Opinion

Comment: Flexibility will be key to B.C.’s continued leadership in adoption of zero emission vehicles

So far in 2023, electric vehicles make up nearly 21 per cent of all new light-duty passenger vehicles sold in B.C. – the highest percentage for any province or territory in Canada.

Nov 13, 2023 4:03 AM Read more >

Geoff Johnson: Kids need skills to separate facts from sophistry

Social media is flooded with sophists — from Gen Z and TikTok “influencers” to political leaders — launching verbal attacks fraught with wild accusations, rumours and innuendo

Nov 12, 2023 12:05 PM Read more >

Charla Huber: 'You have no idea how smart I sound in Spanish'

Line from the sitcom Modern Family has resonance in a class of English-as-a-second-language speakers

Nov 12, 2023 4:30 AM Read more >

Monique Keiran: Railway scandal that rocked Canada marks its 150th anniversary

The Opposition revealed that a business group had been granted the Canadian Pacific Railway contract in exchange for political donations of $360,000 (about $9 million in today’s dollars)

Nov 12, 2023 4:00 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: 'Last public hearing' on housing push

It’s a cheeky reference to the B.C. government’s legislation that will eliminate public hearings by next year on most site-specific residential rezonings and abolish the single-family dwelling zone.

Nov 11, 2023 4:45 AM Read more >

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Remembrance Day

Nov 11, 2023 4:00 AM Read more >

Comment: Electric vehicles work just fine in B.C.'s North

We have been driving electric vehicles in Prince George in weather as cold as –41 C.

Nov 11, 2023 3:00 AM Read more >

Maxed Out: Dear Trudeau, it’s not you, it’s me (actually, it’s you)

'Why now? Why not. It’s 2023. Sorry, couldn’t resist.'

Nov 10, 2023 6:00 AM Read more >

Comment: We need to keep the international students coming

There are huge risks associated with counting on international tuition: There is no guarantee that foreign students will continue to enroll over the coming years.

Nov 10, 2023 4:45 AM Read more >

Letter: Don’t muzzle councillors, Squamish

'Democracy relies on its citizens to have enough info to make informed decisions and hold elected officials and bureaucrats accountable.'

Nov 9, 2023 11:17 AM Read more >