Opinion

It always sounds so lovely: all Labour Minister Harry Bains and his NDP caucus want to do with the B.C. Labour Code is “promote more stable and harmonious labour relations for employers and unions.

What do you think about this week's editorial cartoon? Have you read the story on electric fencing yet?

Canadian Elliott Jaques first used the term “midlife crisis” to label questions of identity and self-confidence in individuals around 50 years of age.

Premier John Horgan’s gas price inquiry is a move pulled from the playbook of former NDP premier Glen Clark in the 1990s. It didn’t work then — no fault of that inquiry — and it’s an open question whether it will accomplish much now.

Two old issues have emerged to potentially thwart any chance the BC NDP government has of being able to negotiate a new contract with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation without some kind of strike action.

It's a story that I've heard repeatedly: a parent, usually a mother, having to give up their career because it makes more sense to stay home than to pay sky-high child care fees.

Adding a fee to anything previously free will always result in negativity toward the organization, institution or government deciding to charge for the service.

What do you think of this week's editorial cartoon? Have you ever camped south of Powell River at Nanton Lake or Dodd Lake ?

We have lost track of the number of times we have heard, “I lost my ash tree to the Emerald Ash Borer.” Major Canadian cities lost over eight percent of their tree canopy when this invasive insect moved through.

The Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative. The Affordable Child Care Benefit. $10 a day child care. Childcare BC New Spaces Fund.