste centre ,” November 16].

The two grand political coalitions that have governed this province almost 70 years may well fall part or at the very least go through quite a dramatic transformation if the switch is made to a proportional representation model of electing MLAs.

We learned last week that Statistics Canada wants to compel the country’s nine largest banks to hand over the financial transaction data of 500,000 Canadians.

Cars are going out of fashion. Soon, you won’t be able to buy one at all. Why, it’s not even that long since Ford announced that they weren’t going to sell any cars at all, apart from the Mustang.

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon?

Is it too early to plan holiday gift shopping? Most will say “yes,” but when the successful delivery of gifts to recipients living in places other than Powell River is in question, some, or most, might just change their minds.